1026 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141034645
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 04 October 2010
Description
We've all asked, "What is the world coming to?" But we seldom ask, "How bad was the world in the past?" In this book, the author, a cognitive scientist shows that the past was much worse; and that we may be living in the most peaceable era in our ...
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1026 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141034645
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 04 October 2010
Description
We've all asked, "What is the world coming to?" But we seldom ask, "How bad was the world in the past?" In this book, the author, a cognitive scientist shows that the past was much worse; and that we may be living in the most peaceable era in our ...
Community Reviews Summary of 827 reviews
Moods
reflective 65%
challenging 55%
dark 40%
hopeful 40%
inspiring 40%
emotional 5%
funny 5%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 5%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death