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Humankind
Rutger Bregman challenges cynical accounts of human nature through stories and research about trust, cooperation, institutions, and social possibility.
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How We Got to Now
Steven Johnson follows six familiar innovations to show how one technical change can reshape cities, bodies, work, culture, and imagination.
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How the World Really Works
Vaclav Smil examines energy, food, materials, globalization, risk, and the environment to clarify the physical systems supporting modern life.