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by Yuval Noah Harari
A brief history of humankind from the Stone Age to the present.
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?
“The real difference between us and chimpanzees is the mythical glue that binds together large numbers of individuals, families and groups.”
“Culture tends to argue that it forbids only that which is unnatural. But from a biological perspective, nothing is unnatural.”
“We study history not to predict the future, but to free ourselves of the past and imagine alternative destinies.”