100,000 years ago, at least six human species lived on Earth. Today, there is only one. Us. Homo sapiens. How did our species come to prevail in the battle for dominance? How did our hunter-gatherer ancestors unite and create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations, and human rights; to trust money, books, and laws; to be captives of bureaucracy, deadlines, and consumption? And what will the world be like in the next millennia?
In Sapiens, Dr. Yuval Noah Harari covers the entire course of human history, from the first humans on Earth to the radical—and sometimes catastrophic—discoveries of the cognitive, agricultural, and scientific revolutions. Drawing on insights from biology, anthropology, paleontology, and economics, he explores how the currents of history shape our human societies, the animals and plants around us, and even our personalities.
Sapiens is an international bestseller published in over 30 languages worldwide. Bold, sweeping, and provocative, this book challenges everything we thought we knew about what it means to be human: our thoughts, our actions, our power… and – our future.
