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Enlightenment Now
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Steven Pinker's data-driven case that the world is getting better on most dimensions that matter. Endorsed by Bill Gates and Michael Mauboussin.
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“My new favorite book of all time. Steven Pinker's new book makes powerful case.”
Bill Gates reviewed the book on his Gates Notes blog.
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“A great book.”
From a YouTube episode of the All-In Podcast.
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Recommended in the cited tweet.
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“There is of course much to argue about, but that's what makes this book so interesting.”
Featured in Harari's official Apple Books collection; he separately called it 'my new favorite book' in a July 2018 Jakarta Post interview. Quote confirmed as the closing line of his blurb ('...humankind has never been so peaceful, healthy and prosperous. There is of course much to argue about, but that's what makes this book so interesting.').
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