21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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- Author：Yuval Noah Harari
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**FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER SAPIENS**
Sapiens showed us where we came from。 Homo Deus looked to the future。 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present。
How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war， ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions？ What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism？ What should we teach our children？
Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today’s most urgent issues。 The golden thread running through his exhilarating new book is the challenge of maintaining our collective and individual focus in the face of constant and disorienting change。 Are we still capable of understanding the world we have created？
Sapiens showed us where we came from。 Homo Deus looked to the future。 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present。
How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war， ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions？ What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism？ What should we teach our children？
Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today’s most urgent issues。 The golden thread running through his exhilarating new book is the challenge of maintaining our collective and individual focus in the face of constant and disorienting change。 Are we still capable of understanding the world we have created？
Reviews
Yeojin Yoon
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Many are repeating with Sapiens， but later chapters cover more on what is likely to happen and what to think about。。。 food for thoughts
Zaynab
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Thoroughly depressing， but Harari does a very good job of summarizing/explaining complex ideas。
Sayonara Horrana
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Embora seja um emaranhado de suposições， provavelmente， infezliemente， estejam algumas corretas。 Leitura de fácil compressão e lúcida。
Brauszu
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Przeczytane ale pobieżnie， bo czasami forma mnie męczyła
Vaishnavi
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The book is divided into 5 parts- 1。 Technological challenges2。 Political challenges3。 Despair and Hope4。 Truth5。 ResilienceAs a historian， I think Harari had a better command when discussing the politics， history and emotions of the humans of 21st century rather than technology related matters。 I agree with him that we are ill prepared to deal with the pace at which technology is moving， especially when it comes to the law。 However， given my background in tech， some of the assumptions he was ma The book is divided into 5 parts- 1。 Technological challenges2。 Political challenges3。 Despair and Hope4。 Truth5。 ResilienceAs a historian， I think Harari had a better command when discussing the politics， history and emotions of the humans of 21st century rather than technology related matters。 I agree with him that we are ill prepared to deal with the pace at which technology is moving， especially when it comes to the law。 However， given my background in tech， some of the assumptions he was making as to how info tech and biotech will advance felt a bit grandiose to me。 Nonetheless， the rest of the sections felt far more relatable and covered a wide array of topics including immigration， religion， education， meditation and more。Sapiens， his other book gives a good framework to think about our history while this book gives a good framework to think about the present。 。。。more
Magdalena
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I believe the whole trilogy is worth reading and reflecting on us， humans。
Hassan
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کتاب بسیار خوبیست مخصوصاً برای امثال من که خیلی از تاریخ و تفسیرهای وقایع تاریخی اطلاعات چندانی نداریم。 دیدگاهای منحصربه‌فرد نویسنده، تفسیر و آینده‌نگری در ارتباط با بعضی موضوعات از جمله تکنولوژی، سیاست، مذهب و حقیقت بسیار مثال‌زدنیست。 این کتاب مسیر معینی نشون نمی‌ده اما سوال‌های زیادی در ذهن مخاطب قرار می‌ده تا مسیر بهتر رو خود خواننده انتخاب کنه。 اما عجیب اینه که نویسنده با اینکه تاریخ‌نگار هست، در دو جا خلیج‌فارس رو خلیج نوشته و واقعه‌ای تعریف می‌کنه از مشهد در سال‌های بسیار دور بدون ذکر منبع کتاب بسیار خوبیست مخصوصاً برای امثال من که خیلی از تاریخ و تفسیرهای وقایع تاریخی اطلاعات چندانی نداریم。 دیدگاهای منحصربه‌فرد نویسنده، تفسیر و آینده‌نگری در ارتباط با بعضی موضوعات از جمله تکنولوژی، سیاست، مذهب و حقیقت بسیار مثال‌زدنیست。 این کتاب مسیر معینی نشون نمی‌ده اما سوال‌های زیادی در ذهن مخاطب قرار می‌ده تا مسیر بهتر رو خود خواننده انتخاب کنه。 اما عجیب اینه که نویسنده با اینکه تاریخ‌نگار هست، در دو جا خلیج‌فارس رو خلیج نوشته و واقعه‌ای تعریف می‌کنه از مشهد در سال‌های بسیار دور بدون ذکر منبعی که همین موارد هرچند کوچک، که البته از نظر من کوچک نیست، باعث می‌شه ذهن انسان بدبین بشه به گفته‌ها و دیدگاه‌ها。من این کتاب رو انگلیسی خوندم، به شما هم پیشنهاد می‌کنم اگر امکانش。 رو دارید حتماً نسخه انگلیسی بخونید。 。。。more
Erik。Gson
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10/10 audio book gotta get my hands on a hard copy
Anders Hansen
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Everyone should read this book。
Sue
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Thought-provoking， logical and scary all at the same time。
Sadhia Khan
