Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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- Author：Yuval Noah Harari
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Summary
Earth is 4。5 billion years old。 In just a fraction of that time， one species among countless other have conquered it: us。
What makes us brilliant？
What makes us deadly？
What makes us sapiens？
In this bold and provocative book， Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are， how we got here， and where we're going。 Sapiens is the thrilling account of our history -- from insignificant apes to rulers of the world。
（taken from the inside cover）
What makes us brilliant？
What makes us deadly？
What makes us sapiens？
In this bold and provocative book， Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are， how we got here， and where we're going。 Sapiens is the thrilling account of our history -- from insignificant apes to rulers of the world。
（taken from the inside cover）
Reviews
Maria （Ale）
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Tengo algunas pegas， pero definitivamente una lectura con ideas sumamente interesantes。 Particularmente recomendado a aquellos （como yo） que no son de la rama de humanidades y buscan una introducción a estos temas。
Matt
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This was a really interesting read。 I think it started strong and then slowed down a bit towards the end。 It seemed the modern history/ future history bits were just a tad too speculative。 Still quite interesting。
Kijafa
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Mind altering and opening read， all part historical， anthropological， and future curiosity。 Phenomenal read。
Brian
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I might give this 3。5 stars but I guess not。 On one hand， I’ll give the author credit for summarizing an incredibly huge topic。 But on the other hand， I’m like why are you talking to me like I’m still stupid by the time I’m 3/4 of the book through？ Like sometimes it seems like it’s for people who have never thought about human beings or history ever in their life。 My fave parts were about Hunter gatherers and learning about how it’s human nature to gossip。 Ultimately though， this book seems to e I might give this 3。5 stars but I guess not。 On one hand， I’ll give the author credit for summarizing an incredibly huge topic。 But on the other hand， I’m like why are you talking to me like I’m still stupid by the time I’m 3/4 of the book through？ Like sometimes it seems like it’s for people who have never thought about human beings or history ever in their life。 My fave parts were about Hunter gatherers and learning about how it’s human nature to gossip。 Ultimately though， this book seems to endorse western thinking and capitalist structures and I’m not about that。 It’s cool though， I still want a masters in anthropology so I can truly hate this book。 。。。more
Jordi Casamitjana
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Great book。 It's quite long， but it needs to be because it systematically covers all the "myths" that make humanity the species it is today。 The chapter separation in chronological revolutions is very useful。 I am also glad the author identifies the major problem of animal agriculture。 Great book。 It's quite long， but it needs to be because it systematically covers all the "myths" that make humanity the species it is today。 The chapter separation in chronological revolutions is very useful。 I am also glad the author identifies the major problem of animal agriculture。 。。。more
Melissa Snow Prince
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I am slow to reading Sapiens。 The main reason is just that it was what I studied in college so didn't feel significantly lacking in the subject matter。 I mention this because I do think it probably affects how I read and understand the book。 It is a complicated subject and to dispel all the information would be volumes upon volumes。 It is tricky to condense this subject。 When talking with others about the book I heard similar issues as with other books like Guns， Germs and Steel。 It's just a lot I am slow to reading Sapiens。 The main reason is just that it was what I studied in college so didn't feel significantly lacking in the subject matter。 I mention this because I do think it probably affects how I read and understand the book。 It is a complicated subject and to dispel all the information would be volumes upon volumes。 It is tricky to condense this subject。 When talking with others about the book I heard similar issues as with other books like Guns， Germs and Steel。 It's just a lot。 Still。。。an amazing book。 。。。more
Renee Picard
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Not afraid to ask tough， discomforting questions。
Tim Wright
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Best explained。。。 if an alien spoke perfect english， this would be a great book to read to get an understanding of how humans have developed over the last few thousand years。
Manu Andreea
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O scurta istorie a omenirii este o carte care merita citita astfel încât dezvăluie identitatea omului în urma celor 3 reforme: revoluția cognitiva， agrara și științifică。 Iti stârnește mai multe întrebări și te provoacă sa cauți mai mult despre anumite subiecte。 Pe alocuri mi s-a părut puțin exagerata însă este o părere personala。 Cel mai frumos capitol mi s-a părut cel al fericirii unde sunt întru totul de acord 🙃
Anza
