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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,223,080 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 4.19 — 282,208 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 46 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.04 — 449,418 ratings — published 1997
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.37 — 847,647 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 4.16 — 174,711 ratings — published 2018
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Humankind: A Hopeful History Humankind: A Hopeful History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.32 — 77,063 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 — 198,985 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 — 6,753,800 ratings — published 1960
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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 3.93 — 74,154 ratings — published 2004
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,308,343 ratings — published 1949
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as humanity)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,145,423 ratings — published 1954
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as humanity)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,796,267 ratings — published 1818
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as humanity)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,038,739 ratings — published 1932
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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 14 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.20 — 64,316 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 25,039 ratings — published 2021
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,423,118 ratings — published 1945
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.22 — 416,100 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 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.15 — 16,677 ratings — published 2010
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.50 — 961,887 ratings — published 2021
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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 — 31,954 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 4.39 — 30,388 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 — 2,828,066 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 — 828,804 ratings — published 2005
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,343,994 ratings — published 1956
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,433,916 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 — 780,061 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 — 573,124 ratings — published 2011
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as humanity)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,368,864 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 — 43,659 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 — 166,467 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 — 42,143 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 — 360,029 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 — 1,702,074 ratings — published 2007
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,044,003 ratings — published 1866
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,409,602 ratings — published 1943
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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 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.52 — 115,860 ratings — published 2010
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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 — 4,114,435 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 — 9,701,026 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 — 2,358,551 ratings — published 1985
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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 4.13 — 365,727 ratings — published 1995
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.43 — 615,233 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 — 107,528 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 — 161,227 ratings — published 2019
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,803,301 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 — 995,210 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 — 78,100 ratings — published 2014
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Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Audio CD)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.00 — 27,098 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 853,009 ratings — published 2008
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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 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.49 — 213,363 ratings — published 2014
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,170,420 ratings — published 1997
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Vikram Seth
“God save us from people who mean well.”
Vikram Seth, A Suitable Boy

Rick Riordan
“It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.”
Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

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