The Greatest Books of All Time on Species
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | On the Origin of Species | Charles Darwin | 1859 | British | English | |
| 1728 | The Voyage of the Beagle | Charles Darwin | 1839 | British | English | |
| 4376 | The Diversity of Life | E. O. Wilson | 1992 | American | English | |
| 7810 | The Song Of The Dodo | David Quammen | 1996 | American | English | |
| 9922 | Children Of Time | Adrian Tchaikovsky | 2015 | British | English | |
| 11414 | Half Earth | E. O. Wilson | 2016 | American | English | |
| 11796 | The Uplift War | David Brin | 1987 | American | English | |
| 12324 | Life | Richard Fortey | 1997 | British | English | |
| 15901 | A Critique of the Theory of Evolution | Thomas Hunt Morgan | 1916 | American | English | |
| 15901 | Evolution | Julian Huxley | 1942 | British | English | |
| 17055 | Little Fuzzy | H. Beam Piper | 1962 | American | English | |
| 17122 | A (Very) Short History Of Life On Earth | Henry Gee | 2021 | British | English | |
| 17122 | Otherlands | Thomas Halliday | 2022 | British | English | |
| 17122 | Evolution | Stephen Baxter | 2003 | British | English | |
| 17122 | Sex In The Sea | Marah J. Hardt | 2016 | American | English | |
| 17122 | This Is Biology | Ernst Mayr | 1997 | German | English |