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#1 SAPIENS
Yuval Noah Harari
How Homo sapiens became Earth’s dominant species.
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#2 21 LESSONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Yuval Noah Harari
Technological, political and social issues in the modern era, and the choices individuals might consider in facing them. 11 hours, 41 minutes. Read by Derek Perkins.
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#3 ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
Neil deGrasse Tyson
A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe.
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#4 ACCESSORY TO WAR
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang
Observations of the two-way relationship between science and military power. 18 hours, 38 minutes unabridged. Read by Courtney B. Vance and Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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#5 QUIET
Susan Cain
Introverts — one-third of the population — are undervalued in American society.
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#6 HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND
Michael Pollan
A personal account of how psychedelics might help the mentally ill and people dealing with everyday challenges. 13 hours, 34 minutes unabridged. Read by the author.
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#7 DOPESICK
Beth Macy
An in-depth look at how opioid addiction affects Americans across geographic and class lines.
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#8 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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#9 THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
Daniel Kahneman
When we can and cannot trust our intuitions in making business and personal decisions.
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#10 HOW TO BE A GOOD CREATURE
Sy Montgomery
The naturalist’s memoir covering lessons of empathy, gratitude and loss she learned while studying 13 animals.
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