Editions

Sapiens

  • Imprint: Vintage Classics

  • ISBN: 9781784873646

  • Length: 544  Pages

  • Dimensions: 178mm x 34mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 385g

  • RRP: £10.99

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari’s bestselling phenomenon now in a beautifully packaged new special edition.

Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens?

In this bold and provocative book, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we’re going. Sapiens is a thrilling account of humankind’s extraordinary history – from the Stone Age to the Silicon Age – and our journey from insignificant apes to rulers of the world.

'Unbelievably good. Jaw dropping from the first word to the last' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2

PATTERNS OF LIFE: SPECIAL EDITIONS OF GROUNDBREAKING SCIENCE BOOKS

  • Imprint: Vintage Classics

  • ISBN: 9781784873646

  • Length: 544  Pages

  • Dimensions: 178mm x 34mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 385g

  • RRP: £10.99

Reviews

  • Sapiens is packed with heretical thinking and surprising facts. This riveting, myth-busting book cannot be summarised in any detail; you will simply have to read it

    John Gray, Financial Times

  • Here is a simple reason why Sapiens has risen explosively to the ranks of an international best-seller. It tackles the biggest questions of history and of the modern world, and it is written in unforgettably vivid language. You will love it!

    Jared Diamond

  • What’s unique about Harari’s take is that he focuses on the power of stories and myths to bring people together... I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun, engaging look at early human history... Harari tells our history in such an approachable way that you’ll have a hard time putting it down

    Bill Gates

  • What makes it so interesting and provocative is that because it’s such a condensed sweeping history it talks about some core things that have allowed us to build this extraordinary civilisation that we take for granted, but weren’t a given, and it gives you a sense of perspective in how briefly we’ve been on this Earth

    Barack Obama, CNN

  • Sapiens is the sort of book that sweeps the cobwebs out of your brain. Its author, Yuval Noah Harari, is a young Israeli academic and an intellectual acrobat whose logical leaps have you gasping with admiration...Harari's writing radiates power and clarity, making the world strange and new

    John Carey, The Sunday Times

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About the Author

Yuval Noah Harari

Prof Yuval Noah Harari has a PhD in History from the University of Oxford and now lectures at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specialising in World History. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind has become an international phenomenon attracting a legion of fans from Bill Gates and Barack Obama to Chris Evans and Jarvis Cocker, and is published in sixty languages worldwide. It was a Sunday Times Number One bestseller and was in the Top Ten for over nine months in paperback. His follow-up to Sapiens, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow was also a Top Ten Bestseller and was described by the Guardian as 'even more readable, even more important, than his excellent Sapiens'. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, was a Number One Bestseller and was described by Bill Gates as 'fascinating' and 'crucial'. Harari worked closely with renowned comics illustrator Daniel Casanave and co-writer David Vandermeulen to create his latest book, an adaptation of his first bestseller, Sapiens Graphic Novel: Volume 1.

Yuval Noah Harari

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News

Prof. Yuval Noah Harari and Russell Brand join forces for inaugural Penguin Talk

International bestselling author to address 300 schoolchildren on some of the most pressing issues facing their generation, hosted by comedian Russell Brand.
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Features

Yuval Harari: Are politicians doing enough to prepare the world for the 21st Century?

In an age where trust in politicans is constantly contested, we asked 21 Lessons for the 21st Century author Yuval Noah Harari where they have gone wrong, and what might come next.
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Podcasts

Yuval Noah Harari on Homo Deus

In a podcast special Yuval Noah Harari explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century – from overcoming death to creating artificial life

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