Most important book of the 20th Century
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brennan
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LotR.
Spawned an entire genre and culture. D&D, WoW and god knows what else would never have existed without it.
Spawned an entire genre and culture. D&D, WoW and god knows what else would never have existed without it.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
important in what sense?
non-fiction is almost definitely Principia Mathematica by Russell and Whitehead, unless I've completely forgotten something else. In fiction, you'd have to break it down. In terms of practical, non-literary impact, maybe The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, or Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. In terms of literary impact, probably Ulysses by James Joyce.
non-fiction is almost definitely Principia Mathematica by Russell and Whitehead, unless I've completely forgotten something else. In fiction, you'd have to break it down. In terms of practical, non-literary impact, maybe The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, or Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. In terms of literary impact, probably Ulysses by James Joyce.
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Written by the most important person of the 20th century: Silent Spring.
Not a great book, I've only managed to read parts of it on occasion. I guess she wasn't a writer. But it began the most important movement of the 20th and 21st century.
Not a great book, I've only managed to read parts of it on occasion. I guess she wasn't a writer. But it began the most important movement of the 20th and 21st century.
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People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
and to explain why: you need to know the real story of america.
and to explain why: you need to know the real story of america.
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20th Century? Errrr, that's kinda tough. I don't have too many classics under my belt, and this one isn't exactly 'most important', but:
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Spawned cyberpunk genre, thoughts about Artificial Intelligence, and was one of the first books to paint a realistic picture of the future world.
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Spawned cyberpunk genre, thoughts about Artificial Intelligence, and was one of the first books to paint a realistic picture of the future world.
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You can't be serious.
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I thought it was quite obvious size 7 font implied sarcasm/not seriousness.
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Well the best author in the universe was also a giveaway.
THAT BOOK SUCKED! Good GOD, I hate that book!
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Socialist In A Hurry
I'll nominate the 1906 book The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair. It really opened peoples' eyes about sanitation in the food industry, and the effects of it, both immediate and cumulative, have so much affected how we process and store food, that it's really a wonder of the world on its own. Just think about how much processed food (and I don't mean just deli meat and twinkies) has affected the world in the past hundred years; feeding armies, feeding the hungry and starving, averting famine, and generally increasing the amount, variety, and quality of food that you can eat, anywhere in the world.
Oh please. Zinn twisted American History so much in that book.
Oh please. Zinn twisted American History so much in that book.
Cuige Uladh
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My choice is between two.
Mein Kampf is a choice, and yes it was already said and a good reason for it why as well. However, another reason I think it is so important is that it is a harrowing descent into the mind of madness, as well as some form of warning that people did not take notice of.
The second would be "Killing Rage" by Eamon Collins. The book is an autobiography about a young man in County Down, Northern Ireland. It shows him as a young catholic who goes on to join the PIRA. The book gives a good account of the violence in Ulster and many reasons behind it. While I don't agree with Mr. Collins (nor did I shed a tear at the end) this books really shows the non-Irish world what is going on in the North.
Mein Kampf is a choice, and yes it was already said and a good reason for it why as well. However, another reason I think it is so important is that it is a harrowing descent into the mind of madness, as well as some form of warning that people did not take notice of.
The second would be "Killing Rage" by Eamon Collins. The book is an autobiography about a young man in County Down, Northern Ireland. It shows him as a young catholic who goes on to join the PIRA. The book gives a good account of the violence in Ulster and many reasons behind it. While I don't agree with Mr. Collins (nor did I shed a tear at the end) this books really shows the non-Irish world what is going on in the North.
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