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Sapiens

Written by: Yuval Noah Harari
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The multi-million copy best seller.

What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens?

Yuval Noah Harari challenges everything we know about being human. 

Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it: us.

In this bold and provocative audiobook, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we’re going.

One of the Guardian's 100 best books of the 21st century.

©2011 Yuval Noah Harari (P)2015 Penguin Audio

Our species has only roamed the Earth for 200,000 years — but in that time, we’ve done more to change the face of the planet than any other creature in existence. In his provocative best-selling work Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari takes listeners on a journey through the history of mankind, from the Stone Age to today. 

Over the course of this un-pausable audiobook, Harari examines how each generation of humanity left its mark on the planet - and how we’re still changing our world as each day passes. 

Audie Award-winning English voice actor Derek Perkins skilfully navigates this thorough, research-driven work, setting the perfect tone for this riveting audiobook with his deep, intellectual delivery.  

To put it simply in the words of one listener: 'Prepare to have your mind blown'.

Critic Reviews

"Interesting and provocative.... It gives you a sense of how briefly we've been on this Earth." (Barack Obama)

"Jaw-dropping from the first word to the last.... It may be the best book I've ever read." (Chris Evans)

"Sweeps the cobwebs out of your brain.... Radiates power and clarity." (Sunday Times)

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A must red for those who love books and those who do not....

Every sentence in this book needs to be read and understood carefully. You cannot miss any. Forging briskly through evolution of homosapiens from Chimpanzees and their evolution, it quickly moves to cognitive evolution, agricultural revolution, scientific revolution, industrial revolution, money, nation and politics, imperialism, decolonisation, imerial globe, an exosition on hainess, genetic engineering, bionics, inorganic life and suerhumans ending with how animal turned into man and trying to turn into God. The narration is one of the best I have listened so far. Kudos and salutess to author, narrator and audible.

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Life will be the same

Do yourself a favour and read/listen to this book, it will open your mind and eyes like nothing has ever affected to you before.
🙏🏻thank you for this wonderful book

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Insightful

I liked the way author has narrated history. Looking forward to his next book, home deus.

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Thought provoking, very well written and detailed

I have never been interested in history. Of any kind, or anything. This book was all about history and I waited to be free enough to hear it each day! Yuval Noah Harari is in a league of his own. Goosebumps, worry, sadness, happiness, excitement of learning something new and worthwhile, anger and many more responses and emotions are invoked by this book.

Also, 100% credit for excellent narration too.

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This is not a book. This is a knowledge bank.

Surprisingly an awesome read.
After listening to chapter 1, i bought the book and read it along with audible audio.
Loved everything. Totally loved it.

Looking forward to Homo deus & 21 Lessons.

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Remarkable explanation.

I had never imagined to imagine human history like this before, it's going to help indeed.

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A must read (or listen), for every sapien alive.

To know how this world came to be as we see it , the communities, cities, countries, nations, capitalism, religion, extinction of species, and much much more than you would’ve expected or imagined for our world in the past.

A must read book, for everyone. Highly recommended by me.

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Our History Summarised

This is a must 'listen'. There's so much information about our own species that i hadn't known before. And the narrator's calm and soothing voice certainly helped explore this vast reservoir of knowledge.

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Finding the roots

I used to get so many questions about how the things are being practiced the way they are practiced today. Reading this book gave a solid base to answer those questions. now I want to explore more and find more answers.

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Mind blowing facts explained

Loved it. Amazing narrator. And most importantly the content of book, many facts forced me to think through...

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