Each of the 100 books selected for inclusion have made significant
impacts upon different aspects of our lives, including world religions,
politics, sciences, arts and theater, and social awareness. Books from
ancient times, such as Egyptian Book of the Dead, The Koran and The
Republic by Plato are included. So are Common Sense by Thomas Paine,
Cartaguena Manifesto by Simon Bolivar, and Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet
Beecher Stowe. Some of the more contemporary books are: Ulysses by James
Joyce, and Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.