Best Selling Books by Yuval Noah Harari

New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century The tenth anniversary edition of the internationally bestselling phenomenon that cemented Yuval Noah Harari as one of the most prominent historians of our time—featuring a new afterword from the author. One hundred thousand years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens. How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations, and human rights; to trust money, books, and laws; and to be enslaved by bureaucracy, timetables, and consumerism? And what will our world be like in the millennia to come? In Sapiens, Professor Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical—and sometimes devastating—breakthroughs of the Cognitive, Agricultural, and Scientific Revolutions. Drawing on insights from biology, anthropology, paleontology, and economics, and incorporating full-color illustrations throughout the text, he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies, the animals and plants around us, and even our personalities. Can we ever free our behavior from the legacy of our ancestors? And what, if anything, can we do to influence the course of the centuries to come? Bold, wide-ranging, and provocative, Sapiens integrates history and science to challenge everything we thought we knew about being human: our thoughts, our actions, our heritage...and our future.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the world’s most innovative thinkers explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment. “Fascinating . . . a crucial global conversation about how to take on the problems of the twenty-first century.”—Bill Gates, The New York Times Book Review A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war or ecological catastrophe? What do we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? How should we prepare our children for the future? 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a probing and visionary investigation into today’s most urgent issues as we move into the future. As technology advances faster than our understanding of it, hacking becomes a tactic of war, and the world feels more polarized than ever, Harari addresses the challenge of navigating life in the face of constant and disorienting change and raises the important questions we need to ask ourselves in order to survive. In twenty-one accessible chapters that are both provocative and profound, Harari untangles political, technological, social, and existential issues and offers advice on how to prepare for a very different future from the world we now live in: How can we retain freedom of choice when Big Data is watching us? What will the future workforce look like, and how should we ready ourselves for it? Why is liberal democracy in crisis? Harari’s unique ability to make sense of where we have come from and where we are going has captured the imaginations of millions of readers. Here he invites us to consider values, meaning, and personal engagement in a world full of noise and uncertainty. When we are deluged with irrelevant information, clarity is power. Presenting complex contemporary challenges clearly and accessibly, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is essential reading.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the bestselling author of Sapiens, comes an exciting, illustrated book for middle school readers that looks at the early history of humankind. A New York Times Best Book of the Year "Gripping and thought-provoking." —The New York Times Even though we’ll never outrun a hungry lion or outswim an angry shark, humans are pretty impressive—and we’re the most dominant species on the planet. So how exactly did we become “unstoppable”? The answer to that is one of the strangest tales you’ll ever hear. And it’s a true story! From learning to make fire and using the stars as guides to cooking meals in microwaves and landing on the moon, prepare to uncover the secrets and superpowers of how we evolved from our first appearances on Earth millions of years ago. Acclaimed author Yuval Noah Harari has expertly crafted an extraordinary story of how humans learned to not only survive but also thrive on Earth, complete with maps, a timeline, and full-color illustrations that bring his dynamic, unputdownable writing to life.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world. “Striking original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly.”—The Economist “This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI and automated content production. . . . Masterful and provocative.”—Mustafa Suleyman, author of The Coming Wave For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive? Nexus looks through the long lens of human history to consider how the flow of information has shaped us, and our world. Taking us from the Stone Age, through the canonization of the Bible, early modern witch-hunts, Stalinism, Nazism, and the resurgence of populism today, Yuval Noah Harari asks us to consider the complex relationship between information and truth, bureaucracy and mythology, wisdom and power. He explores how different societies and political systems throughout history have wielded information to achieve their goals, for good and ill. And he addresses the urgent choices we face as non-human intelligence threatens our very existence. Information is not the raw material of truth; neither is it a mere weapon. Nexus explores the hopeful middle ground between these extremes, and in doing so, rediscovers our shared humanity.

