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Boston Public Library's 100 Most Influential Books of the 20th Century

This is one of the lists used to compile the master list at thegreatestbooks.org. It is Boston Public Library's "The 100 Most Influential Books of the Century". A thoughtful collection of fiction and non-fiction works.
Please note: Heisenberg's book was specified as "Uncertainty Principle" at thegreatestbooks.org. No such book exists so I have installed what seems the most relevant of his works at Item 100.
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Study of Organic Inferiority and Its Physical Compensation (Alfred Adler)
Study of Organic Inferiority and Its Physical Compensation
1
Alfred Adler
Philosophy of Modern Music (Theodor Adorno)
Philosophy of Modern Music
2
Theodor Adorno
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
3
James Baldwin
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (James Agee)
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
4
James Agee
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir/FRANCE)
The Second Sex
5
Simone De Beauvoir/FRANCE
Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Julia Child)
Mastering the Art of French Cooking
6
Julia Child
Patterns of Culture (Ruth Benedict)
Patterns of Culture
7
Ruth Benedict
The Engineering of Consent (Edward Bernays)
The Engineering of Consent
8
Edward Bernays
Our Bodies, Ourselves
Our Bodies, Ourselves
9
I and Thou (Martin Buber)
I and Thou
10
Martin Buber
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
11
Anthony Burgess
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
12
Albert Camus
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends & Influence People
13
Dale Carnegie
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
14
Rachel Carson
The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekov)
The Cherry Orchard
15
Anton Chekov
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
16
Arthur C. Clarke
The Joy of Sex (Alex Comfort)
The Joy of Sex
17
Alex Comfort
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
18
Joseph Conrad
Looking at the Dance (Edwin Denby)
Looking at the Dance
19
Edwin Denby
The School and Society & the Child and the Curriculum (John Dewey)
The School and Society & the Child and the Curriculum
20
John Dewey
Genetics and the Origin of Species (Theodosius Dobzhansky)
Genetics and the Origin of Species
21
Theodosius Dobzhansky
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein
22
Prufrock and Other Observations (T. S. Eliot)
Prufrock and Other Observations
23
T. S. Eliot
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
24
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
25
Anne Frank
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
26
Viktor Frankl
The Golden Bough (James George Frazer)
The Golden Bough
27
James George Frazer
The Interpretation of Dreams (Sigmund Freud)
The Interpretation of Dreams
28
Sigmund Freud
The Masters and the Slaves (Gilberto Freyre)
The Masters and the Slaves
29
Gilberto Freyre
Satyagraha in South Africa (Mohandas Gandhi)
Satyagraha in South Africa
30
Mohandas Gandhi
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
31
Gabriel García Márquez
Howl and Other Poems (Allen Ginsberg)
Howl and Other Poems
32
Allen Ginsberg
In the Shadow of Man (Jane Goodall)
In the Shadow of Man
33
Jane Goodall
Creatures That Once Were Men (Maxim Gorky)
Creatures That Once Were Men
34
Maxim Gorky
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus (John Gray)
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
35
John Gray
Art and Culture: Critical Essays (Clement Greenberg)
Art and Culture: Critical Essays
36
Clement Greenberg
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
37
Alex Haley
Being and Time (Martin Heidigger)
Being and Time
38
Martin Heidigger
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
39
Joseph Heller
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
40
Ernest Hemingway
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