The books people recommended

2018-01-29 · 651 points · 396 comments · 11 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

78
Enlightenment Now
Steven Pinker
78 here · 39 all-time · #126 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 7,145 ratings on Amazon
13
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Steven Pinker
13 here · 32 all-time · #177 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 3,858 ratings on Amazon
11
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
11 here · 197 all-time · #4 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 133,705 ratings on Amazon
6
Homo Deus
Yuval Noah Harari
6 here · 35 all-time · #150 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 38,098 ratings on Amazon
2Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens
Eddie Izzard
2 here · 4 all-time · #1940 overall
1
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond
1 here · 83 all-time · #39 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 14,634 ratings on Amazon
1Harry Potter
Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling
1 here · 30 all-time · #188 overall
Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 160,126 ratings on Amazon
1
The Vital Question
Nick Lane
1 here · 21 all-time · #291 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,792 ratings on Amazon
1The Blank Slate
The Blank Slate
Steven Pinker
1 here · 13 all-time · #487 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,915 ratings on Amazon
1Rainbows End
Rainbows End
Vernor Vinge
1 here · 8 all-time · #866 overall
1A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
1 here · 7 all-time · #910 overall