Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
By: Nicholas A. Christakis
3.96
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
For too long, scientists have focused on the dark side of our biological heritage: our capacity for…
Want to Read $ 14.99"The arc of our evolutionary history is long. But it bends towards goodness"-Nicholas A. Christakis, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
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1. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
By: Richard Dawkins , Well-illustrated
4.16
Format: 470 pages, Hardcover
Charles Darwin, whose 1859 masterpiece "On the Origin of Species" shook society to its core, would … read more
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- history
- biology
- evolution
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- science
"The best scientists can do is fail to disprove things while pointing to how hard they tried"-Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
"Of course they don't function as gills, but five-week human embryos can be regarded as little pink fishes, with gills."-Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
"Incidentally, I'm puzzled why, with so much oxygen about, thing didn't burst into flames all the time. Perhaps they did."-Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
"It is interesting to wonder whether taxonomists of the future may regret the way our generation messed around with genomes."-Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
2. Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
By: Mahzarin R. Banaji , Anthony G. Greenwald
3.73
Format: 254 pages, Hardcover
“Accessible and authoritative . . . While we may not have much power to eradicate our own prejudice… read more
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- nonfiction
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3. The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
By: Steven Pinker
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and p… read more
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4. Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
By: Tony Judt
4.37
Format: 933 pages, Paperback
Almost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of th… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Broken eggs make good omelettes. But you cannot build a better society on broken men."-Tony Judt, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
"Far from addressing the Soviet nationalities question, the Afghan adventure had, as was by now all too clear, exacerbated it. If the USSR faced an intractable set of national minorities, this was in …"-Tony Judt, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
"The imposition of a Russian rather than a German solution cut Europe’s vulnerable eastern half away from the body of the continent. At the time this was not a matter of great concern to western Europ…"-Tony Judt, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
"Maastricht had three significant side-effects. One of them was the unforeseen boost it gave to NATO. Under the restrictive terms of the Treaty it was clear (as the French at least had intended) that …"-Tony Judt, Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
5. All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low-Trust World
By: Seth Godin
4.61
Format: 192 pages,
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7. You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself
By: David McRaney
4.50
Format: 232 pages,
An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise. Whether you're deciding… read more
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8. The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
By: Yascha Mounk
4.08
Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition
One of our leading public intellectuals traces the origin of a set of ideas about identity and soci… read more
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- history
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9. Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom
By: Katherine Eban
4.42
Format: 512 pages, ebook
Many have hailed the widespread use of generic drugs as one of the most important public-health dev… read more
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- nonfiction
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10. How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
By: Vaclav Smil
3.97
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If … read more
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- history
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"Найліпше нашу пасивність і надзвичайну складність проблеми глобального потепління можна проілюструвати таким фактом: тридцять років масштабних міжнародних кліматичних конференцій ніяк не вплинули на …"-Vaclav Smil, How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
"У 2010-х роках саме джипи стали другою найбільшою причиною зростання викидів CO2, лишивши позаду важку промисловість, вантажоперевезення й авіацію. Обігнала їх тільки електроенергетика. Якщо народна …"-Vaclav Smil, How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
11. The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
By: Will Storr
4.14
Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition
For centuries, philosophers and scholars have described human behaviour in terms of sex, power and … read more
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- science
- psychology
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- society
- sociology
"Whilst we play life as a game, our conscious experience of it takes the form of a story."-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
"We build an infinite variety of imaginary games. Groups of people gather together, agree what symbols they’re going to use to mean “status,"-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
"The story idealists sometimes tell of humanity says we're natural seekers of equality. This isn't true. Utopians talk of injustice whilst building new hierarchies and placing themselves at the top. W…"-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
12. Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization
By: Scott Barry Kaufman
4.14
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A bold reimagining of Maslow's famous hierarchy of needs--and new insights for realizing your full … read more
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- philosophy
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13. Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
By: Francis Fukuyama
3.85
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order offers a provocative examin… read more
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- history
- psychology
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- society
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"Who am I, really?"-Francis Fukuyama, Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
"The focus on lived experience by identity groups valorizes inner selves experienced emotionally rather than examined rationally. Notes one observer, “Our political culture is marked, at the micro lev…"-Francis Fukuyama, Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
"Confusion over identity arises as a condition of living in the modern world. Modernization means constant change and disruption, and the opening up of choices that did not exist before. It is mobile,…"-Francis Fukuyama, Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
"But as important as material self-interest is, human beings are motivated by other things as well, motives that better explain the disparate events of the present. This might be called the politics o…"-Francis Fukuyama, Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
14. More from Less: The Surprising Story of How We Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources―and What Happens Next
By: Andrew McAfee
3.90
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller The Second Machine Age , a compelling argument—m… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
15. Rationality
By: Steven Pinker
3.85
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 In Rationality, Pinker rejects the cynical cliché that humans are … read more
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- history
- psychology
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- sociology
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"Everyone wants someone to help but prefers that it not be them."-Steven Pinker, Rationality
"If contemporary humans seem irrational, don't blame the hunter-gatherers."-Steven Pinker, Rationality
"The press is an availability machine. It serves up anecdotes which feed our impression of what's common in a way that is guaranteed to mislead."-Steven Pinker, Rationality
"Disagreement is necessary in deliberations among mortals. As the saying goes, the more we disagree, the more chance there is that at least one of us is right."-Steven Pinker, Rationality
16. Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
By: Nicholas A. Christakis
3.96
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
For too long, scientists have focused on the dark side of our biological heritage: our capacity for… read more
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"The arc of our evolutionary history is long. But it bends towards goodness"-Nicholas A. Christakis, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
17. The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties
By: Paul Collier
3.82
Format: 256 pages, ebook
Bill Gates's Five Books for Summer Reading 2019 From world-renowned economist Paul Collier, a cand… read more
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- history
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- society
- sociology
"What is true of asset managers is true of lawyers. Willem Buiter, former Chief Economist for Citigroup, puts it aptly: the first third of lawyers produce the immense social value we know as the 'rule…"-Paul Collier, The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties
18. Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most
By: Adam Alter
3.96
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
A groundbreaking guide to breaking free from the thoughts, habits, jobs, relationships, and even bu… read more
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- psychology
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19. Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe
By: Hugo Mercier
3.91
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Why people are not as gullible as we think Not Born Yesterday explains how we decide who we can … read more
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- sociology
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20. Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality
By: Renee DiResta
4.17
Format: 425 pages, Kindle Edition
A brilliant, original investigation into the radical shift of power as invisible rulers create bes… read more
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21. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
