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‘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?
One of the world’s preeminent historians and thinkers, 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.
**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**
PRAISE FOR SAPIENS:
‘Jaw-dropping from the first word to the last… It may be the best book I’ve ever read’ Chris Evans
‘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.
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Interesting and provocative� It gives you a sense of how briefly we�ve been on this Earth ― Barack Obama
Jaw-dropping from the first word to the last� It may be the best book I�ve ever read ― Chris Evans
Tackles the biggest questions of history and the modern world� Written in unforgettably vivid language ― Jared Diamond
Startling… It changes the way you look at the world ― Simon Mayo
One of the best books I�ve read recently� Gives an excellent overview of how our species has developed ― Lily Cole
Sweeps the cobwebs out of your brain� Radiates power and clarity, making the world strange and new ― Sunday Times
Sapiens is packed with heretical thinking and surprising facts. This riveting, myth-busting book cannot be summarised in any detail; you will simply have to read it — John Gray ― Financial Times
Product details
- Publisher : Vintage (11 June 2015)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 512 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0099590085
- ISBN-13 : 978-0099590088
- Reading age : Customer suggested age: 16 years and up
- Item Weight : 350 g
- Dimensions : 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.06 cm
- Country of Origin : United Kingdom
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