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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 1,246,656 ratings — published 2011
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Eye for Eye (Talion #1) Eye for Eye (Talion #1)
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avg rating 4.25 — 4,195 ratings — published 2019
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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)
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avg rating 4.19 — 115,447 ratings — published 2015
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
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avg rating 4.18 — 285,832 ratings — published 2015
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 620,023 ratings — published 2012
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 420,253 ratings — published 2003
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.46 — 98,964 ratings — published 2009
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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)
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avg rating 4.01 — 894,507 ratings — published 2005
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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)
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avg rating 4.36 — 200,812 ratings — published 2018
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 116,416 ratings — published 2012
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The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 24,425 ratings — published 2021
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Cosmos Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 158,209 ratings — published 1980
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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 80,525 ratings — published 2015
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Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 24,278 ratings — published 2011
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"A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide "A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 10,991 ratings — published 2002
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,355,207 ratings — published 1956
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,468,714 ratings — published 2003
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 74,519 ratings — published 2004
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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 140,004 ratings — published 2003
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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.69 — 102,480 ratings — published
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 861,058 ratings — published 2008
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How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 13,806 ratings — published 2022
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 506,475 ratings — published -800
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 16,860 ratings — published 2021
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Death and the Penguin Death and the Penguin (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 22,129 ratings — published 1996
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 86,739 ratings — published 2018
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The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 11,125 ratings — published 2011
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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)
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avg rating 4.19 — 65,461 ratings — published 2012
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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)
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avg rating 4.21 — 42,700 ratings — published 2014
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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)
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avg rating 4.09 — 62,173 ratings — published 2012
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,096,428 ratings — published 1967
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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 48,145 ratings — published 2015
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 60,157 ratings — published 2010
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Homegoing Homegoing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 399,602 ratings — published 2016
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 416,335 ratings — published 1967
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A Brief History of Time A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 476,481 ratings — published 1988
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The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.33 — 29,516 ratings — published 2014
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 78,941 ratings — published 2014
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 454,551 ratings — published 1997
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Half of a Yellow Sun Half of a Yellow Sun (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 182,062 ratings — published 2006
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 358,569 ratings — published 2006
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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 3 times as the-world)
avg rating 4.16 — 43,490 ratings — published 2024
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 172,585 ratings — published 2021
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The Universe in a Nutshell The Universe in a Nutshell (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 45,205 ratings — published 2001
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 59,331 ratings — published 2022
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The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017 The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 34,290 ratings — published 2020
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The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1) The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 4.33 — 24,970 ratings — published 1945
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,201,356 ratings — published 2012
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The Idiot The Idiot (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 215,326 ratings — published 1869
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.64 — 67,863 ratings — published 2000
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Bertrand Russell
“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”
Bertrand Russell

Mark Twain
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”
Mark Twain

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