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seashelfs's review against another edition
3.0
A very interesting and educational book. Started strong and but eventually started dragging and repeating concepts. It was a good read and would definitely recommend but I dont't plan on rereading it ever.
alghesny's review against another edition
4.0
Captivating, beautifully written, very informative, and quite an important read. I thoroughly enjoyed it
nahlaaly56's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book. It's not a light listen by any means but it's both interesting and informative. The author basically takes you from the big bang to the end of humanity, cruising through biology, history, zoology, sociology, economics, and politics in a way that doesn't get boring or dull. His language is engaging and makes everything interesting.
kozy44's review against another edition
4.0
History of human evolution through a number of time periods, ages, etc. It’s an interesting book with lots of great information and anecdotes. The book can be dry in some portions.
kshane1298's review against another edition
5.0
Educational, It talks about... well practically the history of mankind right from the stone age, and he progresses till the modern age. In between he talks about how the cavemen discover fire, about the illusion of agriculture being better than hunting, then he moves on to the unity of mankind using empires and religion, the transformation of money from a barter system to what it is today, capitalism, socialism, and the scientific revolution, the change from material wealth to human capital, the importance of human capital, the overflow of information and many more.
Most of the things he talks about, I've heard about them in bits and pieces elsewhere. This book narrates it in a chronological order. Glad to have had read this book.
Most of the things he talks about, I've heard about them in bits and pieces elsewhere. This book narrates it in a chronological order. Glad to have had read this book.
walskishere's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Witty, but dense. This put me into a reading slump. I ended up borrowing the audiobook alongside the physical so someone would read it to me while I followed along. Sometimes I feel the booked lacked some context on some points the author was trying to make. Overall, interesting.