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Overall， I think this book is a must read。 I think Yuval introduces concepts fantastically。 He does a great job of covering a lot of topics in a captivating manner。 He challenges ones thinking and helps an individual grow。 The reason for not giving 5/5 is because in undertaking a huge task things have to be oversimplified， I don’t agree with all of his conclusions but agree with his working out。 I think this book is better for an individual if you have a base knowledge of the topics discussed ra Overall， I think this book is a must read。 I think Yuval introduces concepts fantastically。 He does a great job of covering a lot of topics in a captivating manner。 He challenges ones thinking and helps an individual grow。 The reason for not giving 5/5 is because in undertaking a huge task things have to be oversimplified， I don’t agree with all of his conclusions but agree with his working out。 I think this book is better for an individual if you have a base knowledge of the topics discussed rather than taking his word for absolute value/ truth。 A definite must read， another great job by a great author。 。。。more
Victoria
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it has some very interesting topics， however in my opinion some topics are described in great detail， which i find sometimes difficult to follow， but definitely recommend it
Miguel Abreu
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An incredible book to read， after his Homo Sapiens and Homo Deus， it's a very good grounded light book in comparison with so many arguments of humankind to reflect on。 There are so many cultures in the world and needs to find a middle point for all to be in harmony in the only world we have and accept our differences and work with our similarities for the goal of a better future as humanity。 An incredible book to read， after his Homo Sapiens and Homo Deus， it's a very good grounded light book in comparison with so many arguments of humankind to reflect on。 There are so many cultures in the world and needs to find a middle point for all to be in harmony in the only world we have and accept our differences and work with our similarities for the goal of a better future as humanity。 。。。more
Zuan Van Schalkwyk
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Really enjoyed this one。 Not a good as Sapiens but definitely more enjoyable than Homo Deus。 The final chapter had a pleasant turn in tone。 Gave me a lot to consider。
Greg Lozoff
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Fascinating！ Loved every page。
Ahj
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Really insightful read about the present that has helped me gain a better understanding of the crazy happenings of the world at many different levels and spheres。
Oliver Iqüel
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*4，5
Roblux Craft
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Pure brilliance。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Adel Ladida
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great， fucking book
Giulia Caputo
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interesting but it often becomes a politically correct symposium， which totally ignores world geopolitics and does so， even worse， deliberately。
bEloise Minh
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hay nhưng thấy hơi khó nuốt
Anam Azam
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“If you cannot afford to waste time， you will never find the truth”。When I started reading this book it was clear to finish it within three to four days but the illness of the body put it on pause and ends up reading it in ten days instead of the prior schedule。 Anyways the book count as the study of the present， opposite to what he before pen down （Sapiens- about history。 Homo Deus- future） this book fills the gap or work out as the bridge between two dimensions and lead us to a path of underst “If you cannot afford to waste time， you will never find the truth”。When I started reading this book it was clear to finish it within three to four days but the illness of the body put it on pause and ends up reading it in ten days instead of the prior schedule。 Anyways the book count as the study of the present， opposite to what he before pen down （Sapiens- about history。 Homo Deus- future） this book fills the gap or work out as the bridge between two dimensions and lead us to a path of understanding the basics to games of the economy and how digital dictatorship going to be the new normal。The best thing about Harari and his writing is， it’s always very simple and pen down in the basic understanding manner so the reader won’t feel difficulty in knowing the meaning of the text。One of the best topic he talked about was the impact of terrorism， and how it plays with the minds of people by putting little havoc they gain the power to threaten billions around the globe when millions more die due to traffic and cholesterol stokes。Every chapter begins with something new and ends at a point where you are left to question yourself that how this world going to change and how painful it seems to know that you might not play any part in shaping it。 From technological advancement of AI to infotech， to the beliefs of the people on what basis they would work and governments function。As humankind swimming to the advancement， it’s so important for us to understand the meaning of what we’re learning today and question that would this thing ever going to help us in the future or we left as mere pebble around the highway- unnoticed and unworthy。The only thing which lower the spirits of the book was the selection of the last topic to conclude his writing。 The meditation part makes things go down a little bit as he said somewhere in the text。。。 “Small coin in a big empty jar” makes a lot of noise， but mind you。。。 this isn’t the empty text。 It’s filled with information， and stuff we can’t miss to read and to understand in a manner to know better what’s going on around us。 。。。more
Sav3mys0ul