The ebook is designed to be read on devices with large color displays The Kindle edition is incompatible with iOS. See below for a list of supported devices. This second volume of Sapiens: A Graphic History, the full-color graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari’s #1 New York Times bestseller, focuses on the Agricultural Revolution—when humans fell into a trap we’ve yet to escape: working harder and harder with diminishing returns. What if humanity’s major woes—war, plague, famine and inequality—originated 12,000 years ago, when Homo sapiens converted from nomads to settlers, in pursuit of the fantasy of productivity and efficiency? What if by seeking to control plants and animals, humans ended up being controlled by kings, priests, and Kafkaesque bureaucracy? Volume 2 of Sapiens: A Graphic History–The Pillars of Civilization explores a crucial chapter in human development: the Agricultural Revolution. This is the story of how wheat took over the world; how an unlikely marriage between a god and a bureaucrat created the first empires; and how war, plague, famine, and inequality became an intractable feature of the human condition. But it’s not all doom and gloom with this book’s cast of entertaining characters and colorful humorous scenes. Yuval, Zoe, Prof. Saraswati, Cindy and Bill (now farmers), Detective Lopez, and Dr. Fiction, all introduced in Volume 1, once again travel the length and breadth of human history, this time investigating the impact the Agricultural Revolution has had on our species. The cunning Mephisto shows them how to ensnare humans, King Hammurabi lays down the law, and Confucius explains harmonious society. The origins of modern farming are introduced through Elizabethan tragedy; the changing fortunes of domesticated plants and animals are tracked in the columns of the Daily Business News; the story of urbanization is portrayed as a travel brochure, offering discount journeys to ancient Babylon and China; and the history of inequality unfolds in a superhero detective story; with guest appearances by historical and cultural personalities throughout such as Thomas Jefferson, Scarlett O''Hara, Margaret Thatcher, and John Lennon. Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 2 is a radical, witty and colorful retelling of the story of humankind for adults and young adults, and can be read on its own or in sequence with Volume I.

The first volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari''s global phenomenon and smash Sunday Times #1 bestseller, with gorgeous full-colour illustrations and a beautiful package - the perfect gift for the curious beings in your life. 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? In this first volume of the full-colour illustrated adaptation of his groundbreaking book, renowned historian Yuval Harari tells the story of humankind''s creation and evolution, exploring the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human". From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens challenges us to reconsider accepted beliefs, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and view specific events within the context of larger ideas. Featuring 256 pages of full-colour illustrations and easy-to-understand text covering the first part of the full-length original edition, this adaptation of the mind-expanding book furthers the ongoing conversation as it introduces Harari''s ideas to a wider new readership.

SUMMARY: This book is a general overview of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. It is intended to be read as a companionship to the original book, provide a general overview of the contents and concepts within it, and make studying the book less confusing. This summary is not affiliated with the writer or publisher of Sapiens in any way. ABOUT ORIGINAL BOOK: Written by Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is explores the cultural evolution of Homo sapiens throughout the ages. It begins with early man, several species under the Homo genus, and continues chronologically through the ages. Harari’s explanations of human biology, psychology, and history is connected to the basis that humankind has not evolved in a very long time, and they are essentially the same hunter gatherers they always have been on a psychological level, only ow they’re living in an industrial world. DISCLAIMER: This is an UNOFFICIAL summary and not the original book. It designed to record all the key points of the original book.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the bestselling author of Sapiens, comes the second volume in the bestselling Unstoppable Us series that traces human development from the Agricultural Revolution to Prehistoric Egypt. Humans may have taken over the world, but what happened next? How did our hunter-gatherer ancestors become village farmers? Why were kingdoms and laws established? How did we go from being the rulers of Earth to the rulers of each other? And why isn’t the world fair? The answer to all of that is one of the strangest tales you’ll ever hear. And it’s a true story! From cultivating land and sharing resources to building pyramids and paying taxes, prepare to discover how humans established civilization, endured the consequences for it, and created history-changing inventions along the way. In Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World, acclaimed author Yuval Noah Harari explored the early history of humankind. In Volume 2, he is back with another expertly crafted story of how human society evolved and flourished. His dynamic writing is accompanied by maps, a timeline, and full-color illustrations, making the incredible story of our past fun, engaging, and impossible to put down.

Selected from the books Sapiens and Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari How did money come to be invented? Why does it now have such significance in our lives? Does it make us happier or unhappier? And what does the future hold for it? With brilliant clarity and insight, Yuval Noah Harari takes the reader on a journey from the very first coins through to 21st century economics and shows us how we are all on the brink of a revolution, whether we like it or not. VINTAGE MINIS- GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. A series of short books by the world''s greatest writers on the experiences that make us human Also in the Vintage Minis series- Home by Salman Rushdie Babies by Anne Enright Eating by Nigella Lawson Drinking by John Cheever

