'Interesting and provocative... It gives you a sense of how briefly we've been on this Earth' Barack Obama

What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens?

One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers, Yuval Noah Harari challenges everything we know about being human.

Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it: us.

In this bold and provocative book, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we're going.

**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**

PRAISE FOR SAPIENS:

'Jaw-dropping from the first word to the last... It may be the best book I've ever read' Chris Evans

'Startling... It changes the way you look at the world' Simon Mayo

'I would recommend Sapiens to anyone who's interested in the history and future of our species' Bill Gates

• I would recommend Sapiens to anyone who’s interested in the history and future of our species

  Bill Gates

• Interesting and provocative… It gives you a sense of how briefly we’ve been on this Earth

  Barack Obama

• Jaw-dropping from the first word to the last… It may be the best book I’ve ever read

  Chris Evans

• Tackles the biggest questions of history and the modern world… Written in unforgettably vivid language

  Jared Diamond

• Startling... It changes the way you look at the world

  Simon Mayo

• One of the best books I’ve read recently… Gives an excellent overview of how our species has developed

  Lily Cole

• Sweeps the cobwebs out of your brain… Radiates power and clarity, making the world strange and new

  Sunday Times

• Sapiens is packed with heretical thinking and surprising facts. This riveting, myth-busting book cannot be summarised in any detail; you will simply have to read it

  John Gray, Financial Times

• Here is a simple reason why Sapiens has risen explosively to the ranks of an international best-seller. 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

• What’s unique about Harari’s take is that he focuses on the power of stories and myths to bring people together... I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun, engaging look at early human history... Harari tells our history in such an approachable way that you’ll have a hard time putting it down

  Bill Gates