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Masterful... Bregman's application of history leads to a new understanding of human nature. Humankind changes the conversation and lights the path to a brighter future. We need it now more than ever'

Susan Cain, author of Quiet

The topic is vital, the sweep immense, and the storytelling is spellbinding. This is a fabulous book'

Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist

'Cynicism is a theory of everything, but, as Rutger Bregman brilliantly shows, an elective one. This necessary book widens the aperture of possibility for a better future'

David Wallace-Wells, author of The Uninhabitable Earth

'A devastating demolition of the misanthrope's mantra. A beacon of hope for a frighted world'

Danny Dorling, author of Inequality and the 1%

This book must be read by as many people as possible - only when people change their view of human nature will they begin to believe in the possibility of building a better world'

Grace Blakeley, author of Stolen

Rutger Bregman is out on his own, thinking for himself, using history to give the rest of us a chance to build a much better future than we can presently imagine

Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny