Transcendence: How Humans Evolved through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time
By: Gaia Vince
3.98
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Sapiens, a winner of the Royal Society Prize for Sci…
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1. The Book of Merlyn
By: T.H. White
3.90
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
This magical account of King Arthur's last night on earth spent weeks on the New York Times best-se… read more
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"Merlyn, […] was a staunch conservative – which was rather progressive of him, when you reflect that he was living backwards"-T.H. White, The Book of Merlyn
"Grown-ups have developed an unpleasant habit of comforting themselves for their degradation by pretending that children are childish."-T.H. White, The Book of Merlyn
"Why should not God have come to the earth as an earth-worm? There are a great many more worms than men, and they do a great deal more good."-T.H. White, The Book of Merlyn
"I can imagine nothing more terrifying than an Eternity filled with men who were all the same. The only thing which has made life bearable…has been the diversity of creatures on the surface of the glo…"-T.H. White, The Book of Merlyn
2. Ethics in the Real World: 86 Brief Essays on Things that Matter
By: Peter Singer
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Peter Singer is often described as the world’s most influential philosopher. He is also one of its … read more
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- psychology
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- sociology
- science
"If our best-educated citizens have no idea how to answer these basic questions, we will struggle to build a democracy that can solve the problems we face, whether they are what to do about climate ch…"-Peter Singer, Ethics in the Real World: 86 Brief Essays on Things that Matter
"We spend most of our lives with unfulfilled desires, and the occasional satisfactions that are all most of us can achieve are insufficient to outweigh these prolonged negative states. If we think tha…"-Peter Singer, Ethics in the Real World: 86 Brief Essays on Things that Matter
3. Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior
By: Leonard Mlodinow
3.69
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Leonard Mlodinow, the best-selling author of The Drunkard's Walkand coauthor of The Grand Design(wi… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- science
4. The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions
By: Jason Hickel
3.40
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
For decades we have been told a story about the divide between rich countries and poor countries. … read more
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5. Scale: The Search for Simplicity and Unity in the Complexity of Life, from Cells to Cities, Companies to Ecosystems, Milliseconds to Millennia
By: Geoffrey West
3.97
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
The former head of the Sante Fe Institute, visionary physicist Geoffrey West is a pioneer in the fi… read more
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6. Love's Work: A Reckoning with Life
By: Gillian Rose
4.16
Format: 293 pages, Paperback
A devastating confrontation with mortality leads Gillian Rose, one of England's most distinguished … read more
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7. Euthyphro
By: Plato , Chris Emlyn-Jones
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
Awaiting his trial on charges of impiety and heresy, Socrates encounters Euthyphro, a self-proclaim… read more
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8. How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.87
Format: None pages,
New York Times bestselling author and Bible expert Bart Ehrman reveals how Jesus's divinity became … read more
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10. Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam
By: Nick Turse
4.21
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Americans have long been taught that events such as the notorious My Lai massacre were isolated inc… read more
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11. Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
By: Thomas Halliday
4.13
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
A stirring, eye-opening journey into deep time, from the Ice Age to the first appearance of microb… read more
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- science
- history
- biology
- evolution
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"In their own sweepstake fashion, hippopotamuses will reach Malta, Sicily and Crete over the water, and become dwarfed to tiny forms. In many islands, dwarf elephants will roam. With a single, large n…"-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
"To talk of the first humans is to hammer a signpost into an ancient river saying 'no humans beyond this point', no matter the ever flowing stream around it's base. There is nothing essential to human…"-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
12. The World According to Physics
By: Jim Al-Khalili
4.13
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili offers a fascinat… read more
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- science
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- audiobook
"The true beauty of physics, for me, is found not only in abstract equations or in surprising experimental results, but in the deep underlying principles that govern the way the world is."-Jim Al-Khalili, The World According to Physics
"By thinking about what we don't yet know, we can think about how we can best find out. It is the many questions we have asked over the course of our human history that have given us an ever-more-accu…"-Jim Al-Khalili, The World According to Physics
"Let me first make two important assumptions, which I will discuss in more detail later on, but will now just say that they are both supported strongly by observational evidence: (1) that the laws of …"-Jim Al-Khalili, The World According to Physics
"The trustworthiness of science comes not from certainty, but from its very openness about its uncertainty, always calling into question what we currently understand and being prepared to replace that…"-Jim Al-Khalili, The World According to Physics
13. Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom
By: Grace Blakeley
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In the vein of The Shock Doctrine and Evil Geniuses, this timely manifesto from an acclaimed journa… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- sociology
- audiobook
"The work of a revolutionary is more like that of a gardener than a builder. The new world will not be brought about overnight - its seeds have to be planted, nurtured, and protected."-Grace Blakeley, Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom
"The US government wanted to send a message to poor and downtrodden people around the world: they could not hope to resist the power of American capitalism. Such a show of force was necessary because …"-Grace Blakeley, Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom
"Ultimately, the US state took it upon itself to ensure that no part of the world could close its doors to international investment. This desire to keep the world 'open' to capital, rather than overac…"-Grace Blakeley, Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom