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I couldn't bring myself to love this book。 It adds nothing new to what's know about human history and evolution theories。 At times， i felt that the writer was oversimplifying facts。 I am generally not into big picture history books， so it wasn't this book's fault that I couldn't bring myself to like it。 I couldn't bring myself to love this book。 It adds nothing new to what's know about human history and evolution theories。 At times， i felt that the writer was oversimplifying facts。 I am generally not into big picture history books， so it wasn't this book's fault that I couldn't bring myself to like it。 。。。more
Jaap
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Required reading！
Fick
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This book is 'n must-read for anyone who is interested in the history and future of mankind。 Especially how loyalty to a narrative can facilitate cooperation on a massive scale and also steer "us" into a progress trap without us knowing。 This book is 'n must-read for anyone who is interested in the history and future of mankind。 Especially how loyalty to a narrative can facilitate cooperation on a massive scale and also steer "us" into a progress trap without us knowing。 。。。more
Farhan Fuad
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There are very few books that have the ability to quite literally remap the neural structure of your brain， change the way you think and how your perceive the world。 It's a rare experience and this book is all about it。 It goes without saying that Harari did his research。 But most importantly this man knows how to make history fascinating and how to force you to stop and ponder over what you just read every now and then。 This book is an epic combination of science， history， philosophy， psycholog There are very few books that have the ability to quite literally remap the neural structure of your brain， change the way you think and how your perceive the world。 It's a rare experience and this book is all about it。 It goes without saying that Harari did his research。 But most importantly this man knows how to make history fascinating and how to force you to stop and ponder over what you just read every now and then。 This book is an epic combination of science， history， philosophy， psychology， religion and economics。 We never really stop and truly fathom how far we have come as a species - from level 0， a not very different animal than a chimpanzee or a monkey or in fact any other mammal for that matter。 Just a mere 200，000 years and we literally playing God today。 While this is indeed something to be very proud of， but on the other hand， like most of the Greek Gods， we have our own dark chapters as well that might make you hate your own species。 Afterall， "Is there anything more dangerous than dissatisfied and irresponsible gods who don't know what they want？"I want all my good friends to read it。 。。。more
Alyssa Neto
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Some criticisms of this book seem to boil down to "This is not a complete course in evolutionary biology， history and anthropology。"。 Which， fair。 It is a brief history of mankind told by one historian。 Clearly not the only or final authority on the expansive topics he presents。 That said， I found it an interesting read。 Textbook lite。 Enjoyed the photos and graphics。 He presented some persuasive theories and made some arguments I hadn't previously contemplated。 I took a lot of notes on ideas I Some criticisms of this book seem to boil down to "This is not a complete course in evolutionary biology， history and anthropology。"。 Which， fair。 It is a brief history of mankind told by one historian。 Clearly not the only or final authority on the expansive topics he presents。 That said， I found it an interesting read。 Textbook lite。 Enjoyed the photos and graphics。 He presented some persuasive theories and made some arguments I hadn't previously contemplated。 I took a lot of notes on ideas I want to explore further and quotes I found intriguing。 Chapters are 20-35 pages long， so easy to finish one between tasks。 。。。more
Sandeep
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Absolutely brilliant。 A master piece。
Todd McQueen
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Listened on audiobook。 Very interesting and thought provoking。 Some interesting perspectives and conclusions。 At times， the author attempts to clarify a point， give an analogy， etc and belabors the point。 Still an decent book。 3。5
Lisa Winter
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Maybe it’s a bit dated now as many of the ideas presented are not novel but in the mainstream。 I found the beginning much more interesting and the more modern parts boring and preachy。
Hesama
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the history is very amazing
Rumi
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Another fabulous nonfic read to remind me that humans invented everything we know。 All that imagination and sapiens invented credit scores， racism， and diet culture。 Take a dive in， be humbled， learn something。 I doubt you'll walk away from this text without learning SOMEthing new。 Another fabulous nonfic read to remind me that humans invented everything we know。 All that imagination and sapiens invented credit scores， racism， and diet culture。 Take a dive in， be humbled， learn something。 I doubt you'll walk away from this text without learning SOMEthing new。 。。。more
SHISHIR SHOHAN
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Without a doubt I can say that this is the best book I’ve ever read。
