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The Better Angels of Our Nature
History / Psychology
Pinker marshals 700 pages of data to argue violence has declined dramatically across human history. A favorite of techno-optimists who want to believe the long arc bends toward progress.
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Mark Zuckerberg
Second A Year of Books pick, announced January 18, 2015. Zuckerberg said it presents a timely argument about why violence has declined.