"The greatest barrier to the emergence and spread of these movements is not the overwhelming power of capital. It is the conviction, held by millions of people, that change is impossible. The moment w…"-Grace Blakeley, Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom
14. Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI
By: Ethan Mollick
4.13
Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
**A New York Times Bestseller**'Co-Intelligence is the very best book I know about the ins, outs, a… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
By: Jason Hickel
4.51
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now we mu… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
"Individuality is an illusion. Life on this planet is an interwoven mesh of relational becoming."-Jason Hickel, Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
"We will find ourselves plunging into ecological collapse well before we run into the limits to growth."-Jason Hickel, Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
"It is politically easier to rev up GDP and hope some of it trickles down to the poor than it is to distribute existing income more fairly."-Jason Hickel, Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
"Atmospheric carbon concentration should not breach 350ppm if the climate is to remain stable (we crossed that boundary in 1990, and hit 415ppm in 2020)."-Jason Hickel, Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
16. Limitarianism
By: Ingrid Robeyns
3.99
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
‘The best case I've read for putting an upper limit on the accumulation of wealth’ Richard Wilkinso… read more
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- audiobook
17. Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World
By: Karen Armstrong
3.69
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A profound exploration of the spiritual power of nature--and an urgent call to reclaim that power i… read more
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- history
- science
- audiobook
18. Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
By: Brian Greene
4.03
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the world-renowned physicist and bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of … read more
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- history
- psychology
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- popular science
- audiobook
"Messy arrangements far outweigh orderly ones."-Brian Greene, Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
"The point being that everything emerges from the same collection of ingredients governed by the same physical principles. And those principles, as attested to by a few hundred years of observation, e…"-Brian Greene, Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
19. Bitch: On the Female of the Species
By: Lucy Cooke
4.45
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A fierce, funny, and revolutionary look at the queens of the animal kingdom. Studying zoology m… read more
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- history
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- evolution
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists
By: Naomi Klein
4.23
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Fearless necessary reporting . . . Klein exposes the 'battle of utopias' that is currently unfoldin… read more
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- history
- audiobook
21. The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
By: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
4.11
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From a star theoretical physicist, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos—and … read more
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- history
- science
- audiobook
"Everywhere we go, no matter how hard we try to avoid it, capitalism follows us."-Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
"Science is supposedly about asking questions, except about scientists and how science is done."-Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
"Access to a dark night sky—to see and be inspired by the universe as it really is—should be a human right, not a luxury for the chosen few."-Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
22. Transcendence: How Humans Evolved through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time
By: Gaia Vince
3.98
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Sapiens, a winner of the Royal Society Prize for Sci… read more
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- science
- history
- biology
- evolution
- psychology
- anthropology
- nonfiction
- popular science
- sociology
- audiobook
23. Killer Traitor Spy (John Bailey #4)
By: Tim Ayliffe
4.19
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
SET TO BE ADAPTED FOR THE SCREEN. Journalist John Bailey and CIA officer Ronnie Johnson join forces… read more
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24. Escape into Meaning: Essays on Superman, Public Benches, and Other Obsessions
By: Evan Puschak
3.83
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Producer, editor, and writer behind the highly addictive, informative, and popular YouTube channel … read more
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- sociology
- audiobook
25. Growth: A Reckoning
By: Daniel Susskind
3.92
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
A revelatory account of the past, present, and future of economic growth - and how we should rethin… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
26. Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution
By: Menno Schilthuizen
4.09
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From evolutionary biologist Menno Schilthuizen, a book that will make you see yourself and the worl… read more
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- biology
- evolution
- nonfiction
- science
27. The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI
By: Ray Kurzweil
3.93
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explor… read more
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- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
28. Spellbound
By: Daniel Z. Lieberman
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Psychologist Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, reveals how to join forces with your unconscious to make bett… read more
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- history
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29. A Short History of the World in 50 Books
By: Daniel Smith
3.78
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The book has a unique status as an emblem of human culture and civilization. It is a vessel for sha… read more
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30. Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History, from Cave Art to Conservation
By: Tim Birkhead
3.85
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning writer and ornithologist Tim Birkhead takes us on an epic and dazzling journey throug… read more
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31. Save Your Brain: Simple steps and proven strategies to reduce your risk of cognitive decline - before it's too late
By: Ginni Mansberg
3.84
Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition
The urgent case for protecting your brain before old age, as well as proven strategies for how to d… read more
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