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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 — 1,222,524 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 — 4,071 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 — 112,719 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 4.19 — 282,128 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 — 615,794 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 — 416,000 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 — 97,483 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 — 889,883 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 — 198,946 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 — 115,577 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 — 23,617 ratings — published 2021
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Cosmos Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 156,794 ratings — published 1980
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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 — 85,380 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 1,082,459 ratings — published 1967
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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 — 78,612 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 — 23,983 ratings — published 2011
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,343,694 ratings — published 1956
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 3,433,092 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 3.93 — 74,149 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 — 139,260 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 — 102,399 ratings — published 2005
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 852,798 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 — 13,452 ratings — published 2022
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 500,080 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 — 16,330 ratings — published 2021
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Death and the Penguin Death and the Penguin (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 21,625 ratings — published 1996
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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 4.26 — 10,993 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 4.20 — 64,281 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 — 42,125 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 — 60,505 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 47,052 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 — 59,753 ratings — published 2010
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Homegoing Homegoing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 392,423 ratings — published 2016
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 408,075 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 — 471,329 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 — 28,618 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 — 78,077 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 — 449,281 ratings — published 1997
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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 — 10,928 ratings — published 2002
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Half of a Yellow Sun Half of a Yellow Sun (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 179,183 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 — 358,352 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 4.17 — 38,704 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)
by (shelved 3 times as the-world)
avg rating 4.35 — 166,319 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 — 44,923 ratings — published 2001
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 155,336 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 57,507 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 — 32,040 ratings — published 2020
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The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1) The Bridge on the Drina (Bosnian Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as the-world)
avg rating 4.33 — 24,559 ratings — published 1945
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,181,563 ratings — published 2012
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The Idiot The Idiot (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 211,119 ratings — published 1869
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Sarah Noffke
“There are two types of humans in this world: those who function so they can get something and those who function so they can give something.”
Sarah Noffke, Stunned

Jonathan Douglas Duran
“I want the world to bleed when it brushes up against me.”
Jonathan Douglas Duran, I Am the Fire That Flares Up Again

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