The 100

I had a few problems with this fellow's
picks for Most Influential Persons in
History. For one thing, three of the
hundred were American presidents! That
seems a little slanted! Also, the author
openly states that he has only chosen
one writer and one artist because writers
and artists—get this—don't influence
anyone except other writers and artists!
It was fun just to see who he picked, to
think who I'd pick, and to ask my family
who they would pick. I didn't count this
book in my total for the year as I
only browsed through much of it.