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#1 SAPIENS
Yuval Noah Harari
How Homo sapiens became Earth’s dominant species.
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#2 THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE
Bessel van der Kolk
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
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#3 HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND
Michael Pollan
A personal account of how psychedelics might help the mentally ill and people dealing with everyday challenges.
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#4 AMERICA BEFORE
Graham Hancock
The author of “Magicians of the Gods” makes his case about the origins of civilizations. Read by the author. 17 hours, 17 minutes unabridged.
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#5 ENLIGHTENMENT NOW
Steven Pinker
A case for using reason, science and humanism to counter pessimistic views of Western civilization.
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#6 WHY WE SLEEP
Matthew Walker
A neuroscientist uses recent scientific discoveries to explain the functions of sleep and dreams.
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#7 BEING MORTAL
Atul Gawande
The surgeon and New Yorker writer considers how doctors fail patients at the end of life, and how they can do better.
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#8 THE UNINHABITABLE EARTH
David Wallace-Wells
How climate-related crises may cause food shortages, refugee emergencies and other catastrophes. Read by the author. 8 hours, 33 minutes unabridged.
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#9 ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
Neil deGrasse Tyson
A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe.
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