The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written

1.
The Holy Bible: King James Version
The Holy Bible: King James Version
by: Anonymous
4.44 avg rating โ€” 308,852 ratings
2.
ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ุงู„ูƒุฑูŠู…
ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ุงู„ูƒุฑูŠู…
by: Anonymous
4.38 avg rating โ€” 71,370 ratings
3.
The Origin of Species
The Origin of Species 4.01 avg rating โ€” 120,186 ratings
4.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating โ€” 5,226,255 ratings
5.
The Republic
The Republic
by: Plato
3.96 avg rating โ€” 220,196 ratings
6.
The Complete Works
The Complete Works 4.48 avg rating โ€” 57,543 ratings
7.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto
by: Karl Marx
3.67 avg rating โ€” 189,251 ratings
8.
Das Kapital
Das Kapital
by: Karl Marx
4.09 avg rating โ€” 23,210 ratings
9.
The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating โ€” 371,402 ratings
10.
The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ 4.24 avg rating โ€” 89,752 ratings
11.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating โ€” 1,156,636 ratings
12.
The Upanishads
The Upanishads
by: Anonymous
4.25 avg rating โ€” 17,327 ratings
13.
Tao Te Ching
Tao Te Ching
by: Lao Tzu
4.29 avg rating โ€” 176,924 ratings
14.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating โ€” 4,345,906 ratings
15.
The Iliad / The Odyssey
The Iliad / The Odyssey
by: Homer
4.07 avg rating โ€” 82,150 ratings
16.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman 3.92 avg rating โ€” 26,300 ratings
17.
Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason 3.96 avg rating โ€” 40,916 ratings
18.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating โ€” 356,981 ratings
19.
Meditations
Meditations 4.28 avg rating โ€” 320,722 ratings
20.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote 3.91 avg rating โ€” 297,026 ratings
21.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating โ€” 1,024,590 ratings
22.
Candide
Candide
by: Voltaire
3.76 avg rating โ€” 294,525 ratings
23.
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory 4.20 avg rating โ€” 22,702 ratings
24.
The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso
The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso 4.08 avg rating โ€” 167,103 ratings
25.
Being and Time
Being and Time 4.05 avg rating โ€” 27,068 ratings
26.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra 4.07 avg rating โ€” 169,529 ratings
27.
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
by: Ayn Rand
3.69 avg rating โ€” 402,788 ratings
28.
Cosmos
Cosmos 4.40 avg rating โ€” 155,627 ratings
29.
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience 3.94 avg rating โ€” 18,960 ratings
30.
The Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
The Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy 4.24 avg rating โ€” 4,779 ratings
31.
The Complete Works of Aristotle: The Revised Oxford Translation, Vol. 1
The Complete Works of Aristotle: The Revised Oxford Translation, Vol. 1
by: Aristotle
4.41 avg rating โ€” 2,470 ratings
32.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 3.88 avg rating โ€” 34,380 ratings
33.
Confessions
Confessions 3.99 avg rating โ€” 71,260 ratings
34.
The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique 3.87 avg rating โ€” 30,216 ratings
35.
The Analects
The Analects
by: Confucius
3.81 avg rating โ€” 23,508 ratings
36.
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf 4.13 avg rating โ€” 206,735 ratings
37.
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings 4.14 avg rating โ€” 15,755 ratings
38.
The Second Sex
The Second Sex 4.18 avg rating โ€” 45,864 ratings
39.
Faust, First Part
Faust, First Part 3.83 avg rating โ€” 84,125 ratings
40.
Complete Works of Tacitus
Complete Works of Tacitus
by: Tacitus
4.22 avg rating โ€” 535 ratings
41.
Gargantua and Pantagruel
Gargantua and Pantagruel 3.65 avg rating โ€” 16,003 ratings
41.
Phenomenology of Spirit
Phenomenology of Spirit 3.96 avg rating โ€” 19,985 ratings
43.
Confessions
Confessions 3.59 avg rating โ€” 9,159 ratings
44.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 3.86 avg rating โ€” 17,028 ratings
44.
The Interpretation of Dreams
The Interpretation of Dreams 3.84 avg rating โ€” 79,564 ratings
46.
History of the Peloponnesian War
History of the Peloponnesian War 3.94 avg rating โ€” 39,936 ratings
47.
On The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
On The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres 4.09 avg rating โ€” 981 ratings
48.
The Histories
The Histories
by: Herodotus
4.01 avg rating โ€” 54,680 ratings
49.
The Road to Serfdom
The Road to Serfdom 4.15 avg rating โ€” 25,378 ratings
50.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by: Homer
3.92 avg rating โ€” 494,654 ratings
51.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating โ€” 11,064,315 ratings
52.
The Dhammapada
The Dhammapada
by: Anonymous
4.27 avg rating โ€” 30,405 ratings
53.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating โ€” 3,430,326 ratings
54.
On Liberty
On Liberty 3.96 avg rating โ€” 41,825 ratings
55.
The Aeneid
The Aeneid
by: Virgil
3.87 avg rating โ€” 139,140 ratings
56.
Discourse on Method
Discourse on Method 3.72 avg rating โ€” 24,475 ratings
57.
The Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita 4.19 avg rating โ€” 78,221 ratings
58.
