Author: Bregman, Rutger

Ethics & moral philosophy

Published on 24 April 2025 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 304 pages
241 x 162 x 27 | 498g

‘The rare read that might actually help you become a better person’ ADAM GRANT‘A fierce and brilliant call to arms for anyone who has been wondering whether there's more to life. (There is.)’ TIM HARFORD‘Gives us hope, humour and guidance at a time when all are in short supply’ TIMOTHY SNYDER‘Clear, brave, important and provocative’ RORY STEWARTTHE ANTIDOTE TO APATHY FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR RUTGER BREGMANEvery day we’re bombarded with methods, mantras and life hacks that promise us wellness and prosperity – while time and talent remain some of our most squandered resources. The average full-time worker will spend 80,000 hours at their job: are you making the most of them? Do you truly believe in what you do, day in, day out? What if you want to do something more with your limited time on the planet?Internationally bestselling author Rutger Bregman shows us that with moral ambition – the will to make the world a wildly better place – we can be both idealistic and successful, and change the world along the way. Uncovering the qualities that made the great change-makers of history so effective, he shows how we too can lend our talents to the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to inequality to the next pandemic. With moral ambition, we can do more than be on the right side of history: we can make history itself.

This book won’t make your life easier, but it should make it more meaningful. The question is: what will you do with it?