Alex
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This book gives a great comprehensive view of humanity with Yuval's unmistakable personal voice and matter-of-fact tone and personality。 I didn't expect this， but I found the parts about Buddhism the most intriguing， a nice gem in the middle of this inevitable doom into which our species seem to be heading to。 I also liked the comparison to Gods at the very end， which I'd never thought about before， or how the agricultural revolution was the worst thing to happen to humanity。 Never did I think t This book gives a great comprehensive view of humanity with Yuval's unmistakable personal voice and matter-of-fact tone and personality。 I didn't expect this， but I found the parts about Buddhism the most intriguing， a nice gem in the middle of this inevitable doom into which our species seem to be heading to。 I also liked the comparison to Gods at the very end， which I'd never thought about before， or how the agricultural revolution was the worst thing to happen to humanity。 Never did I think that the hunter-gatherers had a much better work-life balance than we do today。 Like most of my favorite books， when the lesson is slow down and appreciate the pauses in your life， I'm there for it:）Highly recommend。 。。。more
Lourice
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Absolutes Must-Read！ Informativ， neutral geschrieben und einfach zu verstehen obwohl die Themen so komplex sind und einfach eine Bereicherung für das Allgemeinwissen。
Clare
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A great read！ An absolute must for anyone with historical / anthropological / sociological the interests。 Very thought provoking。
Shawn
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An interesting take on the history of our species， Sapiens shows how we went from just one of many human species to the dominant species on the planet。 It is well written， easy to follow and gives you plenty to think about。
Cas Pauwels
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Tof boek， geschiedenis， voor iedereen makkelijke leesbaar， beetje langdradig， Spreekt het geweten van de mens aan。Het hoofdstuk waarin hij met makkelijke verstaanbare voorbeelden uitlegt dat alles is het leven een illusie is heeft mij doen concluderen dat Noah graag de mensen wil laten inzien dat we niet lief zijn geweest voor elkaar doorheen de geschiedenis。 Dit is geen verassing MAAR nu met onze Technologie （BigData analyses， AI， Machine Learning） is het mogelijk om een wereld in harmonie te c Tof boek， geschiedenis， voor iedereen makkelijke leesbaar， beetje langdradig， Spreekt het geweten van de mens aan。Het hoofdstuk waarin hij met makkelijke verstaanbare voorbeelden uitlegt dat alles is het leven een illusie is heeft mij doen concluderen dat Noah graag de mensen wil laten inzien dat we niet lief zijn geweest voor elkaar doorheen de geschiedenis。 Dit is geen verassing MAAR nu met onze Technologie （BigData analyses， AI， Machine Learning） is het mogelijk om een wereld in harmonie te creëren doordat elke persoon zijn integriteit （al sinds het internet bestaat） wordt bijgehouden in Big Data's waardoor bijgevolg rotte appels aangepakt kunnen worden voordat ze hun omgeving besmetten。 We kunnen dus de maatschappij heruitvinden zonder ons te laten beïnvloeden door het verleden。 Yuval mediteert veel， vandaar zijn Illusie conclusie （deconnecteren van de maatschappij）。 。。。more
Joseph Marks
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Fun read。 Started out very strong， but got a little skewed as the book went on。 Still giving it 5 stars。 Great read。
Marta Brighenti
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Leggere qualcosa è certo meglio di leggere niente， e per questo （e per l’imminente sforzo che ti proponi） non mi sento di denigrarti fino in fondo。 Ma sei spesso grossolano， superficiale e sbrigativo。 Ti interessa talmente tanto la sostanza che perdi attenzione nella forma。 E quindi vai bene per chi ha bisogno di scoperte che si auto propongano come conclusive， per chi non ha tempo o voglia di indagare （che poi non è per forza un male）。 A me， non lo nascondo， sei piaciuto tanto quando parlavi di Leggere qualcosa è certo meglio di leggere niente， e per questo （e per l’imminente sforzo che ti proponi） non mi sento di denigrarti fino in fondo。 Ma sei spesso grossolano， superficiale e sbrigativo。 Ti interessa talmente tanto la sostanza che perdi attenzione nella forma。 E quindi vai bene per chi ha bisogno di scoperte che si auto propongano come conclusive， per chi non ha tempo o voglia di indagare （che poi non è per forza un male）。 A me， non lo nascondo， sei piaciuto tanto quando parlavi di avi e agricoltura， di specie che conquistano spazio a discapito di altre。 Quando raccontavi dell’inganno del lusso e dell’importanza di non leggere la storia attraverso una voce unica。 Poi però la mania di grandezza ha avuto la meglio e io ti ho preso， tra affermazioni decise e salti logici。 Sai un po’ di occasione sprecata。 Vedremo con i prossimi。 。。。more
Hosein
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کتابی درباره تاریخچه بشریت که نظریه نویسنده بر آن است که انسان ها دارای گونه های مختلف بوده ویکی از آن گونه ها توانسته در طی سال ها نجات پیدا کرده و با استفاده از تفکر خود بر مشکلات فایق آید。در آخر نیز احتمال تشکیل گونه ای جدید از انسان ها را مطرح میکند
Russell Berg
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Interesting but not groundbreaking look at our early history。
Kinga Zemła
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