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Goodreads: The Most Influential Books in History - Page 5

"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 Raven (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Raven
161
Edgar Allan Poe
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
162
Erich Maria Remarque
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (Rainer Maria Rilke, Trans. Michel Hulse)
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
163
Rainer Maria Rilke, Trans. Michel Hulse
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
164
Sophocles
The Trial and Death of Socrates (Plato)
The Trial and Death of Socrates
165
Plato
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
166
Sylvia Plath
The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins)
The God Delusion
167
Richard Dawkins
Critique of Practical Reason (Immanuel Kant)
Critique of Practical Reason
168
Immanuel Kant
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
169
Robert Louis Stevenson
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
170
Elie Wiesel
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
171
Malcolm X
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
172
Gustave Flaubert
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
173
Lois Lowry
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari)
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia
174
Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
175
Ayn Rand
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
176
J. K. Rowling
The Little Engine That Could (Watty Piper)
The Little Engine That Could
177
Watty Piper
The Code of Hammurabi (Hammurabi)
The Code of Hammurabi
178
Hammurabi
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
179
Alexandre Dumas
The Gulag Archipelago (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
The Gulag Archipelago
180
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
181
William Goldman
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
182
L. Frank Baum
The Waste Land (T. S. Eliot)
The Waste Land
183
T. S. Eliot
The Torah (Anonymous)
The Torah
184
Anonymous
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
185
John Steinbeck
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
186
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Le Morte D'Arthur (Thomas Malory)
Le Morte D'Arthur
187
Thomas Malory
The Dhammapada of the Buddha
The Dhammapada of the Buddha
188
Discipline and Punish
Discipline and Punish
189
Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
Oedipus Rex
190
Sophocles
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
191
Howard Zinn
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
192
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
193
Samuel Beckett
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
194
Alex Haley
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
195
Markus Zusak
What Is to Be Done? (Vladimir Lenin)
What Is to Be Done?
196
Vladimir Lenin
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
197
H.G. Wells
Leonardo Da Vinci--Notebooks
Leonardo Da Vinci--Notebooks
198
The Complete Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Complete Fairy Tales
199
Hans Christian Andersen
The Conquest of Gaul (Gaius Julius Caesar)
The Conquest of Gaul
200
Gaius Julius Caesar
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