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Sapiens, a brief history of humankind, Yuval Noah Harari

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Sapiens, a brief history of humankind, Yuval Noah Harari

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eng

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history

Main title

Sapiens

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890705944

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Yuval Noah Harari

Sub title

a brief history of humankind

Summary

A narrative history of humanity's creation and evolution explores how biology and history have defined understandings of what it means to be human and details the role of modern cognition in shaping the ecosystem and civilizations

Table Of Contents

Timeline of history -- Part One. The cognitive revolution. 1. An animal of no significance ; 2. The tree of knowledge ; 3. A day in the life of Adam and Eve ; 4. The flood -- Part Two. The agricultural revolution. 5. History's biggest fraud ; 6. Building pyramids ; 7. Memory overload ; 8. There is no justice in history -- Part Three. The unification of humankind. 9. The arrow of history ; 10. The scent of money ; 11. Imperial visions ; 12. The law of religion ; 13. The secret of success -- Part Four. The scientific revolution. 14. The discovery of ignorance ; 15. The marriage of science and empire ; 16. The capitalist creed ; 17. The wheels of industry ; 18. A permanent revolution ; 19. And they lived happily ever after ; 20. The end of Homo sapiens -- Afterword: The animal that became a god

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