21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

August 9, 2019 by Christina

Nonfiction – audiobook. Read by Derek Perkins. Random House Audio, 2018. 11 hours, 41 minutes. Library copy. Based on the title, I assumed this book would provide 21 ways of how homo sapienswill need to adapt to life in the twenty-first century, as envisioned in Harari’s Homo Deus. Instead, Harari builds from one chapter to the next to explain how the current stories we collectively tell ourselves to orient our outlook and provide social cohesion are no longer accepted by […]

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Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

February 22, 2019 by Christina

Nonfiction – Kindle edition. Translated from the Hebrew. Harper, 2015. Originally published 2011. 541 pgs. Library copy. Subtitled “A Brief History of Humankind”, Harari’s book covers three “revolutions” that shaped the course of history – the Cognitive Revolution, the Agricultural Revolution, and the Scientific Revolution – before delving into a lesson in how culture binds the world together and a short speculation about the future. Beginning about 70,0000 years, the Cognitive Revolution led to the evolution of Neanderthals and other […]

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Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari

January 15, 2019 by Christina

Nonfiction — Kindle edition. Translated from the Hebrew. Harper, 2017. Originally published 2015. 450 pgs. Library copy. Subtitled “A Brief History of Tomorrow”, Harari’s book draws on his knowledge as a historian, explaining how homo sapiens have come to dominate the world — physically and philosophically. In the physical realm, for example, homo sapiens have domesticated animals for consumption. Philosophically, such actions are justified through claims that God granted them dominion over animals or that animals are unable to construct meaning to […]

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