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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,247,566 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 59 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.04 — 454,743 ratings — published 1997
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.84 — 380,810 ratings — published 1532
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 39 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.18 — 285,968 ratings — published 2015
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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.97 — 224,887 ratings — published -400
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.68 — 196,206 ratings — published 1848
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.37 — 866,847 ratings — published 1946
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.17 — 583,091 ratings — published 2011
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The Odyssey The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,183,625 ratings — published -700
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.15 — 176,653 ratings — published 2018
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.95 — 566,573 ratings — published -500
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,043,733 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 24 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.19 — 115,536 ratings — published 2015
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.13 — 29,458 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 4.13 — 44,867 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 22 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.09 — 62,237 ratings — published 2012
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The Power of Myth The Power of Myth (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.26 — 53,632 ratings — published 1988
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The Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.75 — 118,416 ratings — published -2000
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Meditations Meditations (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.28 — 340,650 ratings — published 180
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Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.03 — 113,187 ratings — published 1886
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.93 — 506,666 ratings — published -800
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The Aeneid The Aeneid (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 21 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.87 — 142,767 ratings — published -19
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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 20 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.16 — 29,528 ratings — published 2010
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Tao Te Ching Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.29 — 181,414 ratings — published -350
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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 — 894,681 ratings — published 2005
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The God Delusion The God Delusion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.90 — 282,454 ratings — published 2006
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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 — 420,418 ratings — published 2003
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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 4.36 — 200,875 ratings — published 2018
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The Nicomachean Ethics The Nicomachean Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.00 — 59,661 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 — 328,311 ratings — published 2012
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The Second Sex The Second Sex (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.18 — 47,070 ratings — published 1949
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A History of Western Philosophy A History of Western Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.13 — 41,429 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 19 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.24 — 36,740 ratings — published 1975
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Inferno Inferno (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.03 — 205,089 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 — 39,534 ratings — published 2009
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.07 — 175,073 ratings — published 1883
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer Chasing Lincoln's Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.84 — 12,366 ratings — published 2009
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Mythologies Mythologies (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.08 — 17,108 ratings — published 1957
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,403,741 ratings — published 1949
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The Symposium The Symposium (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.09 — 89,202 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 — 74,530 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 — 25,925 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 4.28 — 99,299 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 — 6,830,199 ratings — published 1960
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Confessions Confessions (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.99 — 73,610 ratings — published 400
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On Liberty On Liberty (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as humanities)
avg rating 3.96 — 42,899 ratings — published 1859
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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 16 times as humanities)
avg rating 4.19 — 65,514 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 861,374 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 — 23,295 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 — 244,564 ratings — published 1974
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Terry Eagleton
“The humanities should constitute the core of any university worth the name.”
Terry Eagleton

Abhijit Naskar
“Empirical disciplines will take us to the stars, but it's humanities that make sure, we don't leave behind our humanity, otherwise we'll just end up a bunch of space monkeys.”
Abhijit Naskar, Sonnets From The Mountaintop

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