non fiction
Sapiens
A sweeping history of humankind from prehistory to the present, explaining how collective fictions and cooperation shaped civilizations.Recommended By(13)
"Sapiens" by Yuval Noah Harari is the best book I've read since "The Rational Optimist" (@mattwridley). Both orthogonal and deep thinkers." - Naval Ravikant
" it’s one of the ones I’ve read most recently – a grand theory of humanity, and kind of how does the evolution’s cognition work." - Reid Hoffman
"Not that I agree with all of it, but it is still mind-bending speculation about our future as a follow-up to a previous favorite, Sapiens. It’s directionally right." - Vinod Khosla
"A fascinating book about the history of humankind. Answered questions I had always had!"
"When Melinda and I went on our spring vacation, I encouraged her to pack a copy of Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. " - Bill Gates
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