A classic and thought provoking an now controversial read (but shouldn't be) in a world where everyone is constantly looking to be negative. It should give us reasons to be hopeful. Lots of food for thought.

An antidote to the depressing picture of humanity some of us can get distracted with, Steven Pinker shows us how good we have it in a convincingly upbeat and refreshing look at the present. Well-written, it does go on for a bit though and the unrelenting positivity got a bit tiresome after a while. Nonetheless, a good objective reminder of where we are in our history as a species.