The_Most_Influential_Books_in_History

by iTEDx Sat Jun 22, 2013 3:55 pm

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1083.The_Most_Influential_Books_in_History

How many have you read?

by MaxEntropy_Man Sat Jun 22, 2013 5:28 pm

more than twelve either fully in the original, abridged, or portions of.

by Kris Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:37 pm

iTEDx wrote:http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1083.The_Most_Influential_Books_in_History

How many have you read?

>>>20, in some form or the other

by Kris Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:39 pm

Kris wrote:
iTEDx wrote:http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1083.The_Most_Influential_Books_in_History

How many have you read?

>>>20, in some form or the other

>>>>By the way, it left out some great works. Marcus Aurelius' 'Meditations' comes to mind, unless I missed it on this list.

by truthbetold Sat Jun 22, 2013 11:13 pm

I counted nine as read. one book i would like to add but need some help.Mahabharatam. Can you suggest an English version? i read it in Telugu and loved it. It is the greatest story ever told. imo.

by Kris Sat Jun 22, 2013 11:21 pm

truthbetold wrote:I counted nine as read. one book i would like to add but need some help.Mahabharatam. Can you suggest an English version? i read it in Telugu and loved it. It is the greatest story ever told. imo.

>>>>Certainly the longest and meanders all over the place covering numerous human moral dilemmas. I would suggest Rajagopalachari's work. My first exposure was I think my grandmother narrating the story and later hearing it at temples by professional story-tellers.

by truthbetold Sat Jun 22, 2013 11:47 pm

Thanks kris . i read rajajis Telugu version. liked it.

by Idéfix Thu Jun 27, 2013 1:17 am

This is a good list. I liked the fact that The Origin of Species is ahead of the Bible and the Quran. I counted about 20 that I read in full, and about 15 more than I started but didn't finish.

by iTEDx Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:54 am

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Yeah to my embarrassment I have read only close to 10-12. There is so much to read in this world...miles to go before I seep...

by MaxEntropy_Man Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:41 am

iTEDx wrote:'

Yeah to my embarrassment I have read only close to 10-12. There is so much to read in this world...miles to go before I seep...

but why is some arbitrary list you found on the web so important to you? this is just someone's opinion. i think the writings of p.g.wodehouse have done a lot more to improve my spirits and general outlook on life than anything else i've read. and i don't think any of his books are listed at all.

by Guest Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:36 am

Four (Man I am pathetic)

The Diary of a Young Girl
Atlas Shrugged
Pride and Prejudice
Little Women (Little Women #1)

by Guest Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:20 am

bible (don't remember which version)
the communist manifesto
the republic
the complete works of shakespeare (more or less)
the odyssey
the iliad
the prince
1984
the divine comedy
the interpretation of dreams
don quixote
romeo and juliet (shouldn't this be in complete works?)
critique of pure reason
brave new world (hell ya!)
the social contract
the canterbury tales (ugh, hated chaucer)
frankenstein (loved the book! all time fav.)
the iliad and the odyssey (?? double addition)
paradise lost (and regained)
the catcher in the rye (bleh novel)
thus spoke zarathustra (wasn't impressed)
the bhagavad gita (in parts)
das kapital (in entirety -- hated it)
on liberty
beyond good and evil
the aeneid (loved it)
heart of darkness
hamlet (?? double addition)
selected philosophical writings
leviathan (in entirety)
crime and punishment
alice in wonderland
a vindication of the rights of women
discourse on method
alcoholics anonymous (in parts)

32 i think after subtracting double entries.

by Jebediah Mburuburu Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:27 am

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:bible (don't remember which version)
the communist manifesto
the republic
the complete works of shakespeare (more or less)
the odyssey
the iliad
the prince
1984
the divine comedy
the interpretation of dreams
don quixote
romeo and juliet (shouldn't this be in complete works?)
critique of pure reason
brave new world (hell ya!)
the social contract
the canterbury tales (ugh, hated chaucer)
frankenstein (loved the book! all time fav.)
the iliad and the odyssey (?? double addition)
paradise lost (and regained)
the catcher in the rye (bleh novel)
thus spoke zarathustra (wasn't impressed)
the bhagavad gita (in parts)
das kapital (in entirety -- hated it)
on liberty
beyond good and evil
the aeneid (loved it)
heart of darkness
hamlet (?? double addition)
selected philosophical writings
leviathan (in entirety)
crime and punishment
alice in wonderland
a vindication of the rights of women
discourse on method
alcoholics anonymous (in parts)

32 i think after subtracting double entries.

