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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,246,676 ratings — published 2011
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 57 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.18 — 285,837 ratings — published 2015
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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 45 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.04 — 454,555 ratings — published 1997
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.37 — 866,200 ratings — published 1946
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.15 — 176,585 ratings — published 2018
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Humankind: A Hopeful History Humankind: A Hopeful History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.32 — 79,048 ratings — published 2019
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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 18 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.36 — 200,814 ratings — published 2018
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,827,553 ratings — published 1960
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,400,314 ratings — published 1949
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as humanity)
avg rating 3.94 — 74,519 ratings — published 2004
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as humanity)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,177,616 ratings — published 1954
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Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.19 — 65,466 ratings — published 2012
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as humanity)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,862,072 ratings — published 1818
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as humanity)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,062,420 ratings — published 1932
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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 13 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.19 — 25,894 ratings — published 2021
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,058,776 ratings — published 2021
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,499,403 ratings — published 1945
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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 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.16 — 29,519 ratings — published 2010
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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 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.20 — 32,231 ratings — published 2018
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.38 — 31,336 ratings — published 2017
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,857,514 ratings — published 2005
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 3.85 — 845,488 ratings — published 2005
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.22 — 420,257 ratings — published 2003
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,355,219 ratings — published 1956
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,468,737 ratings — published 2003
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.41 — 797,924 ratings — published 2016
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.17 — 582,734 ratings — published 2011
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as humanity)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,405,082 ratings — published 1915
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The Cellist of Sarajevo The Cellist of Sarajevo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.00 — 44,020 ratings — published 2008
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.35 — 172,590 ratings — published 2021
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Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.21 — 42,700 ratings — published 2014
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.40 — 364,514 ratings — published 2015
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,722,737 ratings — published 2007
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.49 — 216,343 ratings — published 2014
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,067,528 ratings — published 1866
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,449,299 ratings — published 1943
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,158,708 ratings — published 1947
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,816,127 ratings — published 2008
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,397,132 ratings — published 1985
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.16 — 43,500 ratings — published 2024
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I Who Have Never Known Men I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.11 — 429,314 ratings — published 1995
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.44 — 630,080 ratings — published 1952
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.48 — 107,771 ratings — published 2018
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.34 — 166,013 ratings — published 2019
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,838,576 ratings — published 2018
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,004,908 ratings — published 2017
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.15 — 78,941 ratings — published 2014
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.19 — 861,067 ratings — published 2008
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,201,378 ratings — published 2012
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.52 — 116,834 ratings — published 2010
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George Carlin
“The planet is fine. The people are fucked.”
George Carlin

Roy T. Bennett
“Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.”
Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

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