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The better angels of our nature
802 pages
About This Book
“If I could give each of you a graduation present, it would be this—the most inspiring book I've ever read." —Bill Gates (May, 2017) Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year The author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now offers a provocative and surprising history of...
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Reading Time Estimates
20h 25m
slow reader
180 WPM
14h 42m
average reader
250 WPM
10h 30m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 220,550 words📅 30 days at 30 min/day
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14 h 42 min
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16 h 20 min
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