Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Yuval Noah Harari, 2015 HarperCollins 416pp.
There's nothing like assuming a bold task and writing a one volume of humankind certainly qualifies as bold. The book is surprisingly readable and full of new insights for me. While, I didn't find much with which to argue, a genuine academic critique of many of his assertions is beyond my ability.
The book jacket says "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?...
"In Sapiens, Professor Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole human history, from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical--and somewhat devastating--breakthroughs of the Cognitive, Agricultural, and Scientific Revolutions. Drawing on insights from biology, anthropology, paleontology, and economics...he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies, the animals and plants around us and even our personalities."
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