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The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwinالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
The Most Influential Books
1,479 books — 5,284 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeViciously Yours by Jamie Applegate Hunter1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellHeretical Fishing by Haylock Jobson
Books Every Human Being Should Read
2,991 books — 2,009 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Influential Books
293 books — 144 voters
Framed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsMean Spirited by Nick RobertsWayward Spirits by Wendy WangThe Girls Are Gone by Michael BrodkorbThe Innocent Man by John Grisham
Books That Leave An Impact
423 books — 138 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Powerful Books
130 books — 104 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Books to Read When You Need a Reminder of Why Feminism is Important
336 books — 57 voters

Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyNineteen Eighty-Four by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Greatest influences on me
189 books — 56 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Fictional Books About Important Issues
78 books — 52 voters

The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb Tsipursky
Life-Changing Nonfiction
108 books — 44 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy1984 by George OrwellAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
I Won't Die Before I Read These:
82 books — 30 voters

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumIt by Stephen KingUnder the Eagle by Simon ScarrowZefram's Journey by Louis H. SaltzmanBinti by Nnedi Okorafor
Unlikely/Unusual But Great Friendships In Fiction Novels
42 books — 19 voters
The Love Story That Shouldn't Have Been by Atzi LunaThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingWonder by R.J. PalacioParadox Love by Dorothy Gravelle
YA Books with Significant Messages/Themes
40 books — 18 voters

Metamorphoses by OvidThe Epic of Gilgamesh by AnonymousThe Oresteia by AeschylusThe Golden Ass by ApuleiusThe Aeneid by Virgil
Ancient Texts
41 books — 18 voters
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodObasan by Joy KogawaThe Tin Flute by Gabrielle Roy
The LRC 100 - Canada's Most Important Books
128 books — 18 voters

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
SF Book Club "Most Significant SF & Fantasy Books of the last 50 years" (1953-2002)
55 books — 17 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAnxiety by Danny WinterLord of the Flies by William Golding
100 Books of (Pop) Cultural Importance
107 books — 13 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëDreaming My Animal Selves by Helene CardonaSpring Water by John FitzgeraldThe Mind by John FitzgeraldHamlet by William Shakespeare
Books To Grab When You Flee A Fire
35 books — 8 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyEsther by Norah LoftsThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
No sex or beef-cake! Fiction.
15 books — 7 voters

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareHamlet by William ShakespeareLes Misérables by Victor HugoJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Necessary Pre-College Reading
54 books — 7 voters
Evolution Architectural Design Using Grasshopper by Min-Gyu SeolGeometry of Design by Kimberly ElamThe Scallop by Ian CoxDigital Sangaku, Part II by Jean ConstantWhy Old Places Matter by Thompson M. Mayes
Design Composition
33 books — 6 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Odyssey by HomerDracula by Bram StokerGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
Most Influential Fantasy & Sci-fi
109 books — 6 voters
From Bauhaus to Our House by Tom WolfeThe Seven Lamps of Architecture by John RuskinToward an Architecture by Le Corbusier101 Things I Learned in Architecture School by Matthew FrederickWabi Sabi by Andrew Juniper
2016 holiday gift books for builders, architects, designers
16 books — 5 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienMy Ántonia by Willa CatherLife Is Worth Living by Fulton J. SheenThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Tricking of Freya by Christina Sunley
Books I have figuratively carried with me
11 books — 4 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingA Gentle Madness by Nicholas A. BasbanesBobby's Girl by Bernie MorrisA Novel Bookstore by Laurence CosséThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Fanning a Dying Flame
12 books — 3 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëFrozen Angel by Jane Thornley
The Greatest Books To Ever Fall In My Hand
2 books — 2 voters

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