Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, (Hardcover)

from tgraettinger

One of the most powerful and gratifying books I've ever read. It's worth reading slowly to get every drop. For instance, near the end of the chapter, "And They Lived Happily Ever After" was one of the briefest, most lucid descriptions of Buddhism I ever encountered - far better than those in any ...

from InfornographicMoto

One of the most important books I've ever read. Quibbles: no serial comma (except in a few places...and that inconsistency makes it even more frustrating to my OCD), British spelling of words throws me off (e.g. 'faeces', 'oestrogen'), and use of BC & AD instead of BCE & CE

from Clara53

Brilliant. Bold. Fascinating. To say that it's thought-provoking would be a major understatement. I simply wasn't prepared for many of Dr. Harari's arguments, theories and interpretations and the staggering amount of historical time that he covered so aptly! It's not just any history book. Contro...

from spbooks

An absolutely brilliant book! Superbly written, engaging, simple explanations of complex concepts - often reads like a good novel. I learned so much reading this book - more than I ever learned in geography and history at school! The ability of the author to summarise the entire history of humank...

from stellarexplorer

This is not an easy book to present or review. It dissects so many parts of human life and culture, that it would be complicated to discuss on that basis alone. And yet one comes to feel that Harari addresses history largely in the service of offering deeply-held critiques and challenges that unf...