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Goodreads: The Most Influential Books in History - Page 3

"Holy books, political books, fiction, whatever. Which books do you think have had the greatest impact and influence (positive or negative) on our world?" (Goodreads)
A couple of repetitions have been removed. I decided to stop entering books as I neared "The Da Vinci Code". BTW, of those on the list, my own vote goes to "A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism" by James Clerk Maxwell.
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Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
81
Anonymous
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
82
Lewis Carroll
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Galileo)
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
83
Galileo
Leviathan (Thomas Hobbes)
Leviathan
84
Thomas Hobbes
Steppenwolf (Hermann Hesse)
Steppenwolf
85
Hermann Hesse
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
86
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
87
Betty Friedan
Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
88
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Selected Philosophical Writings (René Descartes)
Selected Philosophical Writings
89
René Descartes
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
90
Ernest Hemingway
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott,)
Little Women
91
Louisa May Alcott,
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
92
Mary Wollstonecraft
Quotations From Chairman Mao (Mao Zedong)
Quotations From Chairman Mao
93
Mao Zedong
An Essay on the Principle of Population (Thomas Malthus)
An Essay on the Principle of Population
94
Thomas Malthus
The Ego and the Id (Sigmund Freud)
The Ego and the Id
95
Sigmund Freud
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
96
Daniel Defoe
City of God (St. Augustine)
City of God
97
St. Augustine
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (John Maynard Keynes)
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
98
John Maynard Keynes
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
99
Ray Bradbury
The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran)
The Prophet
100
Kahlil Gibran
The Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
The Pilgrim's Progress
101
John Bunyan
The I Ching, or Book of Changes
The I Ching, or Book of Changes
102
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
103
Albert Camus
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's List
104
Thomas Keneally
The Histories (Herodotus)
The Histories
105
Herodotus
Experiments in Plant Hybridisation (Gregor Mendel)
Experiments in Plant Hybridisation
106
Gregor Mendel
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
107
Salman Rushdie
The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)
The Merchant of Venice
108
William Shakespeare
The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious (C.G. Jung)
The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
109
C.G. Jung
On War (Carl Von Clausewitz)
On War
110
Carl Von Clausewitz
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
111
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis (Sigmund Freud)
Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis
112
Sigmund Freud
Man and His Symbols (Carl Jung)
Man and His Symbols
113
Carl Jung
Gray's Anatomy (Henry Gray)
Gray's Anatomy
114
Henry Gray
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
115
Bram Stoker
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
116
Leo Tolstoy
The Red Book: Liber Novus (C.G. Jung)
The Red Book: Liber Novus
117
C.G. Jung
Arabian Nights (One Thousand and One Nights) (Anonymous)
Arabian Nights (One Thousand and One Nights)
118
Anonymous
The Power of Myth (Joseph Campbell)
The Power of Myth
119
Joseph Campbell
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
120
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