100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (That Are Older Than 200 Years)
- Description
- Amazon just released their "100 books to read in a lifetime." The oldest of which was published in 1813. That's a crying shame. Let's compile and vote on a list of the rest.
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- 99 Members
- timspalding, Edward, lorax, szarka, monica67, swhitco, anglemark, john257hopper, henkl, SaintSunniva, LShelby, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, rarm, longway, benmartin79, MTL, yarb, janimar, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, brookeott, Cecrow, Nicole_VanK, PhileasHannay, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, RChurch, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, JCBest, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, ukh, thecoroner, anthonywillard, BuiltByBooks, Veilleur_de_nuit, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, hannodavel, bw94612, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, lostinalibrary, Bretzky1, ShaneTierney, drmom62, gypsysmom, Cynfelyn, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, stunes, WriterWarrior, raperper, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, MarionCrombie, NinieB, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, Eka-Belle, ameliadefield, dberndtd, mspixieears, lfriedla, phdjrc, JohnMB, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, Newton_Books, jaysonwm, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, Nicolebigelow3, puffintopia, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav, praveen.jay80, HAITUNA, tom--, itstheblob, librariansi
- Explanations
- Veilleur_de_nuit: Parce que ce long poème dit les horreurs de la guerre et les douceurs de l'amour, et parce qu'il a façonné l'imaginaire occidental.Mapguy314: Means I have it in my library, not necessarily that I have read it, although I have read some of them
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26,276 members
231 reviews
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Global Rank 5
Score 194.01
Added 2014-02-16, 12:59 AM
- 81 Members
- timspalding, Edward, swhitco, hipdeep, anglemark, casvelyn, john257hopper, henkl, SaintSunniva, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, marfita, benjfrank, longway, benmartin79, MTL, yarb, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, Mirabelle, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, toview, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, ukh, thecoroner, anthonywillard, marsap, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, gypsysmom, Luisali, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Bookkat33, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, cjmills, MarionCrombie, NinieB, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, rajanianthireddy, mspixieears, lfriedla, JohnMB, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, sashame, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, chas69, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav,TCBard ,ameliadefield
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13,884 members
176 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 11
Score 139.47
Added 2014-02-16, 02:33 AM
- 64 Members
- monica67, anglemark, casvelyn, henkl, SaintSunniva, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, TCBard, marfita, rarm, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, thorold, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, aulsmith, hvanloon, Cecrow, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, toview, JCBest, Myyst, Matke, ukh, anthonywillard, perpender, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, CGlanovsky, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, cej1027, drmom62, gypsysmom, Luisali, pgleduc, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, lfriedla, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav,
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28,759 members
280 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 10
Score 140.97
Added 2014-02-16, 12:59 AM
- 68 Members
- timspalding, Edward, swhitco, anglemark, casvelyn, john257hopper, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, marfita, benjfrank, rarm, MTL, yarb, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, andejons, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, toview, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, ukh, thecoroner, anthonywillard, marsap, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, JuliaMaria, TrulyAragorn, cej1027, gypsysmom, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Bookkat33, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, MarionCrombie, NinieB, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, rajanianthireddy, mspixieears, lfriedla, phdjrc, JohnMB, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, marcelacaav,TCBard , ,amanda4242
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by Jane Austen
81,208 members
1,372 reviews
½ 4.4
Global Rank 12
Score 131.15
Added 2014-02-16, 02:30 PM
- 63 Members
- swhitco, anglemark, casvelyn, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, cpg, rarm, benmartin79, Helcura, yarb, smcwl, xenophon, souci, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, merrystar, Betelgeuse, toview, PietWester, th.lrnr, 2wonderY, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, JuliaMaria, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, JoLynnsbooks, gypsysmom, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, stunes, ahef1963, mattries37315, WriterWarrior, Bookkat33, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, susan01, cjmills, NinieB, ENjogu, 21277008869595, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, rajanianthireddy, mspixieears, lfriedla, JohnMB, Mapguy314, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, chas69, marcelacaav,Edward ,aulsmith ,cemanuel ,kingratt82
- Explanations
- cemanuel : Agreed. The purpose of this list is specifically for alternatives to Amazon's. Great book though.
