Reviews
"It's not often that a book offers readers the possibility to reconsider, well, everything. But that's what Harari does in this sweeping look at the history of humans.⊠Readers of every stripe should put this at the top of their reading lists. Thinking has never been so enjoyable.", "Thank God Someone Finally Wrote [This] Exact Book.", "Engaging and Informative.... Extremely Interesting.", "This Was the Most Surprising and Thought-Provoking Book I Read this Year.", "An encyclopedic approach from a well-versed scholar who is concise but eloquent, both skeptical and opinionated, and open enough to entertain competing points of view....The great debates of history aired out with satisfying vigor.", An encyclopedic approach from a well-versed scholar who is concise but eloquent, both skeptical and opinionated, and open enough to entertain competing points of view.…The great debates of history aired out with satisfying vigor., "In this sweeping look at the history of humans, Harari offers readers the chance to reconsider, well, everything, from a look at why Homo sapiens endured to a compelling discussion of how society organizes itself through fictions.", "This title is one of the exceptional works of nonfiction that is both highly intellectual and compulsively readable⊠a fascinating, hearty read.", The sort of book that sweeps the cobwebs out of your brain…. Harari…is an intellectual acrobat whose logical leaps will have you gasping with admiration., Yuval Noah Harari is an emerging rock-star lecturer at the nexus of history and science.... Sapiens takes readers on a sweeping tour of the history of our species.... Harari's formidable intellect sheds light on the biggest breakthroughs in the human story...important reading for serious-minded, self-reflective sapiens., "Harari's account of how we conquered the Earth astonishes with its scope and imagination.... One of those rare books that lives up to the publisher's blurb...brilliantly clear, witty and erudite.", "Sapiens tackles the biggest questions of history and of the modern world, and it is written in unforgettably vivid language.", "Here is a simple reason why Sapiens has risen explosively to the ranks of an international best-seller. It tackles the biggest questions of history and of the modern world, and it is written in unforgettably vivid language. You will love it!", Full of…high-perspective, shocking and wondrous stories, as well as strange theories and startling insights., "An absorbing, provocative history of civilization...packed with heretical thinking and surprising facts. This riveting, myth-busting book cannot be summarised...you will simply have to read it.", Harari can write...really, really write, with wit, clarity, elegance, and a wonderful eye for metaphor., "In Sapiens, Harari delves deep into our history as a species to help us understand who we are and what made us this way. An engrossing read.", Harari can write…really, really write, with wit, clarity, elegance, and a wonderful eye for metaphor., "Yuval Noah Harari's celebrated Sapiens does for human evolution what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time did for physics.... He does a superb job of outlining our slow emergence and eventual domination of the planet.", "Sapiens takes readers on a sweeping tour of the history of our speciesâŠ. Harari's formidable intellect sheds light on the biggest breakthroughs in the human storyâŠimportant reading for serious-minded, self-reflective sapiens.", This title is one of the exceptional works of nonfiction that is both highly intellectual and compulsively readable… a fascinating, hearty read., "The Most Idea-Packed Work of Non-Fiction I've Read in Years.", An encyclopedic approach from a well-versed scholar who is concise but eloquent, both skeptical and opinionated, and open enough to entertain competing points of view....The great debates of history aired out with satisfying vigor., Full of...high-perspective, shocking and wondrous stories, as well as strange theories and startling insights., The sort of book that sweeps the cobwebs out of your brain.... Harari...is an intellectual acrobat whose logical leaps will have you gasping with admiration., Writing with wit and verve, Harari…attempts to explain how Homo sapiens came to be the dominant species on Earth as well as the sole representative of the human genus.… Provocative and entertaining., It's not often that a book offers readers the possibility to reconsider, well, everything. But that's what Harari does in this sweeping look at the history of humans.... Readers of every stripe should put this at the top of their reading lists. Thinking has never been so enjoyable., "Not only Is Harari Eloquent and Humane, He Is Often Wonderfully, Mordantly Funny", Sapiens takes readers on a sweeping tour of the history of our species…. Harari's formidable intellect sheds light on the biggest breakthroughs in the human story…important reading for serious-minded, self-reflective sapiens., It is one of the best accounts by a Homo sapiens of the unlikely story of our violent, accomplished species.…It is one hell of a story. And it has seldom been told better…. Compulsively readable and impossibly learned., "The sort of book that sweeps the cobwebs out of your brainâŠ. HarariâŠis an intellectual acrobat whose logical leaps will have you gasping with admiration.", "Harari can writeâŠreally, really write, with wit, clarity, elegance, and a wonderful eye for metaphor.", Writing with wit and verve, Harari...attempts to explain how Homo sapiens came to be the dominant species on Earth as well as the sole representative of the human genus.... Provocative and entertaining., "Full ofâŠhigh-perspective, shocking and wondrous stories, as well as strange theories and startling insights.", [I]nteresting and provocative...It gives you a sense of perspective on how briefly we've been on this earth, how short things like agriculture and science have been around, and why it makes sense for us to not take them for granted., Harari's account of how we conquered the Earth astonishes with its scope and imagination.... One of those rare books that lives up to the publisher's blurb...brilliantly clear, witty and erudite., "Writing with wit and verve, HarariâŠattempts to explain how Homo sapiens came to be the dominant species on Earth as well as the sole representative of the human genus.