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Books That Changed Human History

A 208 page book written in 2009 by Journalist and Author Andrew Taylor. Books from every field of human creativity and intellectual endeavor - from poetry to politics, from fiction to philosophy, from theology to anthropology, and from economics to physics – have been selected to create a rounded and satisfying picture of how 50 towering achievements of the human intellect have built our societies, shaped our values, enhanced our understanding of the nature of the world, enabled technological advancements, and reflected our concerns and dilemmas, strengths and failings. In a series of engaging and lively essays, Andrew Taylor sets each work and its author firmly in historical context, summarizes the content of the work in question, and explores its wider influence and legacy.
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Iliad
Iliad
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Herodotus -- The Histories
Herodotus -- The Histories
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The Republic
The Republic
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Analects of Confucius
Analects of Confucius
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Odes
Odes
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Geography (Ptolemy)
Geography (Ptolemy)
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Kamasutra
Kamasutra
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Quran
Quran
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Canon of Medicine (Avicenna)
Canon of Medicine (Avicenna)
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The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
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The Prince
The Prince
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Atlas (Gerardus Mercator)
Atlas (Gerardus Mercator)
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The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
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The Bible
The Bible
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First Folio
First Folio
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On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
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Newton Principia Mathematica
Newton Principia Mathematica
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One Thousand and One Nights
One Thousand and One Nights
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A Dictionary of the English Language
A Dictionary of the English Language
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The Sorrows of Young Werther
The Sorrows of Young Werther
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Common Sense, the Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
Common Sense, the Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
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The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
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Lyrical Ballads (William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
Lyrical Ballads (William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
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A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
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Communist Manifesto
Communist Manifesto
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Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
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Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
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On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
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On Liberty
On Liberty
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War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
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Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud
The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud
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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein
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The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen (Wilfred Owen)
The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen (Wilfred Owen)
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Ramayana
Ramayana
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Ulysses
Ulysses
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In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
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