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Sapiens : a brief history of humankind / Yuval Noah Harari.
"One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0062316095 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780062316097 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780062316110 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0062316117 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 443 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, c.2015.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translation of: Kitsur toldot ha-enoshut. "Translated by the author, with the help of John Purcell and Haim Watzman"--Title page verso. First published in Hebrew in Israel in 2011 by Kinneret, Mora-Bitan, Dvir."--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-428) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Timeline of history -- The cognitive revolution. An animal of no significance ; The tree of knowledge ; A day in the life of Adam and Eve ; The flood -- The agricultural revolution. History's biggest fraud ; Building pyramids ; Memory overload ; There is no justice in history -- The unification of humankind. The arrow of history ; The scent of money ; Imperial visions ; The law of religion ; The secret of success -- 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. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Civilization > History. Human beings > History. World history. Chronology, Historical. Technology and civilization > History. |
Available copies
- 35 of 49 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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- 6 current holds with 49 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Abington Community Library | 909 HARARI (Text) | 50687011687608 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albright Memorial Library | 599.9 HARARI (Text) | 50686014854983 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library | 599.9 HAR (Text) | 37268002231512 | AHMFL Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Altoona Area Public Library | 599.9 HAR (Text) | 33240004901388 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Annie Halenbake Ross Library | 909 Har (Text) | 00137206 | ADULT Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Bangor Public Library | 909 HAR (Text) | 75011000266160 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Blossburg Memorial Library | 909 HAR (Text) | 30063001040981 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cambria County Library | 599.9 H254s (Text) | 85131001447755 | CACM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Coudersport Public Library | 909 HAR (Text) | 30183000702694 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cresson Public Library | 599.9 HAR (Text) | 31814610110758 | CRSM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