"the iliad and the odyssey (?? double addition)" scratch

by Hellsangel Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:36 am

Jebediah Mburuburu wrote:
Huzefa Kapasi wrote:bible (don't remember which version)
the communist manifesto
the republic
the complete works of shakespeare (more or less)
the odyssey
the iliad
the prince
1984
the divine comedy
the interpretation of dreams
don quixote
romeo and juliet (shouldn't this be in complete works?)
critique of pure reason
brave new world (hell ya!)
the social contract
the canterbury tales (ugh, hated chaucer)
frankenstein (loved the book! all time fav.)
the iliad and the odyssey (?? double addition)
paradise lost (and regained)
the catcher in the rye (bleh novel)
thus spoke zarathustra (wasn't impressed)
the bhagavad gita (in parts)
das kapital (in entirety -- hated it)
on liberty
beyond good and evil
the aeneid (loved it)
heart of darkness
hamlet (?? double addition)
selected philosophical writings
leviathan (in entirety)
crime and punishment
alice in wonderland
a vindication of the rights of women
discourse on method
alcoholics anonymous (in parts)

32 i think after subtracting double entries.
"the iliad and the odyssey (?? double addition)"

Achachan Jebz, read the 5th and 6th entries in the list. Doesn't medicare pay for optometrist visits?

by Guest Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:41 am

Hellsangel wrote:Achachan Jebz, read the 5th and 6th entries in the list. Doesn't medicare pay for optometrist visits?

LOL!

by Jebediah Mburuburu Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:01 am

Hellsangel wrote:
Jebediah Mburuburu wrote:
Huzefa Kapasi wrote:bible (don't remember which version)
the communist manifesto
the republic
the complete works of shakespeare (more or less)
the odyssey
the iliad
the prince
1984
the divine comedy
the interpretation of dreams
don quixote
romeo and juliet (shouldn't this be in complete works?)
critique of pure reason
brave new world (hell ya!)
the social contract
the canterbury tales (ugh, hated chaucer)
frankenstein (loved the book! all time fav.)
the iliad and the odyssey (?? double addition)
paradise lost (and regained)
the catcher in the rye (bleh novel)
thus spoke zarathustra (wasn't impressed)
the bhagavad gita (in parts)
das kapital (in entirety -- hated it)
on liberty
beyond good and evil
the aeneid (loved it)
heart of darkness
hamlet (?? double addition)
selected philosophical writings
leviathan (in entirety)
crime and punishment
alice in wonderland
a vindication of the rights of women
discourse on method
alcoholics anonymous (in parts)

32 i think after subtracting double entries.
"the iliad and the odyssey (?? double addition)"

Achachan Jebz, read the 5th and 6th entries in the list. Doesn't medicare pay for optometrist visits?

i'm impressed with your ability to count to six. your next project: learning to discern "addition" from "edition." please share what you learn with boobsy.

by Hellsangel Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:03 am

Jebediah Mburuburu wrote:
i'm impressed with your ability to count to six. your next project: learning to discern "addition" from "edition." please share what you learn with boobsy.

Achachan Jebz, I am impressed by your ability to jump to the conclusion that addition is actually edition. But then that is the only exercise you give your brain.

by Guest Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:09 am

Hellsangel wrote:
Jebediah Mburuburu wrote:
i'm impressed with your ability to count to six. your next project: learning to discern "addition" from "edition." please share what you learn with boobsy.

Achachan Jebz, I am impressed with your ability to jump to the conclusion that addition is actually edition. But then that is the only exercise you give your brain.

kya bol raha hai ye budhau kuch samjaich nhi aa raha!

by goodcitizn Thu Jun 27, 2013 11:26 am

Jebediah Mburuburu wrote:
Hellsangel wrote:
Jebediah Mburuburu wrote:
Huzefa Kapasi wrote:bible (don't remember which version)
the communist manifesto
the republic
the complete works of shakespeare (more or less)
the odyssey
the iliad
the prince
1984
the divine comedy
the interpretation of dreams
don quixote
romeo and juliet (shouldn't this be in complete works?)
critique of pure reason
brave new world (hell ya!)
the social contract
the canterbury tales (ugh, hated chaucer)
frankenstein (loved the book! all time fav.)
the iliad and the odyssey (?? double addition)
paradise lost (and regained)
the catcher in the rye (bleh novel)
thus spoke zarathustra (wasn't impressed)
the bhagavad gita (in parts)
das kapital (in entirety -- hated it)
on liberty
beyond good and evil
the aeneid (loved it)
heart of darkness
hamlet (?? double addition)
selected philosophical writings
leviathan (in entirety)
crime and punishment
alice in wonderland
a vindication of the rights of women
discourse on method
alcoholics anonymous (in parts)

32 i think after subtracting double entries.
"the iliad and the odyssey (?? double addition)"

Achachan Jebz, read the 5th and 6th entries in the list. Doesn't medicare pay for optometrist visits?
i'm impressed with your ability to count to six. your next project: learning to discern "addition" from "edition." please share what you learn with boobsy.

You are losing it Masai Mburuburu.

by Captain Bhankas Fri Jun 28, 2013 6:56 am

Jebediah Mburuburu wrote:i'm impressed with your ability to count to six. your next project: learning to discern "addition" from "edition." please share what you learn with boobsy.

"with"? try "by". you are supposedly impressed by his ability and not with the count itself. if you can't decide what to use, try "your ability... impresses me."

ja?

by nevada Fri Jun 28, 2013 2:54 pm

21.

The Odyssey
Uncle Tom's cabin
The Diary of a Young Girl
Les Misérables
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Pride and Prejudice
Robinson Crusoe
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
The Old Man and the Sea
Great Expectations
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
A Tale of Two Cities
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Aesop's Fables
Macbeth
Gulliver's Travels
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
Oliver Twist

Treasure Island
Kidnapped
Roots: The Saga of an American Family

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