5 must-read evolution books like Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies by Edward O. Wilson

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Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies

By: Edward O. Wilson

3.83

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Forming a twenty-first-century statement on Darwinian evolution, one shorn of “religious and politi…

If you liked the evolution plot in Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies by Edward O. Wilson , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

By: Ian Fleming

3.64

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

"Listen, Bond," said Tiffany Case. "It’d take more than Crabmeat Ravigotte to get me into bed with … read more

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  • audiobook
"Ir ļoti skumji mazgāt ve­ļu, ja tajā nav neviena vīrieša krekla."

-Ian Fleming, Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

"Most marriages don't add two people together. They subtract one from the other."

-Ian Fleming, Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

"Outside the bus the smell of sulphur hit Bond with sickening force. It was a horrible smell, from somewhere down in the stomach of the world."

-Ian Fleming, Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

"Bond sat for a moment frozen to his chair. Suddenly, there flashed unwanted into his mind that most sinister line in poetry: 'They reckon ill who leave me out. When me they fly, I am the wings."

-Ian Fleming, Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

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2. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

By: Steven Pinker

3.77

Format: 341 pages,

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  • history
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • science
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3. The Human Condition

By: Hannah Arendt , Margaret Canovan

3.31

Format: None pages, Paperback

A work of striking originality bursting with unexpected insights, The Human Conditionis a in many r… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • sociology
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4. Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

By: Daniel C. Dennett

4.07

Format: 588 pages, Paperback

In a book that is both groundbreaking and accessible, Daniel C. Dennett, whom Chet Raymo of The Bos… read more

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  • history
  • biology
  • evolution
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • science
"Problems in science are sometimes made easier by adding complications."

-Daniel C. Dennett, Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

"I'm the guy who reputedly denies that people experience colors or pains, and thinks that thermostats think — just ask my critics."

-Daniel C. Dennett, Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

"There is no such thing as philosophy-free science; there is only science whose philosophical baggage is taken on board without examination. —Daniel Dennett, Darwin's Dangerous Idea, 1995"

-Daniel C. Dennett, Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

"Science, however, is not just a matter of making mistakes, but of making mistakes in public. Making mistakes for all to see, in the hopes of getting the others to help with the corrections."

-Daniel C. Dennett, Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

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5. About Behaviorism

By: B. F. Skinner

3.57

Format: 24 pages,

The basic book about the controversial philosophy known as behaviorism, written by its leading expo… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • science
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6. Purgatorio (The Divine Comedy, #2)

By: Dante Alighieri , Robert M. Durling

3.33

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

In the early 1300s, Dante Alighieri set out to write the three volumes which make the up The Divine… read more

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7. The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings

By: Lars Brownworth

4.25

Format: 127 pages,

In AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it. Wave after wa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook

8. Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone

By: Juli Berwald

4.27

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

A former ocean scientist goes in pursuit of the slippery story of jellyfish, rediscovering her pass… read more

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9. The Secret History of the World

By: Jonathan Black , Mark Booth

3.76

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Here for the first time is a complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the prese… read more

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10. The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values

By: Sam Harris

3.99

Format: 512 pages,

Sam Harris' first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion… read more

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11. Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

By: Daniel C. Dennett

3.74

Format: 646 pages,

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12. The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal

By: Desmond Morris

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

This work has become a benchmark of popular anthropology and psychology. Zoologist Desmond Morris c… read more

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13. A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters

By: Henry Gee

4.05

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

In the beginning, Earth was an inhospitably alien place―in constant chemical flux, covered with chu… read more

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  • science
  • history
  • biology
  • evolution
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • audiobook
"For if life on Earth was forged in fire, it was hardened in ice."

-Henry Gee, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters

"Therefore, do not despair. The Earth abides, and life is living yet."

-Henry Gee, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters

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14. Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind

By: Peter Godfrey-Smith

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The scuba-diving philosopher who wrote Other Minds explores the origins of animal consciousness … read more

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  • history
  • biology
  • evolution
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
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15. Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure

By: Vaclav Smil

3.87

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times -bestselling author, a new volume on the history of human ingenuity—and its… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • science
  • audiobook
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16. Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World

By: Carl T. Bergstrom

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Bullshit isn't what it used to be. Now, two science professors give us the tools to dismantle misin… read more

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  • audiobook
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • science
"Перефразовуючи Алена Ґінзберґа, програміст і бізнесмен Джеф Гаммербахер 2011 року гірко зауважив, що «найсвітліші голови мого покоління думають, як змусити людей клацати на оголошення в інтернеті, — …"

-Carl T. Bergstrom, Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World

"People worry that AI has surpassed humans, but we doubt AI will claim this award anytime soon. One might think that the TED brand of bullshit is just a cocktail of sound-bite science, management-spea…"

-Carl T. Bergstrom, Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World

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17. End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration

By: Peter Turchin

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

“Peter Turchin brings science to history. Some like it and some prefer their history plain. But eve… read more

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  • audiobook
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • science
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18. End of the Megafauna: The Fate of the World's Hugest, Fiercest, and Strangest Animals

By: Ross D.E. MacPhee

3.97

Format: 236 pages, Hardcover

Until a few thousand years ago, creatures that could have been from a sci-fi thriller—including gor… read more

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  • history
  • biology
  • evolution
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
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19. Pondré mi oído en la piedra hasta que hable (Spanish Edition)

By: William Ospina

4.32

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Cómo no fascinarse con un país donde los cangrejos tenían el color de los cielos y todo era tan nue… read more

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20. Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies

By: Edward O. Wilson

3.83

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Forming a twenty-first-century statement on Darwinian evolution, one shorn of “religious and politi… read more

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  • audiobook
  • science
  • history
  • biology
  • evolution
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • sociology
  • nature
  • anthropology
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21. On the Future: Prospects for Humanity

By: Martin J. Rees

3.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A provocative and inspiring look at the future of humanity and science from world-renowned scientis… read more

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  • philosophy
  • science
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"The global village will have its village idiots and they’ll have global range."

-Martin J. Rees, On the Future: Prospects for Humanity

8 Top audiobook books like Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies by Edward O. Wilson

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Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)

Ian Fleming

3.64

Transform Your Habits

The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings

Lars Brownworth

4.25

Transform Your Habits

A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters

Henry Gee

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Invention and Innovation: A Brief History of Hype and Failure

Vaclav Smil

3.87

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Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body

Neil Shubin

4.03

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Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History

Dan Flores

3.41

Transform Your Habits

Twilight of the Mammoths: Ice Age Extinctions and the Rewilding of America

Harry W. Greene , Paul S. Martin

4.17

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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Jared Diamond

3.93

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