Here’s a table summarizing John Maynard Keynes’s most important and widely read books:

TitleYearFocus/DescriptionRecommended For
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money1936Revolutionized macroeconomics; explains recessions and government interventionEconomics students, policymakers
A Treatise on Money1930Technical analysis of money, interest, and credit; precursor to The General TheoryAdvanced readers in economics
The Economic Consequences of the Peace1919Critique of the Treaty of Versailles; predicted economic hardship and political fallout in GermanyGeneral readers, historians, political economists
Essays in Persuasion1931Essays on public policy, inflation, unemployment, and the Great DepressionGeneral readers, policy enthusiasts
A Tract on Monetary Reform1923Discusses inflation, deflation, and price stability post-WWIEconomists, central bankers
Essays in Biography1933Biographical essays on major intellectual figures (Marx, Marshall, etc.)Literary readers, intellectual historians