Most Influential Books in History

Which of these would you say are the most influential books in history and why? If you have one to add, go right ahead.

OT, definately.

Originally posted by Janus Marius
OT, definately.

If you see the OT as direct cause of the NT I agree with you....you know what...I just agree with you.

Originally posted by Janus Marius
OT, definately.

Co-signed

haha, maybe I should have made it "Most Influential Books in History...other than The Old Testament"

One of the most influential books is definitively Das Kapital, or Communist Manifesto, as the poll indicates.

The Kama-sutra should be in the poll 😂 .

That book is evil. No one can bend like some of those positions.

I agree on the OT.

Origin of Species nto really. Its boring, not very interesting, and frankyl not very historiacally important. However, evolution by natural selection is an important concept...I just don't see the book being there.

The oldest and most popular tends to win out.

slash the most published 😖

Supposively the best seller, though those damn phantom Gideons are the ones buying them all up.

Aside from major religious texts, the only other "books" in history that are truly influential would be those of ancient philosophers: Sun Tzu, Aristotle, etc. Books of facts don't influence cultures for very long, and nor do books of fiction. It's books of religion and philosophy and purpose of life or politics or war that win out in the end.

Although I disagree with the Communist Manifesto being up on the list. The Prince beats the hell out of that book for impact.

You forgot a few:

Uncle Tom's Cabin
When released outsold the bible.

The Torah
You put the testiments in there.

Kabala

Dont put religious books in there without putting them all in there

I'm going to say Uncle Tom's Cabin

How is a book barely written 150 years ago the "Most influential book in history"? I don't think book sales really cut it, either. The book sold 300,000 in its first year.

http://www.danbrown.com/novels/davinci_code/articles/thriller_instinct.html

^ The Da Vinci Code outsells that in a week, with over 7.35 million copies in print. No way in hell I'd consider the Da Vinci Code the most influential book in history.

Originally posted by Morgoths_Wrath
Which of these would you say are the most influential books in history and why? If you have one to add, go right ahead.

Most of the books in the poll have had their own influence in their respective fields.

Politics/Philosophy: Manisfesto of the Communist Party
Science: Origin of the species
Psychology: Interpretation of dreams
Religion: Q'uran, OT, NT testament.

I personally think that Mein Kampf (despite it's controversial material) is by far the most influential book ever. Kinda of ironic also...the germans burn books except this one. Bizzare how people were behaving during those times.

Originally posted by Janus Marius
How is a book barely written 150 years ago the "Most influential book in history"? I don't think book sales really cut it, either. The book sold 300,000 in its first year.

http://www.danbrown.com/novels/davinci_code/articles/thriller_instinct.html

^ The Da Vinci Code outsells that in a week, with over 7.35 million copies in print. No way in hell I'd consider the Da Vinci Code the most influential book in history.

Lol...just the thought cracked me up.

Not in history, but Rachel Carson's Silent Spring i would place in the most influential books of the 20th century.

ANd I don't know why poeple thin On the Origins of Species is sooo influential.

Originally posted by Janus Marius
How is a book barely written 150 years ago the "Most influential book in history"? I don't think book sales really cut it, either. The book sold 300,000 in its first year.

http://www.danbrown.com/novels/davinci_code/articles/thriller_instinct.html

^ The Da Vinci Code outsells that in a week, with over 7.35 million copies in print. No way in hell I'd consider the Da Vinci Code the most influential book in history.

How?

And since when is influencing America for 100 years qualify as most influential book in history?

Janus is saying that...its not.