From the Bookshelf of 2018 TCPL Reading Challenge! …

[close] This is a terrific book to read in its entirety or only the parts that are of interest. It's history and data-rich, providing ways of thinking about some of the most challenging issues and concerns of our time by using hard facts and strong arguments grounded in evidence. We have a lot to grapple with as people and a society. Pinker lays it out and also shows we may be in better shape than we thought in many areas.