The Better Angels of our Nature by Steven Pinker

The second book will be 'The Better Angels of our Nature' by Steven Pinker

You can download The Better Angels of our Nature here:

ENGLISH (USA): http://amzn.to/1OGgXui

ENGLISH (UK): http://goo.gl/Dq9q3I

SPANISH: http://goo.gl/CsWTG4

ITALIANO: http://goo.gl/Yz1KXd

DEUTSCH: http://goo.gl/Xwfalv

It's a timely book about how and why violence has steadily decreased throughout our history, and how we can continue this trend.

Recent events might make it seem like violence and terrorism are more common than ever, so it's worth understanding that all violence -- even terrorism -- is actually decreasing over time. If we understand how we are achieving this, we can continue our path towards peace.
A few people I trust have told me this is the best book they've ever read. It's a long book, so I plan on taking a month to read it rather than two weeks. I'll add a third book in two weeks that will be a shorter read to complement this.

If you want to follow along with the books I'm reading and participate in conversations with the authors, you can like the page A Year of Books 2015.

Reviews of The Better Angels of Our Nature Book

"My favorite book of the last decade is [Steven] Pinker's Better Angels of Our Nature. It is a long but profound look at the reduction in violence and discrimination over time."--Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft

"For anyone interested in human nature, the material is engrossing, and when the going gets heavy, Pinker knows how to lighten it with ironic comments and a touch of humor. . . . A supremely important book. To have command of so much research, spread across so many different fields, is a masterly achievement."

(The New York Times Book Review)

"An extraordinary range of research . . . a masterly effort."

(The Wall Street Journal)

"Better Angels is a monumental achievement. His book should make it much harder for pessimists to cling to their gloomy vision of the future. Whether war is an ancient adaptation or a pernicious cultural infection, we are learning how to overcome it."

(Slate)

Praise for THE STUFF OF THOUGHT
“The majesty of Pinker’s theories is only one side of the story.  The other side is the modesty of how he built them.  It all makes sense, when you look at it the right way.”

(The New York Times Book Review)

 “Packed with information, clear, witty, attractively written …”

(The New York Review of Books)

“Engaging and witty …Everyone with an interest in language and how it gets to be how it is—that is, everyone interested in how we get to be human and do our human business—should read THE STUFF OF THOUGHT.”

(Science)

Praise for THE BLANK SLATE

“An extremely good book—clear, well argued, fair, learned, tough, witty, humane, stimulating.” 

(Colin McGinn, The Washington Post)

“Sweeping, erudite, sharply argued, and fun to read…also highly persuasive.”

(Time)

About the Author (Steven Pinker)

Steven Pinker is one of the world's leading authorities on language and the mind. His popular and highly praised books include The Stuff of Thought, The Blank Slate, Words and Rules, How the Mind Works, and The Language Instinct. The recipient of several major awards for his teaching, books, and scientific research, Pinker is Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He also writes frequently for The New York Times, Time, The New Republic, and other magazines.