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50 Books That Changed the World

For centuries, books have been written in an attempt to share knowledge, inspiration, and discoveries. Sometimes those books make such an impact that they change the way the world thinks about things. The following books have done just that by providing readers an education in politics and government, literature, society, academic subjects such as science and math, and religion.
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The Republic
The Republic
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The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto
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The Rights of Man
The Rights of Man
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Common Sense
Common Sense
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Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
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The Prince
The Prince
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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On Liberty (John Stuart Mill)
On Liberty (John Stuart Mill)
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Das Kapital
Das Kapital
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The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
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Guerilla Warfare (Ernesto "Che" Guevara)
Guerilla Warfare (Ernesto "Che" Guevara)
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The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
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Lady Chatterly's Lover
Lady Chatterly's Lover
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The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
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Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
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Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
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The Iliad
The Iliad
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The Odyssey
The Odyssey
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
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Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
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The Arabian Nights' Entertainments
The Arabian Nights' Entertainments
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
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The Little Prince
The Little Prince
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The Alchemist
The Alchemist
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The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl
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Survival in Auschwitz
Survival in Auschwitz
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
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The Second Sex
The Second Sex
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A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
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Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
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A Dictionary of the English Language
A Dictionary of the English Language
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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
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The Interpretation of Dreams
The Interpretation of Dreams
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On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
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Silent Spring
Silent Spring
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