Book pick timely after terrorists hit Paris
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MARK Zuckerberg has made his next book club pick, a release he considers especially timely after the recent terrorist attacks in Paris.
The Facebook CEO said on Saturday he would take on Steven Pinker’s “The Better Angels of Our Nature,” a widely discussed and occasionally criticized 2011 book that contends violence has decreased in modern times and the world has become more humane.
“Recent events might make it seem like violence and terrorism are more common than ever, so it’s worth understanding that all violence — even terrorism — is actually decreasing over time. If we understand how we are achieving this, we can continue our path towards peace,” Zuckerberg wrote. “A few people I trust have told me this is the best book they’ve ever read.”
Among the book’s admirers is Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who has called it his “favorite book of the last decade" and "a long but profound look at the reduction in violence and discrimination over time.”
Two weeks ago, Zuckerberg declared he would read a new book every other week in 2015, and he invited his millions of Facebook friends to join him and participate in an online discussion. His first choice, Moises Naim’s “The End of Power,” quickly became a best-seller on Amazon.com and elsewhere. But only 162 comments appear for last week's book club chat held on the community page, which has more than 260,000 likes.
Within hours of Saturday’s announcement, “Better Angels” jumped from No. 6,521 on Amazon to No. 501.
The book continues Zuckerberg’s taste for nonfiction works, written by men.
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