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Books that impacted Society

Old Jan 28, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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Need three books that impacted society. Anybody know of any off the top of their head. And why did they impact society.

I am going to search now. Thanks guys
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 12:53 PM
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only one i can think of
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 12:53 PM
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Don't know of specifics, but controversial books sure have impacted society. So this may help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversial_book
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by AcuraFanatic
Don't know of specifics, but controversial books sure have impacted society. So this may help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversial_book
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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Comic books can impact society in one way or another...........
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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Profiles and Courage - Written by John F. Kennedy
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 01:10 PM
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The Jungle - Upton Sinclair, result = USDA.
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 01:11 PM
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The Prince
Leviathan

Those are two important books in my political theory classes, set up the basis for politics as we see in the west today.
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 2001TEGGSR
The Jungle - Upton Sinclair, result = USDA.
yeah. rather obvious implications

that crap Karl Marx wrote, cant remember the title. Communist Manifesto? was that it, or am i making stuff up :hs: began the whole debate on social class struggle, proletariat vs bourgeois (sp?), and capitalism
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 01:42 PM
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The Holy Bible.
The Origin of Species- Charles Darwin


Both for obvious reasons.
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