Sapiens : a brief history of humankind
Yuval N. Harari (Author), John Purcell (Translator), Haim Watzman (Translator)
- New York Harper 2011
- ix, 498 pages illus. 20 cm
- Business book summary .
Timeline of history Part One : The cognitive revolution. An animal of no significance ; The tree of knowledge ; A day in the life of Adam and Eve ; The flood Part Two. The agricultural revolution. History's biggest fraud ; Building pyramids ; Memory overload ; There is no justice in history Part Three. The unification of humankind. The arrow of history ; The scent of money ; Imperial visions ; The law of religion ; The secret of success Part Four. 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.
9780099590088
World history--Human beings Chronology, Historical--Technology and civilization History, Ancient--Cognition and culture