Volume one of the epic, beautifully illustrated graphic history of humankind, based on Yuval Noah Harari''s internationally bestselling phenomenon In a world deluged by irrelevant information, clarity is power. How can we see the big picture without getting caught up in an infinity of little details? One way is to step back, to look at the really big picture: the entire history of the human species. Sapiens: A Graphic History, The Birth of Humankind is the story of how an insignificant ape became the ruler of planet Earth, capable of splitting the atom, flying to the Moon, and manipulating the genetic code of life. With Yuval Noah Harari as your guide, and accompanied by characters like Prehistoric Bill, Dr. Fiction, and Detective Lopez, you are invited to take a ride on the wild side of history. The graphic format offers readers a new intellectual and artistic exploration of the past. Human evolution is reimagined as a tacky reality TV show. The first encounter between Sapiens and Neanderthals is explored through the masterpieces of modern art. The extinction of the mammoths and saber-toothed tigers is retold as a "whodunit" movie. Sapiens: A Graphic History is a radical, and radically fun, retelling of the story of humankind, bursting with wit, humor, and colorful characters. If you want to know why we are all trapped inside the dreams of dead people — read this book.

This third volume of the illustrated adaptation of the internationally bestselling phenomenon, Sapiens: A Graphic History—The Masters of History, tackles the question of the driving force of humanity’s fate: is it empire, money, religion—or something else entirely—that unites us? Sometimes history seems like a laundry list of malevolent monarchs, pompous presidents and dastardly dictators. But are they really the ones in the driving seat? Sapiens: A Graphic History—The Masters of History takes us on an immersive and hilarious ride through the human past to discover the forces that change our world, bring us together, and just as often... tear us apart. Grab a front-row seat to the greatest show on earth, and explore the rise of money, religion and empire. Join our fabulous host Heroda Tush, as she wonders: Which historical superhero will display the power to make civilizations rise and fall? Will Mr. Random prove that luck and circumstance prevail? Will Lady Empire convince us of the irrefutable shaping force of conquerors? Or will Clashwoman beat them all to greatness by reminding us of the endless confrontations that seem to forever plague our species? In this next volume of the bestselling graphic series, Yuval Noah Harari, David Vandermeulen and Daniel Casanave continue to present the complicated story of humankind with wit, empathy and originality. Alongside the unlikely cast of new characters, we are rejoined by the familiar faces of Yuval, Zoe, Professor Saraswati, Bill and Cindy (now Romans), Skyman and Captain Dollar. As they travel through time, space and human drama in search of truth, it''s impossible not to wonder: why can’t we all just get along? This third installment in the Sapiens: A Graphic History series is an engaging, insightful, and colorful retelling of the story of humankind for curious minds of all ages, and can be browsed through on its own or read in sequence with Volumes One and Two.

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Step into the future with Yuval Noah Harari’s groundbreaking book, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow. Discover how humanity’s next chapter may be defined by the pursuit of immortality, artificial intelligence, and ultimate happiness, as we attempt to transcend our biological limitations. Harari challenges everything we know about the future of humankind, revealing the possibility that we might soon become gods ourselves. As technology advances, what role will we play in shaping a world where biological survival is no longer the priority?But here’s the pressing question: What happens when we no longer fear death and have the power to create our own future? Will our mastery over life and mind lead us to salvation, or are we setting ourselves up for disaster? In this compelling exploration, Harari confronts humanity’s most profound dilemmas, such as the ethical implications of artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and bio-enhancements. This book will make you rethink not only the future but also your place in it. Are you ready to understand the future of humankind? In Homo Deus, Harari offers a thought-provoking analysis that will leave you questioning everything you know.Don’t miss your chance to explore tomorrow’s possibilities. Purchase Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow today and unlock the secrets of our future!

Learn HOW early humans took over the Earth and WHY the world they built isn''t fair in this two-volume boxed set of the New York Times bestselling UNSTOPPABLE US series. The author of SAPIENS takes middle school readers on an epic and exciting voyage through early human history in these beautifully illustrated books. "Gripping and thought-provoking." --The New York Times Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World Humans are the most dominant species to ever exist. But how did we get that way? The answer is one of the strangest tales you''ll ever here... Unstoppable Us, Volume 2: Why the World Isn''t Fair What happened next? How did our hunter-gatherer ancestors become farmers? Why were kingdoms and laws established? How did we go from being the rulers of Earth to the rulers of each other? Acclaimed author Yuval Noah Harari has expertly crafted two extraordinary stories of how humans learned to not only survive but also thrive on Earth, complete with maps, a timeline, and full-color illustrations that bring his dynamic, unputdownable writing to life.

