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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 — 1,247,640 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 — 285,978 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 — 454,765 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 — 866,919 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 — 176,656 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 — 79,121 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 — 200,883 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 — 6,830,522 ratings — published 1960
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,404,084 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 — 74,531 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 — 3,178,922 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 — 65,514 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 — 1,863,927 ratings — published 1818
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as humanity)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,063,336 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 — 25,926 ratings — published 2021
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,062,033 ratings — published 2021
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,502,570 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 — 29,530 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 — 32,237 ratings — published 2018
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.41 — 798,463 ratings — published 2016
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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 — 31,381 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 — 2,858,751 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 — 846,058 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 — 420,430 ratings — published 2003
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,355,671 ratings — published 1956
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,470,035 ratings — published 2003
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.40 — 364,657 ratings — published 2015
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.17 — 583,124 ratings — published 2011
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as humanity)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,406,566 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 — 44,026 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 — 172,797 ratings — published 2021
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.48 — 107,778 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 42,736 ratings — published 2014
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,723,454 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 — 216,434 ratings — published 2014
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,068,442 ratings — published 1866
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,451,185 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 — 4,160,576 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 — 9,821,238 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 — 2,398,547 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 — 43,632 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 — 431,418 ratings — published 1995
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.44 — 630,655 ratings — published 1952
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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 — 166,146 ratings — published 2019
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as humanity)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,839,668 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 — 1,005,262 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 — 78,974 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 — 861,422 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 — 1,202,023 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 — 116,849 ratings — published 2010
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Mahatma Gandhi
“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”
Mahatma Gandhi

Dalai Lama XIV
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”
Dalai Lama XIV, The Art of Happiness

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