Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1)

Sapiens is a remarkable book that takes you on a journey through the entire history of humankind, from the dawn of our species to the present and beyond. It is a book that challenges many of the assumptions we have about ourselves, our cultures, our religions, and our future. It is a book that makes you think, question, and wonder. The author, Yuval Noah Harari, is a brilliant historian and a captivating storyteller. He combines insights from various disciplines, such as biology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy, to weave a fascinating narrative that covers the major events and transformations that shaped our world and our species. He does not shy away from controversial topics, such as the role of human violence, the origin of money, the impact of science, and the prospects of artificial intelligence. He also offers his own perspective on the big questions, such as what makes us human, what gives meaning to our lives, and what lies ahead for us. Sapiens is a book that will make you see the world in a new light. It is a book that will enrich your knowledge, broaden your horizons, and stimulate your imagination. It is a book that will change the way you understand yourself and others. It is a book that everyone should read.

Great author and a very well written book regarding a fascinating history portrayed with accuracy and presented in a readable way that draws the reader in

It is a amazing book, very easy to read and stimulating. A great way to understand ourselves by knowing our origins.

Hoping to help my son achieve a larger perspective of our world and our place in it, I purchased this book for him. When it arrived I was so pleased with the format, like a comic book, but not really. It is packed with so much information that I could not put it down. The story lines are interwoven beautifully, this is a well crafted educational piece of art in my opinion. My son took to it immediately, I was glad that I had read it before him because the questions started rolling and his mind opened up, it took him awhile but he did read the whole book and I do indeed believe that it did a wonderful job of opening his eyes and enlarging his perception of the world. I would recommend this book to any parent, even for you too! I learned a lot reading it myself! It is simply excellent.

A very interesting view of human evolution, a captivating book. Keep the reader interested all over it.

I loved Sapiens the book despite a few caveats like missing Heron of Alexandria (steam), awesomeness like the Antikythera Device, and suggesting England in the middle ages was a backwater. During the first century and a half of the Norman period in the high middle ages it flourished until anti-jewish pogroms murdered or made refugees of thousands, misogyny ruined women lead businesses, and the dreaded beast of climate change ended an incredible era of prosperity with William the Bastard commonly known as the Conqueror being most likely the richest person in the world (the Mansa Musa of the 11th century CE) and PPP for the average person was excellent for that century and a half much like during the brief Norman Sicilian Renaissance. Onto this book though it has a solid and well made hard cover. The paper is thick matte stock which surprised me differing from most "comic book" style graphic novels but it is good enough to have good color retention. The art is good reminding me more of something in the 1980s made for educational purposes released by a textbook company or government office more than a modern graphic novel. Or like a comic in the newspaper like Dennis the Menace. I've been reading the book to my young child today and we've been enjoying its prose and he really likes the art more than I do. He particularly liked the mammoths and the Bering strait portion because it reminded him of the Ice Age movies. Highly recommend it.

Bought this off of a recommendation then realized I bought the wrong one. This is comic book style reading. Great for sitting by the pool and you may learn something you didn't know or even think of.

wanting to be certain that this graphic book would inspire and educate my 14 year old granddaughter I read it first. It was a "pageturner" and I wished Volume 2 would immediately be at my fingertips. This book cancels my previous opposition to "graphic books" which, as a volunteer el-mid school library assistant, I had thought tawdry. I wish I had read this book when I was 14; it could have been a "life-changer" for me: sto know that I am an animal, a dear, precious, wonderful animal with All my adventurous, brave, curious, strong Neanderthal and Sapiens ancestors; to know my animal strengths and weaknesses and my place in nature is a precious and actually spiritual gift. Thank You.