
The Interpretation of Dreams
Sigmund Freud · 1899
The book that launched psychoanalysis, and with it, the entire 20th century's fascination with the unconscious, repression, wish-fulfillment, and the interpretability of interior life. Even if Freud's specific dream theories are wrong, the map of the mind he drew changed how humans understand themselves.
Non-Fiction · the Pro canon
The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.