Summa Theologica
Summa Theologica 4.13 avg rating โ€” 4,053 ratings
59.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring 4.05 avg rating โ€” 53,315 ratings
60.
Swann's Way: Remembrance Of Things Past, Volume One
Swann's Way: Remembrance Of Things Past, Volume One 4.16 avg rating โ€” 66,162 ratings
61.
The Complete Essays
The Complete Essays 4.23 avg rating โ€” 21,559 ratings
62.
The I Ching or Book of Changes
The I Ching or Book of Changes
by: Anonymous
4.19 avg rating โ€” 20,537 ratings
63.
On The Babylonian Captivity of the Church
On The Babylonian Captivity of the Church 4.09 avg rating โ€” 220 ratings
64.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating โ€” 4,349,238 ratings
65.
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper 4.07 avg rating โ€” 338,239 ratings
66.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Vols. 1-4
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Vols. 1-4 4.34 avg rating โ€” 134 ratings
67.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating โ€” 377,309 ratings
67.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating โ€” 3,402,061 ratings
69.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating โ€” 528,244 ratings
70.
Modern Man in Search of a Soul
Modern Man in Search of a Soul
by: C.G. Jung
4.20 avg rating โ€” 13,640 ratings
71.
Man and His Symbols
Man and His Symbols
by: C.G. Jung
4.19 avg rating โ€” 32,157 ratings
72.
A treatise on electricity and magnetism Volume 2
A treatise on electricity and magnetism Volume 2 4.46 avg rating โ€” 37 ratings
73.
Philosophical Investigations
Philosophical Investigations 4.26 avg rating โ€” 15,519 ratings
74.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating โ€” 1,069,996 ratings
75.
Walden, And On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience: And The Thoreau Essay, Walking
Walden, And On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience: And The Thoreau Essay, Walking 3.89 avg rating โ€” 136 ratings
76.
Critique of the Power of Judgment
Critique of the Power of Judgment 4.09 avg rating โ€” 9,512 ratings
77.
The Agricola and The Germania
The Agricola and The Germania
by: Tacitus
3.97 avg rating โ€” 5,966 ratings
78.
The Undiscovered Self
The Undiscovered Self
by: C.G. Jung
4.14 avg rating โ€” 12,358 ratings
79.
The Works of Philo
The Works of Philo 4.13 avg rating โ€” 244 ratings
80.
Man Struggling With Umbrella
Man Struggling With Umbrella 4.04 avg rating โ€” 25 ratings
81.
Spy... for Nobody!: Sixteen Years in the Syrian Intelligence
Spy... for Nobody!: Sixteen Years in the Syrian Intelligence 4.02 avg rating โ€” 65 ratings
82.
Harmonies of the World (On the Shoulders of Giants, Book 5)
Harmonies of the World (On the Shoulders of Giants, Book 5) 4.01 avg rating โ€” 157 ratings
83.
ุฌุงุณูˆุณ ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ู„ุง ุฃุญุฏ: ุณุชุฉ ุนุดุฑ ุนุงู…ู‹ุง ููŠ ุงู„ู…ุฎุงุจุฑุงุช
ุฌุงุณูˆุณ ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ู„ุง ุฃุญุฏ: ุณุชุฉ ุนุดุฑ ุนุงู…ู‹ุง ููŠ ุงู„ู…ุฎุงุจุฑุงุช 4.02 avg rating โ€” 65 ratings
84.
Being and Nothingness
Being and Nothingness 3.99 avg rating โ€” 34,131 ratings
84.
The Decline of the West
The Decline of the West 4.06 avg rating โ€” 2,169 ratings
86.
The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke
The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke 4.36 avg rating โ€” 16,994 ratings
87.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Vols. 5-8
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Vols. 5-8 4.33 avg rating โ€” 76 ratings
88.
Apology
Apology
by: Plato
4.19 avg rating โ€” 63,752 ratings
89.
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita 4.28 avg rating โ€” 401,074 ratings
90.
Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry in the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth... The Remedy
Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry in the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth... The Remedy 4.29 avg rating โ€” 722 ratings
91.
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
by: C.G. Jung
4.17 avg rating โ€” 37,267 ratings
92.
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 โ€” 541 ratings
93.
Works of Hippocrates. Includes The Book of Prognostics, Oath of Hippocrates, On Fractures, On Regimen in Acute Diseases, On Surgery, On Ulcers & more
Works of Hippocrates. Includes The Book of Prognostics, Oath of Hippocrates, On Fractures, On Regimen in Acute Diseases, On Surgery, On Ulcers & more 3.79 avg rating โ€” 39 ratings
94.
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress 4.07 avg rating โ€” 154,135 ratings
95.
Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols
Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols 4.14 avg rating โ€” 11,765 ratings
96.
The World as Will and Idea: Abridged in 1 Vol
The World as Will and Idea: Abridged in 1 Vol 4.17 avg rating โ€” 482 ratings
97.
Enneads Volume 1
Enneads Volume 1
by: Plotinus
4.11 avg rating โ€” 99 ratings
98.
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and Copernican
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and Copernican 4.07 avg rating โ€” 1,281 ratings
99.
Paradigms in Progress: Life Beyond Economics
Paradigms in Progress: Life Beyond Economics 4.40 avg rating โ€” 5 ratings
100.
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
The Logic of Scientific Discovery 4.03 avg rating โ€” 5,360 ratings
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