“The only one I disagree with is “Mein Kampf”. I don’t think it’s ideas are relevant in todays world it has had comparatively little lasting impact. “
I disagree with you. The list is about those books that (at some time) screwed up the world. The list is not about books that continue to screw up the world in today’s world. Completely different lists.
I see your point but I still think Friedan, Spock and Kinsey (who I’m glad to see made the list) have done more to undermine 5000 years of human civilization than Hitler ever dreamed.
I also think we should make room for Freud since without him there would have been no Kinsey.
Keep in mind that, when released, Mein Kampf was not widely read. It was sold heavily AFTER Hitler took power, and not before. In fact, I have read many who said it was only bought by many Germans to seem like good members of the party, and that many either never read it, or never finished it (because it is so horribly written).
Also, do not forget that most who did read the book already held the same beliefs as Hitler. Both his anti-semitism and his feelings of betrayal after the First World War were fairly common.
The greatest influence of Mein Kampf is the one it didn’t have, which is the fact it was ignored by the leaders of the west as being a road map for what to expect if Hitler was appeased.