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2018-10-14 · 166 points · 40 comments · 3 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

  1. 10

    The Selfish Gene

    Richard Dawkins

    10 here · 178 all-time · #7 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 8,966 ratings on Amazon
  2. 4

    Lolita

    Vladimir Nabokov

    4 here · 20 all-time · #323 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 14,461 ratings on Amazon
  3. 1On the Origin of Species

    On the Origin of Species

    Charles Darwin

    1 here · 7 all-time · #993 overall