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12,541 members
110 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 19
Score 114.27
Added 2014-02-16, 02:33 AM
- 57 Members
- szarka, monica67, anglemark, casvelyn, john257hopper, JeanLittleLibrary, TCBard, rarm, longway, benmartin79, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, toview, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, anthonywillard, marsap, LadyoftheLodge, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, Luisali, pgleduc, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, cjmills, MarionCrombie, 21277008869595, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, mspixieears, lfriedla, JohnMB, Mapguy314, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, marcelacaav,
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19,945 members
178 reviews
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Global Rank 16
Score 117.76
Added 2014-02-16, 12:59 AM
- 61 Members
- timspalding, hipdeep, anglemark, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, marfita, rarm, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, aulsmith, hvanloon, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, toview, JCBest, Myyst, anthonywillard, marsap, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, TrulyAragorn, JoLynnsbooks, cej1027, gypsysmom, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Bookkat33, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, kingratt82, cjmills, NinieB, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, rajanianthireddy, mspixieears, lfriedla, JohnMB, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, marcelacaav,TCBard ,
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by Sophocles
6,639 members
72 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 18
Score 115.01
Added 2014-02-16, 12:08 AM
- 55 Members
- timspalding, Edward, lorax, szarka, hipdeep, anglemark, henkl, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, rarm, janimar, xenophon, southernbooklady, aulsmith, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, Mirabelle, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, Myyst, Matke, thecoroner, anthonywillard, marsap, alex68, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, stunes, ahef1963, raperper, Turambar, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, lfriedla, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, Newton_Books, jaysonwm, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, marcelacaav,
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by Plato
22,064 members
142 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 21
Score 111.28
Added 2014-02-16, 12:17 AM
- 52 Members
- timspalding, szarka, henkl, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, longway, benmartin79, janimar, xenophon, southernbooklady, hvanloon, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, JCBest, Matke, PietWester, th.lrnr, thecoroner, 2wonderY, anthonywillard, BuiltByBooks, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, alex68, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, Bretzky1, ShaneTierney, pgleduc, stunes, mattries37315, WriterWarrior, Turambar, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, dberndtd, lfriedla, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda, Nicolebigelow3, puffintopia, marcelacaav, tom--,
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17,061 members
132 reviews
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Global Rank 29
Score 95.35
Added 2014-02-16, 12:59 AM
- 51 Members
- timspalding, Edward, lorax, monica67, henkl, JeanLittleLibrary, marfita, rarm, janimar, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, hvanloon, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, toview, Myyst, PietWester, thecoroner, anthonywillard, marsap, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, drmom62, gypsysmom, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, dberndtd, mspixieears, lfriedla, Mapguy314, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda, marcelacaav
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11,498 members
113 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 33
Score 83.81
Added 2014-02-16, 02:29 AM
- 47 Members
- Edward, swhitco, casvelyn, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, marfita, rarm, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, andejons, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, toview, PietWester, anthonywillard, marsap, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, Andrew_Lear, drmom62, gypsysmom, pgleduc, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Bookkat33, Dr.Vickie, kingratt82, cjmills, NinieB, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, lfriedla, Mapguy314, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda, Nicolebigelow3, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav,
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by Turoldus
5,433 members
39 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 54
Score 53.08
Added 2014-02-16, 01:55 AM
- 31 Members
- szarka, anglemark, JeanLittleLibrary, marfita, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, hvanloon, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, th.lrnr, perpender, Dilara86, HxBuff, drmom62, al.vick, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, JohnMB, Newton_Books, -pilgrim-, hubben,TCBard ,
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5,086 members
72 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 70
Score 44.44
Added 2014-02-16, 02:29 AM
- 26 Members
- karenb, hipdeep, henkl, MTL, yarb, xenophon, southernbooklady, aulsmith, hvanloon, andejons, MusicalKnitter, madpoet, toview, Myyst, MaskedMumbler, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, drmom62, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, dberndtd, Newton_Books, -pilgrim-, ErykaSosa91
- Explanations
- karenb: Original version please! (No, really, the right one this time ;)
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2,212 members
14 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 100
Score 27.9
Added 2014-02-16, 06:50 AM
- 15 Members
- smcwl, souci, southernbooklady, aulsmith, madpoet, Matke, Dilara86, LadyoftheLodge, JoLynnsbooks, WriterWarrior, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, JohnMB, -pilgrim-
