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<div style="color: #666666">Answer added in topic Literature.</div><br /><div id="ld_NsitDt_9013"><div style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000"><a class="user" href="/Michael-R-Bernstein">Michael R. Bernstein</a><span class="rep">, </span><span id="__w2_OmJY3eG_link"><span class="rep">Effing the Ineffable Since 1970.</span></span><div class="hover_menu hidden" style="display: none" id="__w2_OmJY3eG_menu"><div class="hover_menu_nub"></div><div class="menu_contents growl_notification" id="__w2_OmJY3eG_menu_contents"> </div></div></div><br />Isaac Asimov - The Caves of Steel. First novel to demonstrate that you could write a mystery in a science fictional setting without resorting to "But see, Watson, my hitherto-unremarked-upon Q-beam scanulator clearly shows that the butler did it!"<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold" href="http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-most-game-changing-works-of-literature-of-all-time-and-why">See question on Quora</a></div>

Sat, 05/14/2011 - 23:43 — Anonymous

Answer added in topic Literature.Michael R. Bernstein, Effing the Ineffable Since 1970.

<div style="color: #666666">Answer added in topic Literature.</div><br /><div id="ld_tcAA3l_7236"><div style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000"><a class="user" href="/Fred-Landis">Fred Landis</a><span id="__w2_MJuePyB_link"></span><div class="hover_menu hidden" style="display: none" id="__w2_MJuePyB_menu"><div class="hover_menu_nub"></div><div class="menu_contents growl_notification" id="__w2_MJuePyB_menu_contents"> </div></div></div><br />The Quiet American-Graham Green<br />it was a declaration of war against American pretensions in Vietnam-in 1956!<br />how often is Literature prophesy?<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold" href="http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-most-game-changing-works-of-literature-of-all-time-and-why">See question on Quora</a></div>

Mon, 05/16/2011 - 02:47 — Anonymous

Answer added in topic Literature.Fred Landis The Quiet American-Graham Greenit was a declaration of war against American pretensions in Vietnam-in 1956!

<div style="color: #666666">Answer added in topic Literature.</div><br /><div id="ld_DdhakW_9427"><div style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000"><a class="user" href="/L-Luis-Figueroa">L (Luis) Figueroa</a><span class="rep">, </span><span id="__w2_eBaiilL_link"><span class="rep" id="__w2_eBaiilL_sig">Technology Consultant; R&D Manager; Researcher;...</span></span><div class="hover_menu hidden" style="display: none" id="__w2_eBaiilL_menu"><div class="hover_menu_nub"></div><div class="menu_contents growl_notification" id="__w2_eBaiilL_menu_contents"> </div></div></div><br />Some great choices in previous posts. Several from my knothole are provided below:<br /><br />Bhagavad Gita (strictly a long poem) ----Foundations of Indian spiritual traditions of reincarnation, karma and dharma<br /><br />Analects by Confucius---Foundations of Chinese thought with emphasis on tradition, harmony, ritual, respect for elders and musical training<br /><br />Hebrew Bible and New Testament----Foundations of Judaism and Christian thought and religion<br /><br />The Republic by Plato----Determining truth and the best form of government<br /><br />Confessions by Augustine---Sinful and lustful youth and how he became a Christian<br /><br />Quran----Foundations of Islamic thought and religion<br /><br />Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes----The dreamer in all of us, where hope is eternal<br /><br />Candide by Voltaire ----the rejection of optimism and a benevolent God<br /><br />Principia by Isaac Newton-----Started modern revolution in science by describing the mathematical principles associated with gravity<br /><br />The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli----Pragmatic advice for rulers<br /><br />The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith---- Described foundations for capitalist economic theory<br /><br />Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital by Karl Marx---Described foundations for socialist/communist economic theory<br /><br />Origins of the Species by Charles Darwin----Basis for evolution based on natural selection<br /><br />From the the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne---Imaginative work about what science could do<br /><br />War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells---The potential for humans to unite when facing a crisis(alien invasion in this case)<br /><br />Animal Farm and 1984 by George Orwell---What an all powerful state might do if left unchecked<br /><br />Brave New World by Aldous Huxley----The potential power of the state to control humanity through technology<br /><br />The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Keynes--The importance of government intervention during significant economic recessions/depressions<br /><br />The Road to Serfdom by Frederick Hayek---Describes the dangers of extreme government central planning<br /><br />My Years with General Motors by Alfred Sloan---Defined the principles for managing the modern corporation<br /><br />On the Road by Jack Kerouac----Living a life of wandering and spontaneity in America<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold" href="http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-most-game-changing-works-of-literature-of-all-time-and-why">See question on Quora</a></div>

Mon, 05/16/2011 - 04:15 — Anonymous

Answer added in topic Literature.L (Luis) Figueroa, Technology Consultant; R&D Manager; Researcher;...

<div style="color: #666666">In Politics: Answer added.</div><br /><div id="ld_ToDy6l_524"><div style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000"><a class="user" href="/Fred-Landis">Fred Landis</a><span id="__w2_exg2sKn_link"></span><div class="hover_menu hidden" style="display: none" id="__w2_exg2sKn_menu"><div class="hover_menu_nub"></div><div class="menu_contents growl_notification" id="__w2_exg2sKn_menu_contents"> </div></div></div><br />1.the election of Socialist Salvador Allende in Chile-the first election of a Marxist in world history and something the US had predicted(threatened,guar<wbr />anteed) would never happen.When he appeared at the UN,his speech received the longest standing ovation in history.<br />2.the election of Luis Inacio da Silva or Lula as president of Brazil in 2002<br />Lula,like Allende,had tried twice previously to be <a href="http://elected.An" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="external_link">elected.An</a> uneducated worker turned out to be the most successful president in Brazilian history and the most popular political leader on the World stage.<br />I am proud to say that I was in Chile for all Allende's campaigns and in Brazil for each Lula candidacy.I was very impressed by the huge support Lula had in the 1989 campaign in the rich neighborhoods of Rio.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold" href="http://www.quora.com/Politics/What-are-some-of-the-most-game-changing-political-campaigns-ever-and-why">See question on Quora</a></div>

Tue, 05/17/2011 - 03:15 — Anonymous

In Politics: Answer added.Fred Landis

<div style="color: #666666">In Politics: Answer added.</div><br /><div id="ld_ToDy6l_525"><div style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000"><a class="user" href="/Fred-Landis">Fred Landis</a><span id="__w2_VlFuvkZ_link"></span><div class="hover_menu hidden" style="display: none" id="__w2_VlFuvkZ_menu"><div class="hover_menu_nub"></div><div class="menu_contents growl_notification" id="__w2_VlFuvkZ_menu_contents"> </div></div></div><br />The 2000 elections where George W. Bush lost the popular vote,and may have lost Florida were it not for the Supreme Court.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold" href="http://www.quora.com/Politics/What-are-some-of-the-most-controversial-political-campaigns-of-all-time-and-why">See question on Quora</a></div>

Tue, 05/17/2011 - 02:56 — Anonymous

In Politics: Answer added.Fred Landis The 2000 elections where George W. Bush lost the popular vote,and may have lost Florida were it not for the Supreme Court.