The author of the international bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind looks at covert operations and assassination plots in the medieval period, matching anything to be found in our own era.

Der internationale Bestseller des preisgekrönten Historikers Yuval Noah Harari Vor 100 000 Jahren war der Homo sapiens noch ein unbedeutendes Tier, das unauffällig in einem abgelegenen Winkel des afrikanischen Kontinents lebte. Unsere Vorfahren teilten sich den Planeten mit mindestens fünf weiteren menschlichen Spezies, und die Rolle, die sie im Ökosystem spielten, war nicht größer als die von Gorillas, Libellen oder Quallen. Vor 70 000 Jahren dann vollzog sich ein mysteriöser und rascher Wandel mit dem Homo sapiens, und es war vor allem die Beschaffenheit seines Gehirns, die ihn zum Herren des Planeten und zum Schrecken des Ökosystems werden ließ. Bis heute hat sich diese Vorherrschaft stetig zugespitzt: Der Mensch hat die Fähigkeit zu schöpferischem und zu zerstörerischem Handeln wie kein anderes Lebewesen. Anschaulich, unterhaltsam und stellenweise hochkomisch zeichnet Yuval Harari die Geschichte des Menschen nach und zeigt alle großen, aber auch alle ambivalenten Momente unserer Menschwerdung. Das E-Book beinhaltet ein exklusives und sehr persönliches Gespräch mit Yuval Noah Harari, in dem er verrät, warum er „Eine kurze Geschichte der Menschheit“ geschrieben hat, ob er an den Fortschritt glaubt und ob wir trotz der aktuellen Welle des Terrorismus wirklich im friedlichsten Zeitalter leben. Er erzählt von seiner jüdischen Herkunft und dem Einfluss seiner sexuellen Identität auf seine Forschung.

Ensaio que explora os projetos, sonhos e pesadelos que vão dar forma ao século XXI, da erradicação da fome ao fim da guerra, passando pela vida artificial. Chegámos ao próximo passo evolucional: Homo Deus. Homo Deus explora os projetos, sonhos e pesadelos que darão forma ao séculoXXI - desde o vencer da morte à vida artificial. Sucessor do bestseller internacional Sapiens: História Breve da Humanidade, coloca as questões fundamentais: para onde seguir a partir daqui? Como proteger o mundo dos poderes destrutivos do ser humano? A guerra desapareceu. É mais provável cometer suicídio do que morrer num conflito armado. A fome está a desaparecer. É mais alto o risco de obesidade do que de fome. A morte tornou-se um simples problema técnico. Não alcançámos a igualdade - mas estamos perto de alcançar a imortalidade. A história começou quando os homens inventaram os deuses e terminará quando os homens se transformarem em deuses. O que nos reserva o futuro? «De uma lucidez invejável (e alarmante), descreve os enormes desafios que temos pela frente, enquanto espécie, à medida que a tecnologia genética, a inteligência artificial e a robótica alteram profundamente as nossas relações humanas e com outras espécies. Uma leitura ainda mais voraz e importante do que a do seu já excelente Sapiens.» Kazuo Ishiguro, Prémio Nobel de Literatura 2017

Que deviendront nos démocraties quand Google et Facebook connaîtront nos gouts et nos préférences politiques mieux que nous-mêmes ? Qu''adviendra-t-il de l''Etat providence lorsque nous, les humains, serons évincés du marché de l''emploi par des ordinateurs plus performants ? Quelle utilisation certaines religions feront-elles de la manipulation génétique ? Homo Deus nous dévoile ce que sera le monde d''aujourd''hui lorsque, à nos mythes collectifs tels que les dieux, l''argent, l''égalité et la liberté, s''allieront de nouvelles technologies démiurgiques. Et que les algorithmes, de plus en plus intelligents, pourront se passer de notre pouvoir de décision. Car, tandis que l''Homo Sapiens devient un Homo Deus, nous nous forgeons un nouveau destin. Best-seller international - plus de 200 000 exemplaires vendus en France, traduit dans près de 40 langues - Sapiens interrogeait l''histoire de l''humanité, de l''âge de la pierre à l''ère de la Silicon Valley. Le nouveau livre de Yuval Noah Harari offre un aperçu vertigineux des rêves et des cauchemars qui façonneront le XXIe siècle.

