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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by: Yuval Noah Harari (author)

Alternative cover edition of ISBN 9781846558245100,000 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... show more

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Format: Paperback

Publisher: Harvill Secker

Pages no: 443

Edition language: English

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Non Fiction, History, Cultural, Africa, Science, Popular Science, Environment, Nature, Biology, Philosophy, Anthropology, Evolution, Historical

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It's an excellent book with all the facts and figures which we don't know. This book is thought-provoking and changes one's thoughts about history. The author tries to sum up as much as he can in this book but in my opinion, a single book is not enough for the brief history of humankind. It never wi...

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Excellent overview of the development of human society from hunters gathers to the present day.

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This book! My mind is blown. I was enraptured in the genius of it. I feel like I need to reread a few times just to let everything sink in. It's a very scientific factual approach to the history of life. It's not biased in any way. I highly recommend.

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For the last couple of years, I haven't eaten beef or pork. Part of this was dietary but the larger portion was due to my distaste with the way these animals are dealt with in the food industry. After reading Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind I have decided to stop eating all meats for good. I'd...

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