Book
Sapiens : a brief history of humankind
Record details
- ISBN: 0062316109 (ebk.)
- ISBN: 9780062316103 (ebk.)
- ISBN: 0062316117 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780062316110 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0062316095 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780062316097 (hbk.)
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Physical Description:
443 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
print - Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, 2015.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Translated by the author, with the help of John Purcell and Haim Watzman"--Title page verso. First published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011 [as Kitsur toldot ha-enoshut] by Kinneret, Mora-Bitan, Dvir.--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-428) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Timeline of history -- The cognitive revolution. An animal of no significance ; The tree of knowledge ; A day in the life of Adam and Eve ; The flood -- The agricultural revolution. History's biggest fraud ; Building pyramids ; Memory overload ; There is no justice in history -- The unification of humankind. The arrow of history ; The scent of money ; Imperial visions ; The law of religion ; The secret of success -- The scientific revolution. The discovery of ignorance ; The marriage of science and empire ; The capitalist creed ; The wheels of industry ; A permanent revolution ; And they lived happily ever after ; The end of Homo Sapiens -- Afterword: The animal that became a god. |
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| Subject: | Technology and civilization History Chronology, Historical World history Human beings History Civilization History |
Available copies
- 1 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 3 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | 909 H254s 2015 (Text) | 33126022213163 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/29/2024 |
| Erlanger Branch | 909 H254s 2015 (Text) | 33126022213171 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/16/2024 |
| Independence Branch | 909 H254s 2015 (Text) | 33126022213205 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition."--