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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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498
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ISBN
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Reading Time
~8h 43min

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is a book by Yuval Noah Harari. In 2014. It has 498 pages.

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is a 2011 book by the Israeli military historian Yuval Noah Harari, based on a series of lectures he gave at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It was first published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011, and in English in 2014. The book surveys the history of humankind, beginning in the Stone Age and ending in the 21st century. The account relies on a fusion of the natural sciences with the social sciences.

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“Really good. Not without flaws, but the strengths of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind far outweigh anything I'd nitpick.”

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“Strong recommend. The themes hit harder than I anticipated and the writing carries you through.”

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4.5

“Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind earned its place in the canon. A few sections felt longer than they needed to be, but the whole holds together beautifully.”

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Reviews (4)

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Apr 21, 2026

Really good. Not without flaws, but the strengths of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind far outweigh anything I'd nitpick.

L
Apr 19, 2026

Strong recommend. The themes hit harder than I anticipated and the writing carries you through.

P
Apr 14, 2026

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind earned its place in the canon. A few sections felt longer than they needed to be, but the whole holds together beautifully.

B
Apr 11, 2026

Gave it five stars. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is the kind of book I'll keep coming back to and noticing new things in.

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is a 2011 book by the Israeli military historian Yuval Noah Harari, based on a series of lectures he gave at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It was first published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011, and in English in 2014. The book surveys the history of humankind...

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