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eschwartz · 08-11-2015, 12:11 AM

I suppose it isn't entirely surprising that the list is so inaccurate

considering the source.
Harriet Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, George Orwell's 1984, Newton's Principia Mathematica, Euclid's The Elements of Geometry, Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, Plato's The Republic Thomas Paine's Common Sense, all had significant impact on the world.

The Protocols of the Elders of Zion could be said to have changed the world...

Harry Potter apparently brought the concept of reading to a whole generation.

Surely it deserves at least honorable mention?

I suppose at a certain point it does become difficult to settle on any specific 10.

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08-11-2015, 12:11 AM	#17
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I suppose it isn't entirely surprising that the list is so inaccurate considering the source. Harriet Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, George Orwell's 1984, Newton's Principia Mathematica, Euclid's The Elements of Geometry, Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, Plato's The Republic Thomas Paine's Common Sense, all had significant impact on the world. The Protocols of the Elders of Zion could be said to have changed the world... Harry Potter apparently brought the concept of reading to a whole generation. Surely it deserves at least honorable mention? I suppose at a certain point it does become difficult to settle on any specific 10. [Quote deleted.] Last edited by WT Sharpe; 08-12-2015 at 06:12 AM.