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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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In Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari sets out to document the entire history of humankind — no small feat! The end result is an impressive work of scholarship, drawing from many different fields while still providing a unique perspective. Plentiful illustrations and a strong personal voice ensure that this book will provide food for thought for years to come. Recommended By Leah C., Powells.com

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New York Times Bestseller now available as a beautifully packaged paperback

A Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg

From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution — a #1 international bestseller — that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.”  

One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one — homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us?

Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.

Dr. Harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world around us, but also ourselves. Where is this leading us, and what do we want to become?

Featuring 27 photographs, 6 maps, and 25 illustrations/diagrams, this provocative and insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential reading for aficionados of Jared Diamond, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Robert Wright, and Sharon Moalem.

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“Yuval Noah Harari’s celebrated Sapiens does for human evolution what Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time did for physics.… He does a superb job of outlining our slow emergence and eventual domination of the planet.” Forbes

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“Harari’s account of how we conquered the Earth astonishes with its scope and imagination…. One of those rare books that lives up to the publisher’s blurb...brilliantly clear, witty and erudite.” Ben Shepard, the Observer (London)

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“An absorbing, provocative history of civilization…packed with heretical thinking and surprising facts. This riveting, myth-busting book cannot be summarised…you will simply have to read it.” John Gray, Financial Times (London)

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“Sapiens tackles the biggest questions of history and of the modern world, and it is written in unforgettably vivid language.” Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Collapse, and The World until Yesterday

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“It is one of the best accounts by a Homo sapiens of the unlikely story of our violent, accomplished species.…It is one hell of a story. And it has seldom been told better…. Compulsively readable and impossibly learned.” Michael Gerson, Washington Post

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“I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun, engaging look at early human history…you’ll have a hard time putting it down.” Bill Gates

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“Thank God someone finally wrote [this] exact book.” Sebastian Junger

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“[I]nteresting and provocative…It gives you a sense of perspective on how briefly we’ve been on this earth, how short things like agriculture and science have been around, and why it makes sense for us to not take them for granted.” President Barack Obama

About the Author

Yuval Noah Harari has a PhD in history from the University of Oxford and now lectures at the Department of History, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specializing in world history. His first book, Sapiens, was translated into more than forty languages and became a bestseller in the US, the UK, France, China, Korea, and numerous other countries.

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David L. , September 17, 2018
This fantastic super-readable book gives a history of homosapiens from the beginning of the species 200,000 years ago to today. Great concise takes on the agricultural and scientific revolutions. Gives a great context on how fast the the cultural and planetary biosphere changes taking place now are moving. "There’s no rule that the human cultures that win out and develop are good for humans." Yuval’s short scientific takes on modern meat production and consumerism are withering. This book is more fun to read then another excellent history of everything book that came out in 2018-- Origin Story by David Christian

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