PublishedVintage Arrow, May 2015 |
ISBN9780099590088 |
FormatSoftcover, 512 pages |
Dimensions19.8cm × 12.9cm × 3.7cm |
What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens? This bestselling history of our species challenges everything we know about being human.
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER
'Interesting and provocative... It gives you a sense of how briefly we've been on this Earth' Barack Obama
What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens?
Yuval Noah Harari challenges everything we know about being human.
Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it- us.
In this bold and provocative book, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we're going.
PRAISE FOR SAPIENS-
'Jaw-dropping from the first word to the last... It may be the best book I've ever read' Chris Evans
'Sweeps the cobwebs out of your brain... Radiates power and clarity' Sunday Times
'It altered how I view our species and our world' Guardian
'Startling... It changes the way you look at the world' Simon Mayo
'I would recommend Sapiens to anyone who's interested in the history and future of our species' Bill Gates
ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY
If she’s not busy being the Specialist Non-Fiction and Children’s and Young Adult Boffin, you’ll find Cadence curled up with one of the four books she usually has on the go. Feel free to talk to her about ancient history, middle-grade fiction or fantasy reads!
This is a crash course for our species! I learned what humans had to sacrifice in order to grow our brains, how society came to be and why agriculture ruined everything. Fascinating history.
A well-researched and well-written investigation of human history from Stone Age to Silicon Age.
