Sapiens

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Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

Random House Audiobooks, 2015

Unabridged

Non-musical Sound Recording（Compact Audio Disc）

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Sapiens : a brief history of humankind

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Title on cover, spine of container: Sapiens : a brief history of humankind

"Fire gave us power. Farming made us hungry for more. Money gave us purpose. Science made us deadly. This is the thrilling account of our extraordinary history - from insignificant apes to rulers of the world."--Back cover of container

"Rh audio"--Label, spine and back cover of container

"Read by Derek Perkins"--Back cover of container

"Manufactured and printed in Germany"--Back cover of container

14 compact discs in container (14 × 13.7 × 3.5 cm.)

Duration on container: approx. 15.5 hrs

172 tracks (918 min., 24 sec.) in total: 1: 11 tracks (68 min., 25 sec.) ; 2: 15 tracks (73 min., 43 sec.) ; 3: 13 tracks (65 min., 45 sec.) ; 4: 15 tracks (72 min., 37 sec.) ; 5: 13 tracks (62 min., 1 sec.) ; 6: 12 tracks (57 min., 23 sec.) ; 7: 12 tracks (63 min., 14 sec.) ; 8: 12 tracks (62 min., 37 sec.) ; 9: 11 tracks (67 min., 49 sec.) ; 10: 12 tracks (67 min., 40 sec.) ; 11: 11 tracks (66 min., 38 sec.) ; 12: 11 tracks (63 min.) ; 13: 12 tracks (66 min., 13 sec.) ; 14: 12 tracks (61 min., 19 sec.)

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100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens. How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations and human rights; to trust money, books and laws; and to be enslaved by bureaucracy, timetables and consumerism? And what will our world be like in the millennia to come? In Sapiens, Dr Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical - and sometimes devastating - breakthroughs of the Cognitive, Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions. Drawing on insights from biology, anthropology, palaeontology and economics, he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies, the animals and plants around us, and even our personalities. Have we become happier as history has unfolded? Can we ever free our behaviour from the heritage of our ancestors? And what, if anything, can we do to influence the course of the centuries to come? Bold, wide-ranging and provocative, Sapiens challenges everything we thought we knew about being human: our thoughts, our actions, our power ... and our future. 'Here is a simple reason why Sapiens has risen explosively to the ranks of an international bestseller. 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

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