Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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- Author：Yuval Noah Harari
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Summary
Destined to become a modern classic in the vein of "Guns， Germs， and Steel，" "Sapiens" is a lively， groundbreaking history of humankind told from a unique perspective。
100，000 years ago， at least six species of human 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。
100，000 years ago， at least six species of human 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。
Reviews
Anjana Krishnamoorthy
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A dull finish to what started out as an interesting read。
Donald Chang
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Extraordinary！！！
Javier
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Very interesting book。 I think that depending on what you're interested in， or not interested in， the book can drag in some spots， but overall it was a very entertaining and informative read。 The only reason it lost a star is that the author clearly had some bias against communism and seemed to not only not understand what communism is， but he also didn't understand that there has never truly been an actually communist nation。 He also wasn't critical enough of the predatory nature of capitalism Very interesting book。 I think that depending on what you're interested in， or not interested in， the book can drag in some spots， but overall it was a very entertaining and informative read。 The only reason it lost a star is that the author clearly had some bias against communism and seemed to not only not understand what communism is， but he also didn't understand that there has never truly been an actually communist nation。 He also wasn't critical enough of the predatory nature of capitalism and how it has legitimately ruined the world。 But those problems are only in a few sentences here and there， and other than that it's a good book。 （I especially recommend the chapter called The Law of Religion-super interesting！） 。。。more
Ben Brooks
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This book has been recommended to me more than any other。 I was very afraid that it would be overhyped。 It met and exceeded expectations。 It’s certainly pop-anthropology in that most of the topics are shallowly explored。 That said， it’s incredibly engaging， entertaining， and informative。 It combines history， philosophy， sociology， and a little economics in such a seamless way。 My only qualm is that Harari romanticizes the lives of early humans to a slight fault。 Outside of that， this book has al This book has been recommended to me more than any other。 I was very afraid that it would be overhyped。 It met and exceeded expectations。 It’s certainly pop-anthropology in that most of the topics are shallowly explored。 That said， it’s incredibly engaging， entertaining， and informative。 It combines history， philosophy， sociology， and a little economics in such a seamless way。 My only qualm is that Harari romanticizes the lives of early humans to a slight fault。 Outside of that， this book has altered my perspective in a way that very few works have。 。。。more
Leah
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Great read。 As a biologist， I loved it。
Ozlem Polat
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This was such a quick read。 A comic book yet very educational。 I enjoyed the illustrations just as much as the content。 Anyone who is into anthropology yet not well versed in the subject will find this book entertaining and interesting。 Simple， yet clever and powerful。 “We have the dubious distinction of being the deadliest species in the history of biology。”
Christopher Eckerdt
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I could write about this for days。 Very imaginative and informative。 Groundbreaking yet so incredibly simple in many ways。 Required reading list。
Fiona
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I think its hysterical that the negative reviews for this book have been upvoted so hard。 Some people clearly take the idea that humans and our civilization aren't actually perfect very personally。 I think its hysterical that the negative reviews for this book have been upvoted so hard。 Some people clearly take the idea that humans and our civilization aren't actually perfect very personally。 。。。more
Caitlyn Fong
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The book is well-organized and interestingly presented， with a tinge of sensationalism to get your thoughts flowing。
Kris Gabriel
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Oppsummering: Verden er cap
Dinmohammad
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Many "Aha！" Moments。 Easy and understandably written。 Many "Aha！" Moments。 Easy and understandably written。 。。。more
Bailey Benson
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Fascinating and mind-bending。 Will challenge every belief you have -- a completely different way to look at human beings。
Jesus G。 Portillo
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Easy to read， great insight on human development
Rebecca Dickey
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A fantastic read， chock full of information - took a while to get through！
Mary Lynn
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This book is well written and has lots of information， it is just way too much for me to internalize and remember。 It is material enough for a couple of college courses。 The audiobook is well read by a man with a soothing and engaging voice。 Students of history who are more familiar than me with economics and wars would get more out of it。 I enjoyed it for the occasional things that made sense to me。
raqs
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Un libro fascinante， fácil de leer y da tema de debate en cada uno de los temas que expone。 Especialmente valoro el último que habla de la felicidad。 Lo volvería a leer。 Un libro que se lee poco a poco y aún así no es suficiente para retener toda la información。
Srishti Chatterjee
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This book should definitely be read atleast once if you're a sucker for non fiction。 It's worth reading and honestly it should be read slowly。 I would suggest y'all not to rush with it （the mistake which i did） but to take in all the information which the author's trying to give one at a time。 It's a marvellous read loaded with tonnes and tonnes of information which isn't boring except a few times。 It definitely keeps pushing the reader to go on reading but I suggest to take breaks else it can b This book should definitely be read atleast once if you're a sucker for non fiction。 It's worth reading and honestly it should be read slowly。 I would suggest y'all not to rush with it （the mistake which i did） but to take in all the information which the author's trying to give one at a time。 It's a marvellous read loaded with tonnes and tonnes of information which isn't boring except a few times。 It definitely keeps pushing the reader to go on reading but I suggest to take breaks else it can be a bit monotonous。 The book is divided into 4 parts with each part having 4-5 chapters and each chapter in turn having short sub-chapters。 It explains the entire journey of Mankind which felt so good to read。 。。。more
