Back when I interviewed historian and author Rutger Bregman ahead of the release of his last book, Humankind, he joked that he wanted to release an anti-self-help book – a book that makes your life harder after you read it.

Five years later, here it is. Moral Ambition is a pacy, compelling read about how you can use your life to make a difference. It’s a self-help book of a kind, promising to bring purpose and meaning to your life. But it also lays down a challenge, seeking to grab its reader by the lapels and shake them out of sleepwalking through their life. “Moral ...

 

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