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My first Harari book， I enjoyed his writing style and the way he explained complex ideas。 I liked he picked examples from all over the world than being very Europe and America centric， even though the big chunk of his readers come from there。The 21 lessons is an interesting concept， but I felt its lacking in certain areas。 He tried to cover everything from politics， religion and technology and I find it very relevant。 It's a good book and I felt it was missing the last final 10% to show the curr My first Harari book， I enjoyed his writing style and the way he explained complex ideas。 I liked he picked examples from all over the world than being very Europe and America centric， even though the big chunk of his readers come from there。The 21 lessons is an interesting concept， but I felt its lacking in certain areas。 He tried to cover everything from politics， religion and technology and I find it very relevant。 It's a good book and I felt it was missing the last final 10% to show the current problems of the world。 。。。more
Deago
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There are so many intriguing quotes from this book， it covered so many heavy topics that easily elaborates by showing you the history and how it impacted our world today。 By building this narration through history， it unconsciously grabs your attention whether you agree or not。 Some of them feel like a recap from his previous book， but I found this one more interesting than the brief history of humankind。I learn that sometimes we need time to think and see things as reality， not as a narrative t There are so many intriguing quotes from this book， it covered so many heavy topics that easily elaborates by showing you the history and how it impacted our world today。 By building this narration through history， it unconsciously grabs your attention whether you agree or not。 Some of them feel like a recap from his previous book， but I found this one more interesting than the brief history of humankind。I learn that sometimes we need time to think and see things as reality， not as a narrative that people or the system build to trick and have control over our fantasy。 I also realized that most of the modern issues the writer said in this book are happening right now。 One of that is the bias of facial recognition that I watch from a documentary called "Coded Bias"。 Coded Bias explains that AI or machine learning is could be harmful and bias because the database that constructed the algorithm is also bias and subjective。 It's interesting documentaries while reading this book。 。。。more
Christina Liveri
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Με αυτό το βιβλίο κλείνει ένας κύκλος και δίνει απαντήσεις σε οτιδήποτε κι αν αναρωτήθηκα κατά την διάρκεια της μελέτης μου。 Εύχομαι να τα διαβάσουν όλο και περισσότεροι， να αναρωτηθούν και να επιλέξουν να πορευθούν στον δρόμο του。
Heather Wade
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21 existential crises！ A super interesting dive into 21 different topics about the modern world and the problems humanity face。 I loved the varied and unbiased examples used throughout - plenty of different cultures and nationalities and religions were discussed and different perspectives were considered。 Quite a philosophical book really， it got me thinking but I didn't necessarily learn much - other than that the author is brilliant and Big Data is going to takeover the world and life has no m 21 existential crises！ A super interesting dive into 21 different topics about the modern world and the problems humanity face。 I loved the varied and unbiased examples used throughout - plenty of different cultures and nationalities and religions were discussed and different perspectives were considered。 Quite a philosophical book really， it got me thinking but I didn't necessarily learn much - other than that the author is brilliant and Big Data is going to takeover the world and life has no meaning。 。。。more
Ricardo Viana
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Harari é um autor brilhante！ Tenho acompanhado seus textos e o livro é um excelente compêndio das suas entrevistas sobre diferentes temas。 É um publicação que recomendo para diferentes idades e correntes políticas。
Ben Skaggs
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This is the fourth Yuval Harari book I have read。 Harari continues to be one of the most influential writers in my life。 As an Oxford educated， openly gay Israeli historian， Harari has a fascinatingly unique background that allows him to combine a deep understanding of human history with a straightforward writing style that doesn’t go over the reader’s head。 Out of 21 total lessons， I found the chapters devoted to immigration， humility， secularism， justice， and meditation to be particularly appl This is the fourth Yuval Harari book I have read。 Harari continues to be one of the most influential writers in my life。 As an Oxford educated， openly gay Israeli historian， Harari has a fascinatingly unique background that allows him to combine a deep understanding of human history with a straightforward writing style that doesn’t go over the reader’s head。 Out of 21 total lessons， I found the chapters devoted to immigration， humility， secularism， justice， and meditation to be particularly applicable to some of the bigger questions I’ve been asking。 If you’ve found yourself feeling disillusioned， confused， or anxious about the state of the world or your role in it， and you’ve started searching for bigger answers， my advice is this: Start with Harari。 。。。more
Vibhor Jain
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Listened to the audio book。 Some bits are dragged and some are really interesting。 This book should make you think and question many ideas and beliefs。Definitely worth the read。
Bert Bassett
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