Sapiens [Tenth Anniversary Ed]

Solnit, Rebecca

Rebecca Solnit offers a thrilling account of the sheer breadth and scale of social, political, scientific, and cultural change over the past three quarters of a century. In this sequel to her enduring bestseller Hope in the Dark, Solnit surveys a world that has changed dramatically since the year 1960. Despite the forces seeking to turn back the clock on history, change is n...

Yuval Noah Harari

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world."Strikingly original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly."—The Economist"This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through th...

Green, John

"In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John be­came fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequi­ties that allo...

Hari, Johann

* 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH AN UPDATED AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHOR * THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND INSPIRATION FOR THE FEATURE FILM THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY 'Screamingly addictive' STEPHEN FRY 'Superb ... Thrilling story-telling' NAOMI KLEIN 'A powerful contribution to an urgent debate' GUARDIAN What if everything we've been told about addiction is wrong? O...

Megan C. Reynolds

A comprehensive and thought-provoking investigation into one of the most polarizing words in the English language. Few words in the English language are as misunderstood as "like." Indeed, excessive use of this word is a surefire way to make those who pride themselves on propriety, both grammatical and otherwise, feel compelled to issue correctives. But what the detractors of t...

Todd May

Should we bring new humans into the world? Or would it be better off without us? These days it's harder than ever to watch TV, scroll social media, or even just sit at home looking out of the window without contemplating the question at the heart of philosopher Todd May's new book: Should we go extinct? Facing climate destruction and the revived specter of nuclear annihilation ...

Yuval Noah Harari

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world."Strikingly original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly."—The Economist"This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through th...

Yuval Noah Harari

Este es el fascinante relato de nuestra extraordinaria historia: de simios sin importancia a amos del mundo.Hace 100.000 años, al menos seis especies de humanos habitaban la Tierra. Hoy solo queda una, la nuestra: Homo sapiens.¿Cómo logró nuestra especie imponerse en la lucha por la existencia?¿Por qué nuestros ancestros recolectores se unieron para crear ciudades y reinos?¿Cóm...

Yuval Noah Harari

¿Por qué los humanos somos imparables?La respuesta a esta pregunta es una de las historiasmás extrañas y fascinantes que hayas leído nunca,y es nuestra historia, la historia de la humanidad. Desde la sabana de África hasta los casquetes polares de Groenlandia, los humanos dominamos el planeta Tierra. Hemos aprendido no solo a sobrevivir, sino también a someter al planeta a nue...

Yuval Noah Harari

El apasionante nuevo libro del autor del bestseller Sapiens Las historias nos unieron. Los libros difundieron nuestras ideas y nuestras mitologías. Internet prometió conocimiento infinito. El algoritmo descubrió nuestros secretos. Y luego nos enfrentó a unos contra otros. ¿Qué hará la IA? Nexus es el trepidante relato sobre cómo hemos llegado a este momento, y sobre las decisio...

Yuval Noah Harari

Discover humanity's past and its future in this special paperback box set featuring Sapiens—a reading pick of President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg—and its acclaimed companion Homo Deus. Included inside is an exclusive pamphlet of bonus material with three essays featured in The New York Times, The Guardian and Financial Times. ...

Yuval Noah Harari

ÅCâomo podemos protegernos de las guerras nucleares, los cataclismos ecolâogicos o las tecnologâias disruptivas? ÅQuâe podemos hacer contra la propagaciâon de la posverdad o la amenaza del terrorismo? ÅQuâe debemos enseänar a nuestros hijos? Con la misma prosa inteligente, fresca y provocadora, Harari vuelve a librerâias con un nuevo tâitulo, 21 lecciones para el siglo XXI, en ...