A Brief History of Humankind

#1 New York Times Bestseller - New York Times Readers' Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21 st Century - The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama and Bill Gates Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout. From renowned historian Yuval Noah Harari comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be \"human.\" 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