Climbing Mount Improbable vs How the Mind Works: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Natural selection, Human evolution, Evolution, Science
Climbing Mount Improbable
In this book, Richard Dawkins urges us to put aside superstitions and wake up to a universe far more wondrous than those in any myths, by describing the difference between accident and design in evolution.
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How the Mind Works
"Presented with extraordinary lucidity, cogency and panache...Powerful and gripping...To have read [the book] is to have consulted a first draft of the structural plan of the human psyche...a glittering tour de force" -…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Climbing Mount Improbable is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 12 for How the Mind Works.
- How the Mind Works has the widest readership — 21366 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Climbing Mount Improbable | How the Mind Works | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (10191) | 4.0 (21366) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (20) | 4.0 (43) |
| Google Books | 2.5 (2) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (42) | 4.0 (32) |
Reception
| Climbing Mount Improbable | How the Mind Works | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10191 | 21366 |
| Editions | 15 | 23 |
| Want to read | — | 75904 |
| Reading it now | — | 2814 |
| Written reviews | — | 737 |
| Wikipedia attention | 378 | 682 |
| Pages | 340 | 661 |