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Goodreads: The Most Influential Books in History - Page 4

"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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The Symposium (Plato)
The Symposium
121
Plato
Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care (Benjamin Spock)
Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care
122
Benjamin Spock
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
123
J.R.R. Tolkien
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
124
Aesop
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
125
Charlotte Brontë
Discourse on Method (René Descartes)
Discourse on Method
126
René Descartes
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
127
Margaret Mitchell
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
128
Emily Brontë
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
129
H.G. Wells
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
130
Oscar Wilde
The Man Without Qualities (Robert Musil, Tr. Sophie Wilkins & Burton Pike)
The Man Without Qualities
131
Robert Musil, Tr. Sophie Wilkins & Burton Pike
Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Metamorphoses
132
Ovid
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
133
Henry David Thoreau
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Thomas S. Kuhn)
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
134
Thomas S. Kuhn
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Two Towers
135
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell)
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
136
Joseph Campbell
History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides)
History of the Peloponnesian War
137
Thucydides
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
138
Margaret Atwood
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
139
John Steinbeck
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
140
Charles Dickens
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
141
J.R.R. Tolkien
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
142
Jonathan Swift
Pensées (Blaise Pascal)
Pensées
143
Blaise Pascal
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
144
John Hersey
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
145
Leo Tolstoy
Flow Down Like Silver (Ki Longfellow)
Flow Down Like Silver
146
Ki Longfellow
Magna Carta (John, King of England His Barons Stephen Langton)
Magna Carta
147
John, King of England His Barons Stephen Langton
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
148
Charles Dickens
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
149
Mark Twain
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
150
Ken Kesey
Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
Metamorphosis
151
Franz Kafka
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
152
Jack Kerouac
Chronicles of Narnia Series (C.S. Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia Series
153
C.S. Lewis
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism (James Clerk Maxwell)
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
154
James Clerk Maxwell
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
155
Dr. Seuss
Inferno (Dante Alighieri)
Inferno
156
Dante Alighieri
Enquiries Concerning Human Understanding & Concerning the Principles of Morals (David Hume)
Enquiries Concerning Human Understanding & Concerning the Principles of Morals
157
David Hume
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
158
Charles Dickens
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Max Weber)
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
159
Max Weber
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
160
Jane Austen
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