Most Excellent Books

100.
Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground 4.17 avg rating — 209,299 ratings
102.
Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician 3.89 avg rating — 8,071 ratings
102.
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution 4.14 avg rating — 28,421 ratings
104.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,729 ratings
104.
Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings
Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings 4.18 avg rating — 9,646 ratings
106.
Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World
Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World 3.82 avg rating — 5,040 ratings
106.
The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914
The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 4.25 avg rating — 7,238 ratings
108.
The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold
The Greek Myths: Stories of the Greek Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold 3.74 avg rating — 1,639 ratings
108.
Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality
Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality 4.27 avg rating — 10,349 ratings
110.
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway 3.78 avg rating — 341,983 ratings
110.
The Second Sex
The Second Sex 4.18 avg rating — 45,866 ratings
112.
Blood of the Celts: The New Ancestral Story
Blood of the Celts: The New Ancestral Story 3.84 avg rating — 187 ratings
112.
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb 4.40 avg rating — 23,887 ratings
114.
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss 3.83 avg rating — 58,104 ratings
114.
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft 4.34 avg rating — 36,326 ratings
116.
The World Without Us
The World Without Us 3.81 avg rating — 42,955 ratings
117.
Adam Bede
Adam Bede 3.82 avg rating — 26,149 ratings
117.
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci 4.19 avg rating — 122,287 ratings
119.
Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe
Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe 3.82 avg rating — 2,373 ratings
119.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow 4.17 avg rating — 564,639 ratings
121.
The Struggle for Mastery: Britain, 1066-1284
The Struggle for Mastery: Britain, 1066-1284 3.83 avg rating — 263 ratings
122.
The Art of War: War and Military Thought
The Art of War: War and Military Thought 3.81 avg rating — 170 ratings
122.
Cosmos
Cosmos 4.40 avg rating — 155,630 ratings
124.
The Habsburgs: To Rule the World
The Habsburgs: To Rule the World 3.85 avg rating — 2,832 ratings
124.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era 4.40 avg rating — 33,177 ratings
126.
The Undercover Economist
The Undercover Economist 3.81 avg rating — 29,088 ratings
126.
The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings
The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings 4.61 avg rating — 141,540 ratings
128.
The Art of Love
The Art of Love
by: Ovid
3.71 avg rating — 7,287 ratings
128.
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Einstein: His Life and Universe 4.17 avg rating — 197,581 ratings
130.
Restless Giant: The United States from Watergate to Bush V. Gore
Restless Giant: The United States from Watergate to Bush V. Gore 3.81 avg rating — 821 ratings
130.
A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy 4.13 avg rating — 40,910 ratings
132.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,863 ratings
132.
Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality 4.18 avg rating — 8,243 ratings
134.
As You Like It
As You Like It 3.81 avg rating — 87,375 ratings
134.
Truman
Truman 4.17 avg rating — 90,311 ratings
136.
The Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
The Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures 3.81 avg rating — 1,640 ratings
136.
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality 4.13 avg rating — 40,010 ratings
138.
Everything is Obvious: Once You Know the Answer
Everything is Obvious: Once You Know the Answer 3.81 avg rating — 4,824 ratings
138.
The Fall of Berlin 1945
The Fall of Berlin 1945 4.30 avg rating — 17,968 ratings
140.
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness 3.84 avg rating — 92,734 ratings
140.
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions 4.14 avg rating — 191,224 ratings
142.
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 3.83 avg rating — 8,843 ratings
142.
The Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
The Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy 4.24 avg rating — 4,779 ratings
144.
Herakles
Herakles
by: Euripides
3.88 avg rating — 1,784 ratings
144.
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin 4.10 avg rating — 68,928 ratings
146.
The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery
The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery 3.94 avg rating — 211 ratings
146.
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 4.32 avg rating — 40,056 ratings
148.
Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor
Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor 3.95 avg rating — 8,217 ratings
148.
Destination Moon (Tintin, #16)
Destination Moon (Tintin, #16)
by: Hergé
4.21 avg rating — 15,873 ratings
150.
1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War
1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War 3.87 avg rating — 1,194 ratings
150.