Uma obra elogiadíssima em todo o mundo, incluindo por Barack Obama, Bill Gates e Mark Zuckerberg. O fogo deu-nos poder. O boato ajudou-nos a saber cooperar. A agricultura aumentou o nosso apetite. A mitologia manteve a lei e a ordem. O dinheiro deu-nos algo em que confiar. As contradições geraram a cultura. A ciência fez-nos letais. Recorrendo a ideias da paleontologia, antropologia e sociologia, Yuval Noah Harari analisa os principais saltos evolutivos da humanidade, desde as espécies humanas que coexistiam na Idade da Pedra até às revoluções tecnológicas e políticas do século XXI - que nos transformaram em deuses, capazes de criar e de destruir. Esta é uma obra desafiadora, desconcertante e inteligente, uma perspetiva única e original sobre a nossa História e o impacto do ser humano no planeta. Os elogios da crítica: «Interessante e estimulante, é um livro que nos dá uma perspetiva sobre o quão recente são a nossa presença na Terra e aspetos da vida humana como a agricultura e a ciência, e sobre por que razões devemos evitar dá-las como certas.» — Barack Obama «Sapiens é para a história da evolução humana o que Breve História do Tempo, de Stephen Hawking, representou para a física.» — Forbes

El libro de no ficción de la década. Bestseller internacional con más de 23 millones de ejemplares vendidos. Traducido a 65 idiomas. Número 1 en la lista de The New York Times. Recomendado por Barack Obama, Bill Gates y Mark Zuckerberg. De la mano de uno de los historiadores más interesantes de la actualidad, he aquí la fascinante interpretación de Yuval Noah Harari sobre la historia de la humanidad. Bestseller nacional e internacional, este libro explora las formas en que la biología y la historia nos han definido y han mejorado nuestra comprensión de lo que significa ser «humano». Hace70.000 años al menos seis especies de humanos habitaban la Tierra. Hoy solo queda una, la nuestra: Homo Sapiens. ¿Cómo logró imponerse en la lucha por la existencia? ¿Por qué nuestros ancestros recolectores se unieron para crear ciudades y reinos? ¿Cómo llegamos a creer en dioses, en naciones o en los derechos humanos; a confiar en el dinero, en los libros o en las leyes? ¿Cómo acabamos sometidos a la burocracia, a los horarios y al consumismo? ¿Y cómo será el mundo en los milenios venideros? En Sapiens , Yuval Noah Harari traza una breve historia de la humanidad, desde los primeros humanos que caminaron sobre la Tierra hasta los radicales y a veces devastadores avances de las tres grandes revoluciones que nuestra especie ha protagonizado: la cognitiva, la agrícola y la científica. A partir de hallazgos de disciplinas tan diversas como la biología, la antropología o la economía, Harari explora cómo las grandes corrientes de la historia han modelado nuestra sociedad, los animales y las plantas que nos rodean e incluso nuestras personalidades. ¿Hemos ganado en felicidad a medida que ha avanzado la historia? ¿Seremos capaces de liberar alguna vez nuestra conducta de la herencia del pasado? ¿Podemos hacer algo para influir en los siglos futuros? Audaz, ambicioso y provocador, este libro cuestiona todo lo que creíamos saber sobre el ser humano: nuestros orígenes, nuestras ideas, nuestras acciones, nuestro poder... y nuestro futuro. Reseñas: «El libro definitivo para entender quiénes somos. Provocador, lúcido, aporta un original enfoque sobre la esencia del ser humano». Julia Navarro «Interesante y provocador. Este libro nos da cierta perspectiva del poco tiempo que llevamos en la Tierra, de la corta vida de la ciencia y la agricultura, y de por qué no debemos dar nada por sentado». Barack Obama «Recomendaría este libro a cualquier persona interesada en una historia de la humanidad a la vez entretenida y desafiante [...] No se puede dejar de leer». Bill Gates «Aborda las cuestiones más importantes de la historia y del mundo moderno y, además,está escrito con un estilo vívido e inolvidable». Jared Diamond, premio Pulitzer y autor de Armas, gérmenes y acero «Un libro que invita a la reflexión». Mark Zuckerberg «Un repaso absorbente de la peripecia humana, escrito con rigor e irreverencia ilustrada». Antonio Muñoz Molina, El País «Un libro fascinante, como nuestra especie. Nos ayudará a saber de dónde venimos para decidir hacia dónde vamos. Recomiendo Sapiens casi antes que saludar. ¡Disfrútenlo!» Leonor Watling «Monumental, brillante, provocadora». Pablo Jáuregui, El Mundo «Cuenta la historia del ser humano desde su origen hasta que se convirtió en el rey de la creación». Iñaki Gabilondo

