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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harari
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
A very interesting book with some very thought-provoking analyses of the history of humankind. The author takes us on a journey through history and executes some very interesting analyses of the agricultural revolution, the industrial revolution as well as the nature of religions and ideologies. We get some very interesting perspectives on colonialism, the rise of the scientific method and how it affects and interacts with humanity.
I think this book really takes a scientific and rational viewpoint on the world, which will probably make some people veer off that lack curiosity or are too much entrenched in a particular way of looking at life and society. As with all books, this author also has some hypotheses and explanations that may be seen as speculative, but I find that the author more often than not refrains from trying to explain to much and just describes what happened and builds explanations from facts.
If you are curious about or like discussing the history of humankind, I feel this book provides some interesting and (at least for me) unique perspectives.
I think this book really takes a scientific and rational viewpoint on the world, which will probably make some people veer off that lack curiosity or are too much entrenched in a particular way of looking at life and society. As with all books, this author also has some hypotheses and explanations that may be seen as speculative, but I find that the author more often than not refrains from trying to explain to much and just describes what happened and builds explanations from facts.
If you are curious about or like discussing the history of humankind, I feel this book provides some interesting and (at least for me) unique perspectives.