Steven Pinker’s 2018 Reading List
The 18 books Steven Pinker recommended in 2018, with the reasons in their own words. See all the books Steven Pinker recommends.
Other years: 2008
18 books recommended in 2018
Right Ho, Jeeves
But the best paean to optimism in the English language is in PG Wodehouse's Right Ho, Jeeves.
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
And a deep theory of why humanity is destined to make progress may be found in David Deutsch's dazzling The Beginning of Infinity.
The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World
by Oona A. Hathaway, Scott J. Shapiro
The most surprising may be The Internationalists, in which Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro argue that the oft-ridiculed 1928 pact outlawing war deserves much of the credit.