Edição comemorativa de dez anos do lançamento do livro que conquistou milhões de leitores ao redor do mundo, com um prefácio inédito do autor e ensaios complementares. Sapiens, a obra-prima de Yuval Noah Harari que o consagrou como um dos pensadores mais brilhantes da atualidade, completa em 2021 dez anos de sua primeira publicação e ganha uma edição comemorativa, com novo projeto de capa e prefácio inédito do autor, além de um ensaio do filósofo Rodrigo Petrônio e um perfil publicado originalmente no jornal The New York Times. Neste livro que já se tornou um clássico contemporâneo, o historiador israelense aplica uma fascinante narrativa histórica a todas as instâncias do percurso humano sobre a Terra. Da Idade da Pedra ao Vale do Silício, temos aqui uma visão ampla e crítica da jornada em que deixamos de ser meros símios para nos tornarmos os governantes do mundo. Harari se vale de uma abordagem multidisciplinar que preenche as lacunas entre história, biologia, filosofia e economia, e, com uma perspectiva macro e micro, analisa não apenas os grandes acontecimentos, mas também as mudanças mais sutis notadas pelos indivíduos. "Interessante e provocador. [...] Nos traz a sensação de quão breve é o tempo em que estamos nesta Terra." — Barack Obama "Recomendo Sapiens a qualquer pessoa que esteja interessada na história e no futuro de nossa espécie." — Bill Gates "Uma incrível investigação para compreender o passado, situar o presente e pensar para onde iremos. Num momento de crise civilizatória, a obra de Harari é um convite à reflexão." — Djamila Ribeiro " Sapiens não só trata das questões mais importantes da história de nossa espécie como é escrito numa linguagem vívida e inesquecível." — Jared Diamond "O livro de Yuval Noah Harari é muito bom. Fui surpreendido por pontos de vista que nunca tinha imaginado." — Leandro Karnal "O modo como Harari narra a história de nós, humanos, e enxerga nosso futuro é arrebatador." — Natalie Portman " Sapiens é uma exploração fascinante sobre como aquilo que nos torna humanos é muito mais do que uma biologia notável: é o mundo mental que construímos em conjunto." — Suzana Herculano-Houzel

O primeiro dos quatro volumes em quadrinhos do fenômeno mundial Sapiens. Nesta versão graphic novel de Sapiens: Uma breve história da humanidade, que vendeu mais de 16 milhões de exemplares em sessenta idiomas mundo afora, você é convidado a viajar pelo lado selvagem da história, acompanhado por personagens como Bill Pré-Histórico, dra. Ficção e detetive Lopez, e tendo o historiador e filósofo Yuval Noah Harari como guia. Com roteiro do belga David Vandermeulen e arte do francês Daniel Casanave, o formato HQ dá uma nova perspectiva ao passado e às nossas origens. A evolução humana é repensada como um reality show. O primeiro encontro entre os sapiens e os neandertais se dá através das obras-primas da arte moderna. A extinção dos mamutes e dos tigres-dentes-de-sabre é recontada como um filme policial. Esta série em quadrinhos é uma versão radical da história da humanidade, recheada de inteligência, humor e personagens pitorescos, e pensada para cativar quem gostaria de saber, entre outros assuntos, como um reles primata se tornou governante do planeta Terra, capaz de dividir átomos, viajar à Lua e manipular o código genético da vida.

About 100,000 years ago, Homo sapiens was still an insignificant animal minding its own business in a corner of Africa. Our ancestors shared the planet with at least five other human species, and their role in the ecosystem was no greater than that of gorillas, fireflies, or jellyfish. Then, about 70,000 years ago, a mysterious change took place in the mind of Homo sapiens, transforming it into the master of the entire planet and the terror of the ecosystem. Today it stands on the verge of becoming a god, acquiring divine abilities of creation and destruction. * How did Homo sapiens conquer Earth? * What befell the other human species? * When did money, states and religion appear, and why? * How did science and capitalism become the dominant creeds of the modern era? * Does history have a direction? * Is there justice in history? * Did people become happier as history unfolded? * And what are the chances that Homo sapiens will still be around in a hundred years?

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