Most Influential Books

1.
The God Delusion
The God Delusion 3.90 avg rating — 279,346 ratings
2.
The Power of Myth
The Power of Myth 4.26 avg rating — 53,107 ratings
3.
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
The Hero With a Thousand Faces 4.13 avg rating — 44,165 ratings
4.
The Origin of Species
The Origin of Species 4.01 avg rating — 120,197 ratings
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The Holy Bible: King James Version
The Holy Bible: King James Version
by: Anonymous
4.44 avg rating — 308,895 ratings
6.
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History 4.14 avg rating — 10,151 ratings
7.
King Solomon's Ring
King Solomon's Ring 4.13 avg rating — 4,450 ratings
8.
The Unholy Bible: Exposing the Lies Your Sunday School Teacher Told You
The Unholy Bible: Exposing the Lies Your Sunday School Teacher Told You 4.68 avg rating — 25 ratings
9.
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher 4.14 avg rating — 10,344 ratings
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark 4.29 avg rating — 78,420 ratings
11.
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf 4.13 avg rating — 206,780 ratings
12.
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason 3.90 avg rating — 42,927 ratings
13.
The Man Without Qualities
The Man Without Qualities 4.19 avg rating — 7,191 ratings
14.
Das Kapital
Das Kapital
by: Karl Marx
4.09 avg rating — 23,215 ratings
15.
De Profundis
De Profundis 4.22 avg rating — 24,402 ratings
16.
Holy Bible: New International Version
Holy Bible: New International Version
by: Anonymous
4.62 avg rating — 94,552 ratings
17.
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory 4.10 avg rating — 101,040 ratings
18.
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays 4.22 avg rating — 63,615 ratings
19.
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism 4.29 avg rating — 51,942 ratings
20.
Life—How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or by Creation?
Life—How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or by Creation? 3.72 avg rating — 292 ratings
21.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,351 ratings
22.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,357,261 ratings
23.
Meetings With Remarkable Men
Meetings With Remarkable Men 4.12 avg rating — 2,645 ratings
24.
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media 4.24 avg rating — 23,241 ratings
25.
Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life
Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life 3.88 avg rating — 6,971 ratings
26.
Phenomenology of Spirit
Phenomenology of Spirit 3.96 avg rating — 19,988 ratings
27.
Anarchism: A Collection of Revolutionary Writings
Anarchism: A Collection of Revolutionary Writings 4.18 avg rating — 898 ratings
28.
A Modern Declaration of Independence: Crimes Against Humanity and a New System
A Modern Declaration of Independence: Crimes Against Humanity and a New System 4.48 avg rating — 25 ratings
29.
Being and Time
Being and Time 4.05 avg rating — 27,069 ratings
30.
The Grand Design
The Grand Design 4.06 avg rating — 76,527 ratings
31.
The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?
The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?
by: Tim Freke
3.99 avg rating — 1,727 ratings
31.
The Decline of the West
The Decline of the West 4.06 avg rating — 2,169 ratings
33.
The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster 3.80 avg rating — 5,653 ratings
33.
Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There
Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There 4.02 avg rating — 4,988 ratings
33.
Faust, First Part
Faust, First Part 3.83 avg rating — 84,131 ratings
36.
The Nag Hammadi Library
The Nag Hammadi Library 4.21 avg rating — 3,796 ratings
37.
Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism
Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism 3.97 avg rating — 4,667 ratings
38.
Cosmos
Cosmos 4.40 avg rating — 155,631 ratings
39.
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene 4.16 avg rating — 189,066 ratings
40.
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted 3.94 avg rating — 269,437 ratings
41.
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature 4.09 avg rating — 25,079 ratings
42.
Don't Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times
Don't Label Me: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times 3.68 avg rating — 633 ratings
42.
Lessons Learned from The Path Less Traveled Volume 1: Get motivated & overcome obstacles with courage, confidence & self-discipline
Lessons Learned from The Path Less Traveled Volume 1: Get motivated & overcome obstacles with courage, confidence & self-discipline
by: Zero Dean
4.59 avg rating — 80 ratings
44.
Pygmalion
Pygmalion 3.89 avg rating — 108,311 ratings
45.
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind 4.26 avg rating — 5,834 ratings
46.
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything 3.96 avg rating — 111,015 ratings
46.
Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution
Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution 3.79 avg rating — 4,017 ratings
48.
Mayor of Castro Street, The
Mayor of Castro Street, The 4.14 avg rating — 4,470 ratings
48.
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 3.97 avg rating — 11,607 ratings
48.
Chariots of The Gods
Chariots of The Gods 3.53 avg rating — 17,337 ratings
48.
Letting Go of God
Letting Go of God 4.32 avg rating — 1,986 ratings
48.
The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating — 371,440 ratings
53.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,683 ratings
54.
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,430 ratings
55.
The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke
The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke 4.36 avg rating — 16,995 ratings
56.
