02314cam a2200421 i 4500 207190726 TxGeo 20150320120000.0 141120s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062316097 hbk. 0062316095 hbk. (OCoLC)896791508 TxGeo rda eng heb Harari, Yuval N. Kitsur toldot ha-enoshut English. Sapiens : a brief history of humankind / Yuval Noah Harari ; translated by the author with the help of John Purcell and Haim Watzman. First U.S. edition. New York, NY : Harper, 2015. 443 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Translation of: Kitsur toldot ha-enoshut. This translation "previously published in a slightly different form in Great Britain in 2014 by Harvill Secker"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. "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 ... book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas"-- Provided by publisher. 20211223. Civilization History. Human beings History. World history. Chronology, Historical. Technology and civilization History. Hebrew language materials Translations into English. Purcell, John. Watzman, Haim. QS5