The Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries?

William Shunn
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Somehow, in general I think this list says a lot more about the people compiling it than about the books themselves. And it betrays a fairly anti-book, anti-education, anti-science bias.

And why isn't The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People on there? Ouch.

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William Shunn

Hugo and Nebula Award nominee. Creator of Proper Manuscript Format, Spelling Bee Solver, Tylogram, and more. Banned in Canada.

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