The Greatest Books of All Time on Symbols

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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
441 The Crying of Lot 49 Thomas Pynchon 1966 American English
1058 Memories, Dreams, Reflections Carl Jung 1963 Swiss German
2282 Crowds And Power Elias Canetti 1960 German German
4656 The Egyptian Cross Mystery Ellery Queen 1932 American English
5034 Images And Symbols Mircea Eliade 1952 Romanian French
6412 The Portable Jung Carl Jung 1971 Swiss English
6766 A Curious Hieroglyphic Bible Isaiah Thomas 1788 American English
10241 The New Science of Politics Eric Voegelin 1952 Austrian English
14939 Man and His Symbols Carl Jung 1964 Swiss English
15898 Themis Jane E. Harrison 1912 British English
17120 Structural Anthropology Claude Lévi-Strauss 1958 French French
17120 Symbols Of Modernity Abdul Amir Khadir Unknown Unknown
17120 The First Signs Genevieve von Petzinger 2016 Canadian English
17120 Pathways To Bliss Joseph Campbell American English