Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025
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General Knowledge


General Knowledge Books

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
The Book of General Ignorance
A Brief History of Time
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Outliers: The Story of Success
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned But Probably Didn't
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I Used to Know That by Patrick ScrivenorI Before E (Except After C) by Judy ParkinsonI Used to Know That by Emma MarriottI Used to Know That by Caroline TaggartI Used to Know That by Will Williams
Blackboard Reference Series
33 books — 2 voters
The Teacher Wars by Dana GoldsteinGetting Better by Charles KennyAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsA Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony MarraBad Pharma by Ben Goldacre
Vox's Books to Read to Understand the World
31 books — 7 voters

Quotes Tagged “General Knowledge”

Édouard Levé
“ I am not an expert in anything. I form very few hard and fast judgements about politics, the economy, and international affairs. International news, even dramatic news, leaves me pretty much indifferent, I feel guilty about that. ”
― Édouard Levé, Autoportrait
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Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ We ought to read mainly, not to know more, but to remind ourselves that we do not know much. ”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Videos Tagged “General Knowledge”

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