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020			_a9780063422018 (hbk)
050			_aCB113 .H4 _bH254 2024
100			_aHarari, Yuval Noah.
245			_aSapiens : _ba brief history of humankind / _cYuval Noah Harari.
250			_aTenth Anniversary Edition.
260			_aNew York: _bHarper Collins Publishers, _c2024.
300			_a447 Pages: _billustrations, map; _c24 cm.
520			_a"From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas .Dr. Harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world around us, but also ourselves. Where is this leading us, and what do we want to become? Featuring 27 photographs, 6 maps, and 25 illustrations/diagrams, this provocative and insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential reading for aficionados of Jared Diamond, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Robert Wright, and Sharon Moalem"
650			_aCivilization _xHistory.
650			_aHuman Beings _xHistory.
650			_aWorld History.
650			_aChronology, Historical.
650			_aTechnology and Civilization _xHistory.
650			_aScience _xLife Sciences
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