Interesting link: Twelve books that changed the world. New TV series by Melvyn Bragge to be screened on ITV next April in Britainl. God knows when we'll see it. But anyway the afticle below includes the List. Perhaps we should nominate alternatives. It appears 'The world' meant Britain.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=361630&in_page_id=1773