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$1.99: Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (eBook) by Yuval Noah Harari

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AuthorYuval Noah Harari
PublisherRandom House
Publication dateSeptember 10, 2024
Print length768 pages
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.

"Strikingly original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly."—
The Economist

"This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI and automated content production. . . . Masterful and provocative."—Mustafa Suleyman, author of The Coming Wave

For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive?

Nexus looks through the long lens of human history to consider how the flow of information has shaped us, and our world. Taking us from the Stone Age, through the canonization of the Bible, early modern witch-hunts, Stalinism, Nazism, and the resurgence of populism today, Yuval Noah Harari asks us to consider the complex relationship between information and truth, bureaucracy and mythology, wisdom and power. He explores how different societies and political systems throughout history have wielded information to achieve their goals, for good and ill. And he addresses the urgent choices we face as non-human intelligence threatens our very existence.

Information is not the raw material of truth; neither is it a mere weapon. Nexus explores the hopeful middle ground between these extremes, and in doing so, rediscovers our shared humanity.

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Previous Frontpage Deal at $3.00 with 83 Deal Score and 12 comments.

Available Retailers:
AuthorYuval Noah Harari
PublisherRandom House
Publication dateSeptember 10, 2024
Print length768 pages
Great on Kindle✅

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.

"Strikingly original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly."—
The Economist

"This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI and automated content production. . . . Masterful and provocative."—Mustafa Suleyman, author of The Coming Wave

For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive?

Nexus looks through the long lens of human history to consider how the flow of information has shaped us, and our world. Taking us from the Stone Age, through the canonization of the Bible, early modern witch-hunts, Stalinism, Nazism, and the resurgence of populism today, Yuval Noah Harari asks us to consider the complex relationship between information and truth, bureaucracy and mythology, wisdom and power. He explores how different societies and political systems throughout history have wielded information to achieve their goals, for good and ill. And he addresses the urgent choices we face as non-human intelligence threatens our very existence.

Information is not the raw material of truth; neither is it a mere weapon. Nexus explores the hopeful middle ground between these extremes, and in doing so, rediscovers our shared humanity.

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Jan 11, 2026 4:28 PM
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Mr_SwensonJan 11, 2026 4:28 PM
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I usually only buy books that aren't aren't available through the Libby app within 4 weeks or less. For reference, this book had a 22 week wait period for the digital book, and a 23 week wait period for the audio version as of 1/11/2026.

So I'll probably spend the $1.99 so I have it readily available in my library when I get inspired to read this genre.
Jan 11, 2026 4:46 PM
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JasonJ23Jan 11, 2026 4:46 PM
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Just grabbed this using no rush shipping credits, nice!
Jan 11, 2026 8:37 PM
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slickd888Jan 11, 2026 8:37 PM
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I "gifted" my self this kindle ebook to avoid Amazon using my gift card credit by default. Thanks OP
Jan 12, 2026 4:02 AM
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PrestochangoJan 12, 2026 4:02 AM
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This is an enlightening must read. Anything Harari publishes is really great.
Jan 12, 2026 3:56 PM
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MattB6434Jan 12, 2026 3:56 PM
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Reads like AI slop
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