



Read by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Manson and 3 others

Why Violence Has Declined
“A monumental achievement. Pinker, a Harvard psychology professor, draws on 5,000 years of historical evidence to explain in fascinating detail how violence has declined across human history.”
— Fareed Zakaria
Source: The Week, 'Fareed Zakaria's 6 favorite books'
“Most 'idea books' are bloated essays; this one, from a Nobel Prize–winning economist, is worth reading all the way through.”
— Fareed Zakaria
Source: The Week, 'Fareed Zakaria's 6 favorite books'
Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
“A brilliant mixture of political philosophy and sociology. The book explains why we embrace certain ideologies better than any other I've read.”
— Fareed Zakaria
Source: The Week, 'Fareed Zakaria's 6 favorite books'
“I love big, sweeping history, and this account of the West's rise to global dominance is one of the best recent examples.”
— Fareed Zakaria
Source: The Week, 'Fareed Zakaria's 6 favorite books'