Sapiens
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (892 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00VXJQ88K |
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| Number of Pages | : | 399 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fun, Enjoyable Easy Read Stanley Never before have I reviewed a book after 2300 others have done the same. Who's going to read 2300 reviews and who will read this? Surely a waste of time for a lot of people including me. Now that I am past that let me state that Harari gives a heckeva good read. This is not the usual rise and fall of empires and kingdoms but a broad ranging overview of how we got here. Parts of it were downright fascinating such as "imagination" being a keystone to human activity, e.g. corporations, money, and religion.Some. The Broad Sweep Of Human History John D. Cofield A standard history of the human race begins with Paleolithic proto-humans, traces the development of modern man or homo sapiens sapiens, then chronicles the beginnings and expansions of human civilization from agriculture to the present. Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens follows that path, but with several intriguing twists. The result is a fascinating book which will challenge pre-conceptions and occasionally annoy or even anger the reader, but will always intrigue.Harari focusses on the three great revolutions o. Weak history, weaker science, and opinion masquerading as facts. Ken godwin I found this book inadequate in terms of its understanding of biology, neuroscience, religion, and, especially, evolutionary biology. As an earlier review pointed out, Harari often disguises his opinions by writing them as if they were factual. As an agnostic, I found his attacks on Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity and his whitewashing of Judaism surprising and often quite wrong. Harari argues that because Judaism's version of monotheism never moved beyond a local geographical area, it can't be blamed for t
For more, visit ynharari.. Earth is 4.5 billion years old. 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. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us sapiens? In this bold and provocative audiobook, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here, and where we're going. The Sunday Times best seller. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. Us