The better angels of our nature: why violence has declined

Selected by null New York null Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year The author of null New York Times bestseller null Stuff of Thought offers a controversial history of violence. Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen. Yet as New York null bestselling author Steven Pinker shows in this startling and engaging new work, just the opposite is...