Sapiens

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A global phenomenon loved by millions, this book reimagines 70,000 years of human adventure in one electrifying sweep. Discover how gossip, myths, and shared illusions built civilizations from nothing.

Why did we swap foraging for farming—and was it a trap? How do money and religion turn strangers into collaborators? Harari answers with jaw-dropping clarity.
Forget dry textbooks: this reads like a thriller about the forces that made you. From cave walls to credit cards, it explains why we dominate Earth—and what that costs.
Packed with mind-bending ideas (like “luxuries become necessities”), it’s been called “the best book I’ve ever read” by Chris Evans. Barack Obama praised its power to “give you a sense of how briefly we’ve been here.”
Perfect for curious minds, it transforms how you see culture, progress, and your own place in the story. No jargon, no fluff—just pure, provocative insight.
Dive into the #1 bestseller that’s reshaping how a generation thinks about humanity’s past… and future
You’ll never look at society the same way again.
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ISBN:12X13X14 Publication Date:June 11, 2015 Language:English Print Length:512 pages SKU:N/A Categories:English books, History, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Science

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Yuval Noah Harari

Prof. Yuval Noah Harari (born 1976) is a historian, philosopher and the bestselling author of ‘Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind’ (2014); ‘Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow’ (2016); ’21 Lessons for the 21st Century’ (2018); the children’s series ‘Unstoppable Us’ (launched in 2022); and ‘Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the […]

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What makes humans rule the planet while other species vanish? Yuval Noah Harari’s groundbreaking exploration traces our journey from insignificant apes to the dominant force shaping Earth’s future. Through the lens of three pivotal revolutions—the Cognitive, Agricultural, and Scientific—he reveals how myths, money, and imagined realities enabled mass cooperation among strangers, building empires, religions, and global networks that define modern society. This isn’t just a chronicle of dates and battles; it’s a provocative inquiry into the stories we tell ourselves about progress, happiness, and our place in the cosmos.

Harari challenges comfortable assumptions about human “advancement,” arguing that agriculture may have been history’s “biggest fraud” and luxuries often become traps. With razor-sharp clarity, he examines how shared fictions—like gods, nations, and human rights—unite millions yet mask brutal power structures. The book dissects why Homo sapiens outlived Neanderthals and other human species, not through physical superiority but through storytelling that forged communities beyond kinship ties.

Drawing from biology, anthropology, and economics, Harari connects ancient hunter-gatherer bands to today’s digital age, showing how capitalism, imperialism, and science transformed humanity’s trajectory. He confronts uncomfortable truths: our species’ role as an “environmental serial killer,” the engineered nature of social hierarchies, and the paradox that collective myths both empower and imprison us. No topic is off-limits, from the ethics of domesticating animals to the fragility of modern happiness.

Endorsed by thinkers like Barack Obama and Bill Gates, this work transcends academic boundaries to ask what it truly means to be human. Harari doesn’t offer easy answers but equips readers to question everything—from the origins of money to the future of artificial intelligence. His narrative weaves scholarly rigor with accessible wit, turning complex ideas into compulsive reading that reshapes how you see daily life, from the food on your plate to the laws governing your nation.

More than a history book, Sapiens is a mirror held up to civilization itself. It reveals humanity’s greatest strengths and flaws while urging us to consider where we’re headed. As technology accelerates change, Harari’s insights into our past become essential tools for navigating an uncertain future—where the same storytelling genius that built pyramids might soon redesign human biology itself.