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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (eBook)

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Various Retailers have Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (eBook) on sale for $1.99.

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  • 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?

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Various Retailers have Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (eBook) on sale for $1.99.

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  • 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?

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    • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars from over 135,000 reviews.
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Oct 11, 2023 4:22 PM
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EkisOct 11, 2023 4:22 PM
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This is on Kindle Unlimited if you have it or have the 3-month trial. But if you don't, it's a good price overall and a good book.
Oct 11, 2023 4:26 PM
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euuser230056Oct 11, 2023 4:26 PM
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This is on Kindle Unlimited if you have it or have the 3-month trial. But if you don't, it's a good price overall and a good book.
Yes, really interesting. And the audiobook is great, the narrator is fantastic (not the author which I usually prefer, but this author does not have a great voice).
Oct 11, 2023 6:17 PM
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JohnO4429Oct 11, 2023 6:17 PM
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I read it on kindle unlimited. The early parts are good, but it gets fantastical towards the end. I have a friend who literally believes that he might live forever based on reading this book. The author is an historian or sociologist (can't remember exactly), but he delves into science and technology that he clearly doesn't understand.
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Oct 11, 2023 6:50 PM
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Riptide360Oct 11, 2023 6:50 PM
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I have the audible book. What is missing on this kindle book is whisper sync so Incan toggle between the two.
Oct 11, 2023 6:53 PM
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drjakesaysOct 11, 2023 6:53 PM
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This author is a fanatical anti human nut case who believes most people are "useless eaters". Donate two dollars to charity today.
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Oct 11, 2023 7:29 PM
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Slump BusterOct 11, 2023 7:29 PM
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This author is a fanatical anti human nut case who believes most people are "useless eaters". Donate two dollars to charity today.
I am going to go waaaaaaaaay out on a limb and guess that you both didn't read the book and that the author may have written something that damaged your precious world view.

For those that are interested, the book is a fantastic read. It connected so many dots about where we came from and how we got here (which is probably offended some people).
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Oct 11, 2023 7:44 PM
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DrRadOct 11, 2023 7:44 PM
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Good book, but as always free at your local library.
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Oct 11, 2023 7:47 PM
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BigGreenMatOct 11, 2023 7:47 PM
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Been looking for a deal for this one on Kindle! I literally looked last night and here it comes today!
Oct 11, 2023 7:50 PM
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ratero90Oct 11, 2023 7:50 PM
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Did not like this book. Dude so matter a fact, as everything he's guessing is so obviously true, to the point it's condescending. His writing style is also very dry and doesn't paint a good picture. I had a hard time staying awake reading this stuff, and I'm an avid reader. I stopped reading somewhere around chapter 5 and thought it was all rubbish. A friend recommended it to me so it clearly has a fan base.
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Oct 11, 2023 8:47 PM
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PowerfulPencil6092Oct 11, 2023 8:47 PM
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Quote from Slump Buster View quoted comment :
I am going to go waaaaaaaaay out on a limb and guess that you both didn't read the book and that the author may have written something that damaged your precious world view.

For those that are interested, the book is a fantastic read. It connected so many dots about where we came from and how we got here (which is probably offended some people).
This is a fundamental misconception of how science works. Anyone can "connect dots". This is called speculation or, less charitably, story telling, which is all that Harari ever does. He lays out unbelievably specific mechanisms relating modern human behaviors to his imagined version of the Paleolithic human experience, and generally provides zero evidence to support them. He is not a biologist, he has no training in paleoanthropology or biological anthropology or any of the fields encompassed under what we now called anthropogeny, which is the multidisciplinary study of human origins. Accusing critics of this book as being unreasonable or angry at having their "world view" shaken is super cringe. If you want the opinions of people with actual expertise on human origins regarding Harari, check these out:

Princeton developmental/evolutionary neurobiologist Darshana Narayanan: https://www.currentaffairs.org/20...oah-harari

UChicago evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne: https://whyevolutionistrue.com/20...e-writing/

McMaster anthropologist Chris Hallpike: https://www.newenglishreview.org/...humankind/

Democracy advocate Jeremy Lent, not a biologist but the article is very well-structured and lays out major conceptual problems with the book. Lent wrote a book called The Patterning Instinct, which was extensively reviewed by topical experts, very well cited, and in general what Harari's Sapiens wishes it was:

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/...al-harari/
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Oct 11, 2023 9:52 PM
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WeltweitOct 11, 2023 9:52 PM
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Good book, but as always free at your local library.
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Oct 11, 2023 9:55 PM
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FHRITPOct 11, 2023 9:55 PM
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Is this the one Joe Rogan recommends? If so I want to read it because Joe Rogan is amazing and everyone should listen to him.
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Oct 11, 2023 11:00 PM
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and credulously lapped it up until I read about his dubious methods.
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