Sapiens

By Yuval Noah Harari

“Reading this book is a much-needed antidote to the multi-faceted anxieties of the present day. I think it's so cool to learn about how our species evolved cognitively, and how various technologies didn't spring up overnight, but took generations and sometimes hundreds of years to develop, with their creators not even realizing that they were part of something revolutionary. Harari is not only a brilliant researcher and historian, but an excellent and even humorous writer. He will change the way you think about things we take for granted about how the world works.” — Jenny Gitlitz, Director of Solutions to Plastic Pollution