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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harari
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A single-volume argument about how shared fictions let one human species run the planet.
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- Nonfiction
- Audience
- Adult
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- History
- Big ideas
- Anthropology
About the book
Harari moves from the cognitive revolution to the present, treating money, nations and companies as stories humans agreed to believe.
Why we recommend it
Big-picture history that gives you a new frame for almost everything else you read.
Reading challenge selection
Prompt: A Book That Teaches You Something
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