id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-12382 Eyman, David H. Books that Changed America (Book Review) 1972-01-01 2 .pdf application/pdf 1534 80 65 A frequently used gam- bit in the preparation of such lists is a poll of authorities in a given field which yields a list of books most frequently mentioned by the authorities polled. The wide variation of choices for lists of influential books is due to the large number of works which have exerted some measure of influence on the public as well as to the differences in taste and background of the compilers. cache/crl-12382.pdf txt/crl-12382.txt