With the help of booksellers and librarians from around the world, we’ve created this collection of 200 iconic HarperCollins titles—beloved books that have inspired, informed, entertained, and endured.
Whether they are prizewinners, runaway bestsellers, groundbreaking nonfiction, or simply a favorite novel, these books have all had a singular influence on our literary culture.
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The Dangerous Book for Boys
A genre-busting “guidebook” aimed at boys “from eight to eighty,” this book covers many topics, including how to build a treehouse, grow a crystal, and tell direction with a watch. It was a bestseller in the U.K., the U.S., and Canada.
