Difficult Women
Helen Lewis · 2020
”Long time since I underlined so much in a book.”
Rutger Bregman is a Dutch historian and writer known for questioning established economic and social premises. His books, translated into dozens of languages, advocate ideas such as universal basic income and a more optimistic view of human nature, making him one of the most provocative voices in European public debate.
His reading recommendations tend to reflect this interest in the history of ideas, political economy and social sciences — books that challenge common sense and propose new ways of seeing the world.
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”Long time since I underlined so much in a book.”
”Crystal clear, rigorously empirical.”
”Highly recommended. It's not easy to become (more of) a scout, but it's hard not to be inspired by this book.”
”Diane Coyle’s great book about the history of GDP”
”Tells the amazing story of a Russian scientist who domesticated a fox and revolutionized our understanding of human nature.”