Climbing Mount Improbable vs How we think: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Climbing Mount Improbable Climbing Mount Improbable Richard Dawkins · 1996 ★★★★☆ 4.1 340 pages · ≈ 6 h 18 m · Moderate

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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Cover of How we think How we think John Dewey · 1909 ★★★★☆ 3.9 148 pages · ≈ 2 h 44 m · Demanding

The legendary American philosopher, educator, and psychologist John Dewey describes a program for thinking well – that is, using the capacity for thought to enrich one’s life and improve one’s understanding.

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Climbing Mount ImprobableHow we think
Goodreads 4.1 (10191) 3.9 (1047)
Hardcover 4.1 (20) 2.0 (2)
Google Books 2.5 (2) 5.0 (2)
Apple Books 4.0 (42) 3.5 (5)

Reception

Climbing Mount ImprobableHow we think
Ratings 10191 1047
Editions 15 86
Citations — 6814
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read — 3740
Reading it now — 549
Written reviews — 73
Wikipedia attention 378 382
Pages 340 148

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