The Greatest Books of All Time Set in St. Louis

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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.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1001 Red Dragon Thomas Harris 1981 American English
2094 The Spirit of St. Louis Charles Lindbergh 1953 American English
3428 Short Letter, Long Farewell Peter Handke 1972 Austrian German
3459 The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams 1944 American English
6005 Testimony Charles Reznikoff 1965 American English
8377 The Perfect Play Jaci Burton 2011 American English
8645 Orality And Literacy Walter J. Ong 1982 American English
8728 The Living End Stanley Elkin 1979 American English
11541 The Innocents Abroad Mark Twain 1869 American English
13217 The Crisis Winston Churchill 1901 British English
13330 Olio Tyehimba Jess 2016 American English
13340 Candyfreak Steve Almond 2004 American English
13878 Guilty Pleasures Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 American English
14985 Anita Blake Laurell K. Hamilton 1993 American English
14985 The Wedding People Alison Espach 2024 Unknown English
15616 Going All The Way Dan Wakefield 1970 American English
15916 The Selected Letters Of William James William James 1920 American English
15916 You Can’t Win Jack Black 1926 American English
15916 The Crossing Winston Churchill 1904 American English
15916 La Salle And The Discovery Of The Great West Francis Parkman 1869 American English
16578 How The West Was Won Louis L'Amour 1963 American English
16687 Factotum Charles Bukowski 1975 American English
17163 The Dred Scott Case Don E. Fehrenbacher 1978 American English
17163 The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan 2005 American English
17163 The Imperfect Life Of T. S. Eliot Lyndall Gordon 1998 British English
17163 Undaunted Courage Stephen E. Ambrose 1996 American English
17163 Jack Marilynne Robinson 2020 American English
17163 Life On The Run Bill Bradley 1976 American English
17163 St. Louis Black Women’s Quilting And Cuisine Rev. Paulette Sankofa 2024 Unknown Unknown
17163 Mapping St. Louis Andy Hahn 2024 Unknown Unknown
17163 The Summer Game Roger Angell 1972 American English
17163 The Long Season Jim Brosnan 1960 American English
17163 Veeck As In Wreck Bill Veeck, Ed Linn 1962 American English
17163 The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract Bill James 1985 American English
17163 Baseball's Great Experiment Jules Tygiel 1983 American English
17163 The Glory Of Their Times Lawrence Ritter 1966 American English
17163 The Complete Armchair Book Of Baseball John Thorn 2004 American English
17163 Lords Of The Realm John Helyar 1994 American English
17163 Out Of Their League Dave Meggyesy 1971 American English
17163 Road Swing Steve Rushin 1998 American English
17163 The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars And Motor Kings William Brashler 1973 American English
17163 Percy Jackson 5 Books Collection And The Demigod Files / The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan 2005 American English
16967 Astoria Washington Irving 1835 American English
17163 The Silence Of The Lambs And Red Dragon Thomas Harris 1991 American Unknown