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24 alternatives to The Better Angels of Our Nature

Why violence has declined

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Better Angels of Our Nature launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined▲75

   An amazing chronicle of how human beings can change.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Gift of Fear▲65

   Survival Signals that Protect us from Violence

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker

   A controversial history of violence.

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Winning Isn't Normal▲53

   Meditations on the art of ass-kicking

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Power of Ideals▲62

   The Real Story of Moral Choice

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Resilience ▲55

   Why things bounce back

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Predictably Irrational▲96

   The hidden forces that shape our decisions

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The True Believer▲60

    Thoughts on the nature of mass movements

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Moral Tribes▲56

    Emotion, reason, and the gap between us and them

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Don't Shoot the Dog!▲69

    The new art of teaching and training

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Essentialism▲80

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned▲61

    The myth of the objective

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Essentialism▲70

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think▲74

    The blueprint of an abundant future

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue▲59

    A dialogue between a famous atheist and a former radical

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Forest for the Trees▲76

    An editor's advice to writers

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Youngblood▲71

    The moral complexity of war & its psychological toll

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Herd▲66

    How to change mass behaviour by harnessing our true nature

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Happiness Trap▲63

    How to stop struggling and start living

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Varieties Of Religious Experience▲62

    A study in human nature

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't▲56

    Perhaps a better corporate motto than "Don't be evil"

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →