{"product_id":"sapiens-a-brief-history-of-humankind-9780062316097","title":"Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e#1 New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller - \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Readers' Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003est\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Century - The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama and Bill Gates\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom renowned historian Yuval Noah Harari 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.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost 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, \u003cem\u003eSapiens\u003c\/em\u003e integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarari, Yuval Noah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYuval Noah Harari, \u003c\/strong\u003e bestselling historian and philosopher, is considered one of the world's most influential intellectuals today. His popular books--including \u003cem\u003eSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHomo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e21 Lessons for the 21st Century\u003c\/em\u003e, and the series \u003cem\u003eSapiens: A Graphic History \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eUnstoppable Us\u003c\/em\u003e--have sold more than forty-five million copies in sixty-five lan-guages. Harari, with his husband, Itzik Yahav, cofounded Sapienship, a social impact company with projects in the fields of education and storytelling, whose main goal is to focus the public conversation on the most important global challenges facing the world today. Harari has a PhD in history from the University of Oxford. He is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge's Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, and lectures in the depart-ment of history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582932488466,"sku":"9780062316097","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c5e9e1c7-656f-492a-a14a-7adc99577d30.jpg?v=1748509091","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sapiens-a-brief-history-of-humankind-9780062316097","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}