The Greatest Books of All Time on Transportation

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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
815 Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne 1872 French French
1901 The Power Broker Robert Caro 1974 American English
5531 Dědeček Automobil Adolf Branald 1955 Czech Czech
5608 Superhighway--superhoax Helen Leavitt 1970 American English
6767 A Survey Of The Roads Of The United States Of America Christopher Colles 1789 American English
6767 Idaho Federal Writers' Project 1937 American English
8595 The Adventures Of Tintin Hergé 1929 Belgian French
8892 The Fatal Shore Robert Hughes 1987 Australian English
9192 Happy City Charles Montgomery 2013 Canadian English
9282 What Hath God Wrought Daniel Walker Howe 2007 American English
12609 Early Fort Myers Alberta C. Barnes Unknown Unknown
13941 Notes from a Small Island Bill Bryson 1995 American English
14385 Numbers Don't Lie Vaclav Smil 2021 Czech English
14411 The Box Marc Levinson 2006 American English
14520 Prime Movers Of Globalization Vaclav Smil 2010 Canadian English
14554 Reinventing Fire Amory Lovins 2011 American English
14731 Energy And Civilization Vaclav Smil 2017 Czech English
14833 Railroader Howard Green 2018 Canadian English
14985 The Tyranny Of Distance Geoffrey Blainey 1966 Australian English
17163 Suburban Nation Andres Duany, Jeff Speck, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk 2000 American English
17163 Los Angeles Reyner Banham 1971 British English
17163 Nature’s Metropolis William Cronon 1991 American English
17163 Paved Paradise Henry Grabar 2023 Unknown English
17163 Carmageddon Daniel Knowles 2023 Unknown English
17163 Walkable City Rules Jeff Speck 2018 American English
17163 Sustainable Nation Douglas Farr 2018 American English