
Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind
100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens. How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations and human rights; to trust money, books and laws; and to be enslaved by bureaucracy, timetables and consumerism? And what will our world be like in the millennia to come? In Sapiens, Dr Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical - and sometimes devastating - breakthroughs of the Cognitive, Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions. Drawing on insights from biology, anthropology, palaeontology and economics, he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies, the animals and plants around us, and even our personalities. Have we become happier as history has unfolded? Can we ever free our behaviour from the heritage of our ancestors? And what, if anything, can we do to influence the course of the centuries to come? Bold, wide-ranging and provocative, Sapiens challenges everything we thought we knew about being human: our thoughts, our actions, our power ... and our future. 'Here is a simple reason why Sapiens has risen explosively to the ranks of an international bestseller. It tackles the biggest questions of history and of the modern world, and it is written in unforgettably vivid language. You will love it!' - Jared Diamond
Reviews

catto fishu@catfish-lo

Truman M Halladay@tru__man

Roderick@roderick

Jon Aho@jon_aho

Haley Park@snek

Throckmorton@throckmorton

Mark Phillips@mp

Christian Bager Bach Houmann@cbbh

Chris Dailey@cris_dali

Terra Ganey@tmganey

Sanjay Krishna @sjaykh

Timeo Williams@timeowilliams

Teresa Bonifácio@teresabonifacio

Aparna@aparnasesha3

Q@qontfnns

Erwin Lemuel Oliva@erwinoliva

Chaitanya Baranwal@chaitanyabaranwal

Jieun Lee@opalwisp

hileahrious@hileahrious

veekay@veekay

Marie@adastra

Emma Lechner@emmyofthevalley

Amena Elkayal@amena_elkayal

Katherine Hampton@flaneurlife49
Highlights

Emily@emilywright

Amelia Pokorny@amelia_poko

Amelia Pokorny@amelia_poko

Ludek Bukovsky@lu2dva

Fatih Arslan@fatiharslan

Fatih Arslan@fatiharslan

Rayacak@rayacak
Page 68

Rayacak@rayacak
Page 62

Rayacak@rayacak
Page 51

Rayacak@rayacak
Page 36

Rayacak@rayacak
Page 20

Rayacak@rayacak
Page 27

Dhrumil Patel@dhrumil
Page 355

Dhrumil Patel@dhrumil
Page 344

Dhrumil Patel@dhrumil
Page 239

Dhrumil Patel@dhrumil
Page 224

Dhrumil Patel@dhrumil
Page 177

Dhrumil Patel@dhrumil
Page 144

Dhrumil Patel@dhrumil
Page 108

Dhrumil Patel@dhrumil
Page 87

Dhrumil Patel@dhrumil
Page 72

Dhrumil Patel@dhrumil
Page 66

Dhrumil Patel@dhrumil
Page 31

Mihai Nueleanu@mihai
Page 35