⊠Provocative and entertaining.", This title is one of the exceptional works of nonfiction that is both highly intellectual and compulsively readable... a fascinating, hearty read., "Yuval Noah Harari's full-throated review of our species may have been blurbed by Jared Diamond, but Harari's conclusions are at once balder and less tendentious than that of his famous colleague.", An absorbing, provocative history of civilization...packed with heretical thinking and surprising facts. This riveting, myth-busting book cannot be summarised...you will simply have to read it., Harari's account of how we conquered the Earth astonishes with its scope and imagination…. One of those rare books that lives up to the publisher's blurb...brilliantly clear, witty and erudite., Sapiens takes readers on a sweeping tour of the history of our species.... Harari's formidable intellect sheds light on the biggest breakthroughs in the human story...important reading for serious-minded, self-reflective sapiens., "It is one of the best accounts by a Homo sapiens of the unlikely story of our violent, accomplished species....It is one hell of a story. And it has seldom been told better.... Compulsively readable and impossibly learned.", It is one of the best accounts by a Homo sapiens of the unlikely story of our violent, accomplished species....It is one hell of a story. And it has seldom been told better.... Compulsively readable and impossibly learned., "An absorbing, provocative history of civilizationâŠpacked with heretical thinking and surprising facts. This riveting, myth-busting book cannot be summarisedâŠyou will simply have to read it.", In Sapiens, Harari delves deep into our history as a species to help us understand who we are and what made us this way. An engrossing read., Yuval Noah Harari's celebrated Sapiens does for human evolution what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time did for physics.... He does a superb job of outlining our slow emergence and eventual domination of the planet., [I]nteresting and provocative…It gives you a sense of perspective on how briefly we've been on this earth, how short things like agriculture and science have been around, and why it makes sense for us to not take them for granted., "I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun, engaging look at early human historyâŠyou'll have a hard time putting it down.", "[I]nteresting and provocative...It gives you a sense of perspective on how briefly we've been on this earth, how short things like agriculture and science have been around, and why it makes sense for us to not take them for granted.", Sapiens tackles the biggest questions of history and of the modern world, and it is written in unforgettably vivid language., "Sapiens Is Learned, Thought-Provoking and Crisply Written.... Fascinating.", Here is a simple reason why Sapiens has risen explosively to the ranks of an international best-seller. It tackles the biggest questions of history and of the modern world, and it is written in unforgettably vivid language. You will love it!, Yuval Noah Harari's celebrated Sapiens does for human evolution what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time did for physics.… He does a superb job of outlining our slow emergence and eventual domination of the planet., The sort of book that sweeps the cobwebs out of your brain…. Harari…is an intellectual acrobate whose logical leaps will have you gasping with admiration., In this sweeping look at the history of humans, Harari offers readers the chance to reconsider, well, everything, from a look at why Homo sapiens endured to a compelling discussion of how society organizes itself through fictions., "Sapiens takes readers on a sweeping tour of the history of our species.... Harari's formidable intellect sheds light on the biggest breakthroughs in the human story...important reading for serious-minded, self-reflective sapiens.", It's not often that a book offers readers the possibility to reconsider, well, everything. But that's what Harari does in this sweeping look at the history of humans.… Readers of every stripe should put this at the top of their reading lists. Thinking has never been so enjoyable., "The sort of book that sweeps the cobwebs out of your brain.... Harari...is an intellectual acrobat whose logical leaps will have you gasping with admiration.", I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun, engaging look at early human history…you'll have a hard time putting it down., "Full of...high-perspective, shocking and wondrous stories, as well as strange theories and startling insights.", I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun, engaging look at early human history...you'll have a hard time putting it down., "[I]nteresting and provocativeâŠIt gives you a sense of perspective on how briefly we've been on this earth, how short things like agriculture and science have been around, and why it makes sense for us to not take them for granted.", Yuval Noah Harari's full-throated review of our species may have been blurbed by Jared Diamond, but Harari's conclusions are at once balder and less tendentious than that of his famous colleague., "Harari can write...really, really write, with wit, clarity, elegance, and a wonderful eye for metaphor.", "Writing with wit and verve, Harari...attempts to explain how Homo sapiens came to be the dominant species on Earth as well as the sole representative of the human genus.... Provocative and entertaining.", An absorbing, provocative history of civilization…packed with heretical thinking and surprising facts. This riveting, myth-busting book cannot be summarised…you will simply have to read it.
