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The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today (1998) is a book of intellectual history written by Martin Seymour-Smith (1928–1998), a British show more poet, critic, and biographer.

Note, the list has 101 books listed because the original list has Homer's Iliad and Odyssey as one work - here, they are listed separately. show less
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The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today (1998) is a book of intellectual history written by Martin Seymour-Smith (1928–1998), a British poet, critic, and biographer.

Note, the list has 101 books listed because the original list has Homer's Iliad and Odyssey as one work - here, they are listed separately. (English, Member-written)
The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today è un libro scritto da Martin Seymour-Smith (1928 - 1998): la prima edizione è del 1998 (Italian, Member-written)

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