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Item Details
Title:
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SAPIENS
A BRIEF HISTORY OF HUMANKIND |
By: |
Yuval Noah Harari |
Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£9.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
144819069X |
ISBN 13: |
9781448190690 |
Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
Pub. date: |
4 September, 2014 |
Pages: |
512 |
Description: |
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? This book deals with these questions. |
Synopsis: |
** The global phenomenon**** The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller **** The New York Times Top Ten Bestseller **Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us.We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. 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 a thrilling account of humankind's extraordinary history - from the Stone Age to the Silicon Age - and our journey from insignificant apes to rulers of the world`It tackles the biggest questions of history and of the modern world, and it is written in unforgettably vivid language. You will love it!' Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs and Steel 'Unbelievably good. Jaw dropping from the first word to the last' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2Yuval's follow up to Sapiens, Homo Deus, is available now.For more, visit www.ynharari.com |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Vintage Digital |
Prizes: |
Short-listed for Royal Society of Biology Book Award 2015 (UK) |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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