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by John Bunyan
11 members
Global Rank 128
Score 16.34
Added 2014-02-19, 09:42 PM
- 11 Members
- casvelyn, 2wonderY, anthonywillard, gypsysmom, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, dberndtd, -pilgrim-, itstheblob,henkl
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by Eusebius
4,254 members
27 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 154
Score 13.17
Added 2014-02-16, 12:30 AM
- 9 Members
- timspalding, marfita, WMGOATGRUFF, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, 2wonderY, BlueSkies305, PyrrhicVctry, -pilgrim-,
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4,804 members
60 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 210
Score 7.64
Added 2015-07-22, 07:30 PM
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by Plautus
341 members
1 review
½ 3.6
Global Rank 214
Score 7.45
Added 2014-02-16, 12:24 AM
- 5 Members
- timspalding, smcwl, BuiltByBooks, PyrrhicVctry, -pilgrim-
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2,931 members
28 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 219
Score 7.1
Added 2014-02-16, 01:03 AM
- 5 Members
- timspalding, WMGOATGRUFF, LadyoftheLodge, PyrrhicVctry, -pilgrim-
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- 86 Members
- timspalding, Edward, lorax, szarka, swhitco, anglemark, john257hopper, henkl, SaintSunniva, LShelby, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, longway, benmartin79, MTL, yarb, janimar, xenophon, varielle, thorold, souci, southernbooklady, aulsmith, hvanloon, brookeott, gneoflavio, Cecrow, Nicole_VanK, PhileasHannay, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, ukh, thecoroner, anthonywillard, BuiltByBooks, Veilleur_de_nuit, marsap, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, hannodavel, bw94612, LadyoftheLodge, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, drmom62, gypsysmom, Cynfelyn, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, stunes, WriterWarrior, raperper, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, Eka-Belle, DelightedLibrarian, mspixieears, phdjrc, JohnMB, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, DanielSTJ, Nicolebigelow3, puffintopia, ErykaSosa91,-pilgrim-
- Explanations
- -pilgrim- : There is another version on page 1 of list
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by Homer
5,864 members
50 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 306
Score 3.49
Added 2014-06-20, 03:21 PM
- 5 Members
- Myyst, HxBuff, mattries37315, cjmills, mspixieears,Edward ,anglemark ,-pilgrim-
- Explanations
- Edward: These are currently ranked separately as #1 and #2. There's no need to list a compilation as well.
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31,910 members
170 reviews
½ 4.6
Global Rank 197
Score 8.57
Added 2018-05-30, 06:30 PM
- 8 Members
- karenb, hipdeep, Betelgeuse, ahef1963, mattries37315, Dr.Vickie, PyrrhicVctry, dberndtd,Edward ,aulsmith ,-pilgrim-
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24,923 members
528 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 398
Score 1.14
Added 2014-11-13, 02:35 PM
- 7 Members
- LShelby, smcwl, 2wonderY, JoLynnsbooks, ahef1963, cjmills, JohnMB,hipdeep ,anglemark ,aulsmith ,amanda4242 ,-pilgrim- ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- aulsmith : Published 1843
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1,379 members
15 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 400
Score 0.99
Added 2018-01-13, 08:23 AM
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602 members
8 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 401
Score 0.98
Added 2018-01-13, 08:24 AM
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374 members
5 reviews
½ 4.4
Global Rank 402
Score 0.98
Added 2018-01-13, 08:24 AM
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30,676 members
453 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 9
Score 147.07
Added 2018-05-27, 02:34 AM
- 64 Members
- timspalding, lorax, monica67, swhitco, hipdeep, JBD1, anglemark, henkl, SaintSunniva, LShelby, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, longway, yarb, janimar, pfremaux, xenophon, thorold, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, Nicole_VanK, andejons, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, JCBest, Myyst, PietWester, ukh, thecoroner, anthonywillard, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, Bretzky1, ShaneTierney, drmom62, gypsysmom, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, mattries37315, WriterWarrior, raperper, Turambar, Settings, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, dberndtd, Mapguy314, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, tom--,Edward ,gneoflavio ,Matke ,-pilgrim-
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by Mary Shelley
42,964 members
714 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 409
Score -0.64
Added 2020-11-28, 07:02 AM
- 3 Members
- MaskedMumbler, ahef1963, mattries37315,yarb ,-pilgrim- ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- yarb : duplicateManWithAnAgenda : Duplicate
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900 members
6 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 415
Score -9.05
Added 2014-02-21, 12:53 PM
- 2 Members
- PyrrhicVctry, JaneBow,Edward ,lorax ,anglemark ,aulsmith ,Cynfelyn ,mattries37315 ,-pilgrim-
- Explanations
- lorax : If you're going to read Don Quijote, read it, don't read a summary and pretend you read it.
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3,614 members
42 reviews
½ 3.6
Global Rank 414
Score -4.2
Added 2014-02-16, 06:40 AM
- 6 Members
- janimar, hvanloon, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry,anglemark ,henkl ,aulsmith ,anthonywillard ,Cynfelyn ,-pilgrim-
- Explanations
- anthonywillard : Less than 200 years old.
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by John Bunyan
951 members
4 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 411
Score -3.11
Added 2014-02-16, 06:47 AM
- 8 Members
- szarka, janimar, hvanloon, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, Betelgeuse, BlueSkies305, PyrrhicVctry,anglemark ,henkl , ,aulsmith ,Cynfelyn ,-pilgrim- ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- aulsmith : There are four editions of this work on this list. One is more than enough.