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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,281,138 ratings — published 2011
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.04 — 461,915 ratings — published 1997
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.84 — 387,132 ratings — published 1532
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 38 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.18 — 290,146 ratings — published 2015
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.37 — 895,542 ratings — published 1946
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.17 — 596,579 ratings — published 2011
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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.97 — 228,140 ratings — published -400
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.69 — 201,569 ratings — published 1848
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The Odyssey The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,208,238 ratings — published -800
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.15 — 179,119 ratings — published 2018
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.94 — 579,188 ratings — published
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,064,048 ratings — published 1601
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1) Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
by (shelved 25 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.19 — 119,337 ratings — published 2015
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.14 — 30,161 ratings — published 1978
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.12 — 45,442 ratings — published 1949
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.09 — 64,252 ratings — published 2012
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The Aeneid The Aeneid (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 22 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.88 — 144,926 ratings — published -19
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The Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.76 — 120,501 ratings — published -2000
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The God Delusion The God Delusion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.90 — 284,675 ratings — published 2006
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The Power of Myth The Power of Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.26 — 54,052 ratings — published 1988
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Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.03 — 115,911 ratings — published 1886
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.93 — 515,715 ratings — published -800
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.01 — 901,577 ratings — published 2005
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.28 — 358,578 ratings — published 180
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.22 — 426,377 ratings — published 2003
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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.16 — 29,753 ratings — published 2010
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.35 — 203,350 ratings — published 2018
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The Nicomachean Ethics The Nicomachean Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.00 — 61,356 ratings — published -350
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.39 — 334,049 ratings — published 2012
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The Second Sex The Second Sex (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.18 — 47,896 ratings — published 1949
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Inferno Inferno (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.03 — 208,317 ratings — published 1321
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.21 — 41,249 ratings — published 2009
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Tao Te Ching Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.29 — 184,188 ratings — published -350
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.07 — 178,825 ratings — published 1883
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A History of Western Philosophy A History of Western Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.13 — 41,750 ratings — published 1945
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.24 — 37,401 ratings — published 1975
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer Chasing Lincoln's Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.84 — 12,586 ratings — published 2009
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Mythologies Mythologies (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.08 — 17,318 ratings — published 1957
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,552,771 ratings — published 1948
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The Symposium The Symposium (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.09 — 91,689 ratings — published -380
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.94 — 75,021 ratings — published 2004
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.19 — 27,013 ratings — published 2021
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.29 — 111,661 ratings — published 2017
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,955,204 ratings — published 1960
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On Liberty On Liberty (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.96 — 43,660 ratings — published 1859
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.19 — 873,980 ratings — published 2008
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The Society of the Spectacle The Society of the Spectacle (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.03 — 23,754 ratings — published 1967
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.78 — 246,895 ratings — published 1974
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,074 ratings — published
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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.19 — 32,627 ratings — published 2018
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“The fate of the humanities faculty in the burgeoning world of for-profit higher education is easy to predict, but painful to contemplate. Universities that, by virtue of their very mission, validate economic efficiency and productivity above all else also sanction apathy toward the humanities. (p. 97)”
Frank Donoghue, The Last Professors: The Corporate University and the Fate of the Humanities

“It is your sacrifice that usually highlights the boundary to differentiate between desire and desperation.”
Suman Subhralin

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