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion / The Natural History of Religion
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion / The Natural History of Religion 4.04 avg rating — 1,081 ratings
57.
Religion and Science
Religion and Science 3.95 avg rating — 3,255 ratings
58.
The Atheist's Introduction to the New Testament: How the Bible Undermines the Basic Teachings of Christianity
The Atheist's Introduction to the New Testament: How the Bible Undermines the Basic Teachings of Christianity 3.86 avg rating — 71 ratings
58.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories 3.89 avg rating — 91 ratings
60.
Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible & Why We Don't Know About Them
Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible & Why We Don't Know About Them 3.99 avg rating — 10,810 ratings
61.
How the Mind Works
How the Mind Works 3.99 avg rating — 20,873 ratings
62.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales 4.05 avg rating — 239,838 ratings
63.
The Six Ways of Atheism: New Logical Disproofs of the Existence of God
The Six Ways of Atheism: New Logical Disproofs of the Existence of God 2.64 avg rating — 36 ratings
63.
The Happy Heretic
The Happy Heretic 3.94 avg rating — 49 ratings
63.
Who Wrote the Bible?
Who Wrote the Bible? 4.12 avg rating — 6,291 ratings
63.
In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays
In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays 4.04 avg rating — 7,325 ratings
63.
Smarter Than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better
Smarter Than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better 3.94 avg rating — 2,484 ratings
63.
The Earth Has a Soul: The Nature Writings of C.G. Jung
The Earth Has a Soul: The Nature Writings of C.G. Jung
by: C.G. Jung
4.33 avg rating — 541 ratings
63.
The Case for Israel
The Case for Israel 3.79 avg rating — 2,623 ratings
63.
Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America
Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America 3.96 avg rating — 225 ratings
63.
The Divide: Global Inequality from Conquest to Free Markets
The Divide: Global Inequality from Conquest to Free Markets 4.61 avg rating — 3,649 ratings
72.
2000 Years of Disbelief: Famous People with the Courage to Doubt
2000 Years of Disbelief: Famous People with the Courage to Doubt 3.94 avg rating — 165 ratings
72.
The First Folio of Shakespeare: 1623
The First Folio of Shakespeare: 1623 4.78 avg rating — 272 ratings
72.
Law's Empire
Law's Empire 3.91 avg rating — 657 ratings
75.
The Universe in a Nutshell
The Universe in a Nutshell 4.19 avg rating — 44,656 ratings
75.
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (Ishmael, #1)
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (Ishmael, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 102,559 ratings
75.
The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark
The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark 4.13 avg rating — 71 ratings
75.
Atheism Explained: From Folly to Philosophy
Atheism Explained: From Folly to Philosophy 4.10 avg rating — 266 ratings
75.
The View From Nowhere
The View From Nowhere 3.98 avg rating — 1,177 ratings
75.
Rome's Greatest Defeat: Massacre in the Teutoburg Forest
Rome's Greatest Defeat: Massacre in the Teutoburg Forest 3.94 avg rating — 269 ratings
75.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,581 ratings
75.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 4.34 avg rating — 1,201,979 ratings
83.
The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English
The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English 4.02 avg rating — 1,714 ratings
83.
God Wants You Dead
God Wants You Dead 4.16 avg rating — 77 ratings
83.
The Portable Nietzsche
The Portable Nietzsche 4.21 avg rating — 9,369 ratings
83.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by: Homer
3.92 avg rating — 494,721 ratings
83.
Pluto's Republic: Incorporating The Art of the Soluble and Induction and Intuition in Scientific Thought
Pluto's Republic: Incorporating The Art of the Soluble and Induction and Intuition in Scientific Thought 3.88 avg rating — 66 ratings
83.
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (1984)
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (1984)
by: Anonymous
4.49 avg rating — 1,394 ratings
83.
As a Man Thinketh
As a Man Thinketh 4.24 avg rating — 93,584 ratings
90.
A Short History of Myth
A Short History of Myth 3.69 avg rating — 6,355 ratings
90.
The Words That Created God
The Words That Created God really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
90.
Some Mistakes of Moses
Some Mistakes of Moses 4.36 avg rating — 436 ratings
90.
God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question - Why We Suffer
God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question - Why We Suffer 3.95 avg rating — 5,895 ratings
90.
Screenwriting 101 by Film Crit Hulk!
Screenwriting 101 by Film Crit Hulk! 4.41 avg rating — 778 ratings
90.
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays 4.06 avg rating — 17,587 ratings
90.
Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design
Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design 4.18 avg rating — 1,488 ratings
90.
Mere Christianity
Mere Christianity 4.36 avg rating — 447,121 ratings
90.
How To Live on 24 Hours a Day
How To Live on 24 Hours a Day 3.62 avg rating — 9,143 ratings
99.
The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion
The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion 4.11 avg rating — 8,892 ratings
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The Process of Education
The Process of Education 3.88 avg rating — 248 ratings
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