Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Nonfiction
What is it? A narrative history of humanity's creation and evolution that explores how biology and history have defined understandings of what it means to be human. The author uses three revolutions to explain how things came to be as they presently are: cognitive, agricultural, and scientific.
Reviewers say: “provocative and entertaining" (Publishers Weekly); "one of the exceptional works of nonfiction that is both highly intellectual and compulsively readable” (Library Journal); “The great debates of history aired out with satisfying vigor” (Kirkus Reviews).
An aside: This somewhat controversial international bestseller is an excellent choice to listen to on audio or enjoy in graphic novel format.
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