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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 — 5,283 voters
Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovStart with Why by Simon SinekThe Last Lecture by Randy PauschThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxJust Love Her by Raz Mihal
Most inspiring Nonfiction
2,649 books — 1,347 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor Bombov1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books that most influenced you
2,655 books — 1,240 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySiddhartha by Hermann HesseTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books that make you think.
1,116 books — 1,047 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Most influential books under 100 pages
251 books — 922 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

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Stranger by Albert CamusEichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah ArendtThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
TLS The Hundred Most Influential Books Since the Second World War
101 books — 88 voters
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyThe Last Lecture by Randy PauschThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonArmed Joy by Alfredo M. Bonanno
books that make u wanna DO something!!!
93 books — 87 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyHow to be Successful in Present Day World by Pradeep ChaswalExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran FoerDer kleine Prinz by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
books that mean everything!
64 books — 86 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldLolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Boston Public Library: The 100 Most Influential Books of the 20th Century
102 books — 86 voters

Vampire Academy by Richelle MeadBloodlines by Lindsay Anne KendalFrostbite by Richelle MeadShadow Kiss by Richelle MeadSpirit Bound by Richelle Mead
Some of the Best books i've read
67 books — 58 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

Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Philanthropist Handbook by Clay M. Grayson
Most Educational & Inspirational for YA
79 books — 44 voters
Growth Lessons by Naty MatosAngels Cried by Stephen L. WilsonMornings in the Light by Timothy KingA Year of Healing Scriptures by Timothy KingHomeward Bound by Phylline Phillips
Most Inspiring
32 books — 36 voters

A-Ma Alchemy of Love by Nataša PantovićThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakVoyager by Robin Craig ClarkVagabonds in France by Michael A. Barry
Best Books for a Life Lived
60 books — 22 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Man Without Qualities by Robert MusilIn Search of Lost Time by Marcel ProustThe Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria RilkeA Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Most Influential Novels
40 books — 19 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Books That Have Had the Greatest Impact on 21st Century Youth
30 books — 17 voters
The Long Tail by Chris AndersonA Compassionate Guide For Social Robots by Marcel HeerinkWild Horse Country by David PhilippsThe Future of the Internet and How to Stop It by Jonathan L. ZittrainThe Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond
The Future Of... Everything. One Book At A Time!
92 books — 17 voters

Anxiety by Danny WinterWoody Notes, and Heat Sneaking up Fast by Danny WinterNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyThe Ipswich Bus by Robbie FranklinEchoes From a Cobbled Street by David Hayes
Words that Influence
44 books — 16 voters
The STREAM TONE by T. GillingWeaving the Web by Tim Berners-LeeJulian Assange - The Unauthorised Autobiography by Julian AssangeFuture Perfect by Steven JohnsonThe Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It by Jonathan L. Zittrain
The World Wide Web (Non-Fiction)
11 books — 9 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Chicago Tribune: The 10 most influential books of 2000-2009 (fiction and nonfiction)
10 books — 8 voters
Under the Influence by Noelle CrooksSuch a Bad Influence by Olivia MuenterFollowers by Megan AngeloLike Me by Hayley PhelanAesthetica by Allie Rowbottom
Fiction about Influencers
86 books — 7 voters

Space Settlements by Richard D. JohnsonCosmopolis by Howard MansfieldYour Flying Car Awaits by Paul MiloThe Usborne Book of the Future by Kenneth W. Gatland2010 by Geoffrey Hoyle
Retrofuturism (nonfiction)
29 books — 6 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
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniIdeas for Action by Cynthia KaufmanA Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race by Robert A. WascherTo the Survivors by Robert UttaroConsensus by Peter Gelderloos
favorites, new and older
10 books — 5 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
Code Complete by Steve McConnellThe Pragmatic Programmer by Andy HuntStructure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold AbelsonThe C Programming Language by Brian W. KernighanIntroduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. Cormen
To-Read for Programmers
87 books — 1 voter

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