Courtney
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As someone who took classes in college about a similar topic， I enjoyed the earlier parts of the book。 Some new and interesting points/topics were introduced。 As the book went on， it became less "history"/anthro and more author opinion and biases （a little too much for my liking）。 As someone who took classes in college about a similar topic， I enjoyed the earlier parts of the book。 Some new and interesting points/topics were introduced。 As the book went on， it became less "history"/anthro and more author opinion and biases （a little too much for my liking）。 。。。more
Reshmi
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“To satisfy both optimists and pessimists，we may conclude by saying that we are on the threshold of both heaven and hell， moving nervously between the gateway of the one and the anteroom of the other”Superbly written and a thought provoking book to say the least。。The parts I found most interesting were regarding ecology，man’s interaction with ecosystem and how it influenced so many other things。。
Windy♥
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Read and knowledge acquired even though it was kind of opinionated。 But overall great book to be informed in other things that regularly people might have missed。
Nuniflex
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Concise and profound。 While there may have been some vague tangents loosely correlated to the main theme of the book， it was a good summary throughout the past to present day。
Dhanush Karunakara
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best book in the whole wide world。 Tts historical， anthropological， informative， contemporary， interesting， scientific and well-presented must read once in a lifetime book。
Zack Endsley
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Great mix of history， sociology， and human psychology。 Worth revisiting again in a shorter timeframe for a more in depth review。。。。 it took me a awhile to get through this one。One interesting concept presented that stuck with me is that capitalism is a religion。 The biggest religion of the modern age and biggest driver of the values and actions of millions of people living today。
Allie Sanford
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Pretty disappointed that Bill Gates， Chris Evans， and Barack Obama all found this book so captivating。 I was very interested in the first 100 pages about the very first humans as well as the very last 30 pages about how to evaluate our happiness and future as a species， but the whole middle part- ironically symbolic to our evolution as a species- was a wild， random， and sometimes mundane mess。 I did learn a lot， but I feel like I could've learned a lot more if this book had been written differen Pretty disappointed that Bill Gates， Chris Evans， and Barack Obama all found this book so captivating。 I was very interested in the first 100 pages about the very first humans as well as the very last 30 pages about how to evaluate our happiness and future as a species， but the whole middle part- ironically symbolic to our evolution as a species- was a wild， random， and sometimes mundane mess。 I did learn a lot， but I feel like I could've learned a lot more if this book had been written differently。 Sadly， I did not find it very captivating either。 。。。more
Ken
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Poor。 Couldn't get past the speculative prose。 Stopped reading at page 78。 Poor。 Couldn't get past the speculative prose。 Stopped reading at page 78。 。。。more
Rebekah Vogel
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This book was conceptually interesting and did a very good job of summarizing a huge topic in terms of content， geography， and chronology。 However， because of the large scope， most topics are only discussed at a very high level， and the author makes extensive use of anecdotal and hypothetical evidence。 From what I can tell， this evidence is all sound， but it leaves something to be desired given the empirical evidence that does exist for many of the topics discussed。 Occasionally， sweeping conclu This book was conceptually interesting and did a very good job of summarizing a huge topic in terms of content， geography， and chronology。 However， because of the large scope， most topics are only discussed at a very high level， and the author makes extensive use of anecdotal and hypothetical evidence。 From what I can tell， this evidence is all sound， but it leaves something to be desired given the empirical evidence that does exist for many of the topics discussed。 Occasionally， sweeping conclusions or statements are made， with no mention of contrary evidence or exclusions， and overall， I found this book sparsely cited given its subject matter。 Nonetheless， it is generally well-written， and if you are less nitpicky about citations and empiricism than I am， it does provide an interesting - if somewhat speculative- dissection of the path that humanity has taken to where it is today。 。。。more
Hadjer Kouidri
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 كتاب مكتوب بلغة جميلة تعتمد على السرد وليس تقديم التفسير -هل كتب المؤرخ روايات من قبل؟- القراءة الانثروبولوجية للانسان مهمة لاسيما دفعة واحدة من الانسان النيادتنيال قبل 70。000 ق م الى غاية اليوم。。 بالنسبة للثورة الفكرية والعلمية لم يذكر هراري الفلاسفة ابدا。。。 قد لا نتفق معه ولكنه كتاب يطرح الاسئلة。。。。
Marie
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I enjoyed the early part， which described the development of the homo sapiens species and our "sibling" species。 As the book progressed it became more and more a refresher course on history I already knew along with the author's personal interpretations。 The patterns， connections， and meanings that he identified were at times interesting and convincing but on the whole very much speculative and subjective。 I enjoyed the early part， which described the development of the homo sapiens species and our "sibling" species。 As the book progressed it became more and more a refresher course on history I already knew along with the author's personal interpretations。 The patterns， connections， and meanings that he identified were at times interesting and convincing but on the whole very much speculative and subjective。 。。。more
Eli Kunisch
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Apart from some major sophistry and intellectually-comprising pandering in chapter eight， this is an great distillation of the material forces which have formed modern humanity。
José
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