The Greatest Books of All Time on Students

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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
2454 Molesworth Geoffrey Willans, Ronald Searle 1953 British English
4061 Down With Skool! Geoffrey Willans 1953 British English
4309 Hurrah For St Trinian's Ronald Searle 1948 British English
14498 Liberating Learning Terry M. Moe 2009 American English
14498 Work Hard. Be Nice. Jay Mathews 2009 American English
14498 Why Don't Students Like School? Daniel T. Willingham 2009 American English
14553 Class Warfare Steven Brill 2011 American English
14553 Value Added Measures In Education Douglas N. Harris 2011 American English
14553 Academically Adrift Richard Arum 2011 American English
15559 Prepared Diane Tavenner 2019 American English
17117 A Classical Education Richard Cobb 2009 American English
17117 Al Mu’allim ‘Ala Abdul Karim Ghalib Unknown Unknown
17117 Beer And Circus Murray Sperber 2000 American English