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space 4.34 avg rating — 38,703 ratings
152.
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1809–82
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1809–82 3.83 avg rating — 3,156 ratings
152.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 357,009 ratings
154.
Aristotle: His Life and School
Aristotle: His Life and School 3.84 avg rating — 51 ratings
154.
Existential Psychotherapy
Existential Psychotherapy 4.46 avg rating — 6,991 ratings
156.
Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present
Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present 3.86 avg rating — 987 ratings
157.
Theodore Roosevelt Trilogy
Theodore Roosevelt Trilogy 3.71 avg rating — 13,777 ratings
158.
1913: The Year Before the Storm
1913: The Year Before the Storm 3.89 avg rating — 6,943 ratings
158.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating — 369,579 ratings
160.
You Are Not So Smart
You Are Not So Smart 3.86 avg rating — 35,861 ratings
160.
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World 4.32 avg rating — 28,488 ratings
162.
The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money 3.85 avg rating — 5,679 ratings
162.
Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945
Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945 4.28 avg rating — 7,362 ratings
164.
The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West
The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West 3.84 avg rating — 4,315 ratings
164.
The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
by: Dan Jones
4.25 avg rating — 22,366 ratings
166.
Daniel Deronda
Daniel Deronda 3.86 avg rating — 26,590 ratings
166.
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe 4.21 avg rating — 18,691 ratings
168.
The Myths of Innovation
The Myths of Innovation 3.85 avg rating — 4,603 ratings
168.
The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
by: Dan Jones
4.26 avg rating — 14,102 ratings
170.
Imperial Spain, 1469 - 1716
Imperial Spain, 1469 - 1716 3.89 avg rating — 898 ratings
170.
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress 4.20 avg rating — 31,749 ratings
172.
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper 3.87 avg rating — 123,990 ratings
172.
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory 4.20 avg rating — 22,703 ratings
174.
Masters of the Word: How Media Shaped History
Masters of the Word: How Media Shaped History 3.92 avg rating — 285 ratings
174.
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic 4.23 avg rating — 25,521 ratings
176.
Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age
Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age 3.87 avg rating — 2,386 ratings
176.
Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger 4.41 avg rating — 16,015 ratings
178.
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales 4.23 avg rating — 219,192 ratings
179.
In Defense of Global Capitalism
In Defense of Global Capitalism 3.85 avg rating — 481 ratings
179.
American Gods
American Gods 4.10 avg rating — 978,839 ratings
181.
Summits: Six Meetings that Shaped the Twentieth Century
Summits: Six Meetings that Shaped the Twentieth Century 3.88 avg rating — 119 ratings
182.
Orlando
Orlando 3.87 avg rating — 109,462 ratings
182.
Meditations
Meditations 4.28 avg rating — 320,797 ratings
184.
The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution
The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution 3.88 avg rating — 884 ratings
184.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,786 ratings
186.
Young Stalin
Young Stalin 3.97 avg rating — 7,509 ratings
186.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,298 ratings
188.
The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine
The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine 3.84 avg rating — 1,180 ratings
188.
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3)
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3) 4.48 avg rating — 10,574 ratings
190.
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time 3.87 avg rating — 79,773 ratings
190.
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information 4.39 avg rating — 8,577 ratings
192.
Henry V
Henry V 3.85 avg rating — 52,296 ratings
192.
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power 4.43 avg rating — 12,042 ratings
194.
A History of Ancient Egypt
A History of Ancient Egypt 3.90 avg rating — 215 ratings
194.
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, 1874-1965
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, 1874-1965 4.66 avg rating — 440 ratings
196.
Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy
Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy 3.88 avg rating — 4,042 ratings
196.
Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6)
Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins, #6) 4.40 avg rating — 16,631 ratings
198.
The Hundred Years War: The English in France 1337-1453
The Hundred Years War: The English in France 1337-1453 3.86 avg rating — 1,296 ratings
198.
The World of Yesterday
The World of Yesterday 4.51 avg rating — 27,412 ratings
200.
Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe
Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe 3.88 avg rating — 3,313 ratings
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