20 Greatest Academic Books as chosen by Academic Publishers and Booksellers

1.
The Origin of Species
The Origin of Species 4.01 avg rating — 120,189 ratings
2.
The Complete Works
The Complete Works 4.48 avg rating — 57,543 ratings
3.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,598 ratings
4.
The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating — 371,411 ratings
5.
The Republic
The Republic
by: Plato
3.96 avg rating — 220,198 ratings
6.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman 3.92 avg rating — 26,300 ratings
7.
Orientalism
Orientalism 4.13 avg rating — 28,509 ratings
8.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring 4.05 avg rating — 53,318 ratings
9.
Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason 3.96 avg rating — 40,918 ratings
10.
A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time 4.21 avg rating — 467,027 ratings
11.
The Second Sex
The Second Sex 4.18 avg rating — 45,865 ratings
12.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto
by: Karl Marx
3.67 avg rating — 189,261 ratings
13.
The Meaning of Relativity
The Meaning of Relativity 4.29 avg rating — 924 ratings
14.
The Female Eunuch
The Female Eunuch 3.68 avg rating — 7,401 ratings
15.
Rights of Man
Rights of Man 4.02 avg rating — 10,354 ratings
16.
Ways of Seeing
Ways of Seeing 3.93 avg rating — 418,853 ratings
17.
The Making of the English Working Class
The Making of the English Working Class 4.21 avg rating — 3,644 ratings
18.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 3.88 avg rating — 34,382 ratings
19.
The Naked Ape
The Naked Ape 3.93 avg rating — 11,900 ratings
20.
The Uses of Literacy (Classics in Communication and Mass Culture Series)
The Uses of Literacy (Classics in Communication and Mass Culture Series) 3.80 avg rating — 439 ratings