@book {16533,
	title = {The Better Angels of our Nature},
	year = {2011},
	publisher = {New York, NY: Viking},
	organization = {New York, NY: Viking},
	abstract = {
	"A brilliant, mind-altering book....Everyone should read this astonishing book."{\textemdash}The Guardian 



	{\textquotedblleft}If I could give each of you a graduation present, it would be this{\textemdash}the most inspiring book I{\textquoteright}ve ever read." {\textemdash}Bill Gates (May, 2017)



	A provocative history of violence{\textemdash}from the New York Times bestselling author of The Stuff of Thought and The Blank Slate 



	Believe it or not, today we may be living in the most peaceful moment in our species{\textquoteright} existence. In his gripping and controversial new work, New York Timesbestselling author Steven Pinker shows that despite the ceaseless news about war, crime, and terrorism, violence has actually been in decline over long stretches of history. Exploding myths about humankind{\textquoteright}s inherent violence and the curse of modernity, this ambitious book continues Pinker{\textquoteright}s exploration of the essence of human nature, mixing psychology and history to provide a remarkable picture of an increasingly enlightened world.



	REVIEWS \&amp; FEATURESReview ExcerptsFull ReviewsArticles about the Book and AuthorInterviews and Adaptations by the AuthorFrequently Asked QuestionsHas the Decline of Violence Reversed since The Better Angels of Our Nature was Written?2014 Article on post-Angels\&nbsp;trends in violenceMiscellaneous



	AVAILABLE AT:AmazonAmazon UKBarnes \&amp; NobleIndieBoundBooks-A-MillioniBooks



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	author = {S Pinker}
}
