Sapiens

by Yuval Noah Harari

Published 4 September 2014

**THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER**

What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens? Yuval Noah Harari challenges everything we know about being human in the perfect read for these unprecedented times.

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.

'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

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