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Title: Summary of Sapiens: Includes Key Takeaways & Analysis

Author: FastReads Publishing

Narrator: Lisa Negron

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-17

Publisher: FastReads

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

Please note: This is a summary, analysis, and review of Sapiens and not the original book.

This FastReads summary offers supplementary material to Sapiens to help you distill the key takeaways, review the book's content, and further understand the writing style and overall themes from an editorial perspective. Whether you'd like to deepen your understanding, refresh your memory, or simply decide whether or not this book is for you, FastReads is here to help. Absorb everything you need to know in under 30 minutes!

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Original book summary/overview:

Yuval Noah Harari's detailed, precise, and in-depth look at the history of evolution and humanity offers a new perspective on how we came to be the humans and societies that we are today. Following the paths of Homo sapiens from his African beginnings, across oceans and continents, Harari's analysis leaves no stone unturned. Listening to this book will undoubtedly make you see the world we live in in a different light. Analyzing the social constructs that allow humans to organize massive, global societies is a highlight of this ground-breaking book.

Before you buy: The purpose of this FastReads summary is to help you decide if it's worth the time, money and effort listening to the original book (if you haven't already). FastReads has pulled out the essence - but only to help you ascertain the value of the book for yourself. This analysis is meant as a supplement to, and not a replacement for, Sapiens.

Members Reviews:

Science Trumps Philosophy...but both prevail!

Saw Mr. Harari on TV interviewed before a large audience regarding his second book, HOMO DEUS. I was blown away by his insights and evidence-based approach to his scientfic predictions. In many regards he seemed very Richard Dawkins-like with a bit more of a philosophical bent (Harari is a Ph.d. Philosopher). Taken by his genius, I opted to read HOMO DEUS, but felt I first needed to read SAPIENS. Already quite familiar with the Anthropology of Homo sapiens, I decided to read the more succinct SUMMARY OF SAPIENS, as the full-bodied version seemed a bit much to digest in the short time I had available. While very informative and generally correct in most of it's suppositions, I found SUMMARY OF SAPIENS to be more philosophical than scientific, although not at all inconsistent with the generally proven tenets of evolution. Perhaps the original edition would have been more robust in this regard. As a published scientist myself, I found the summary version somewhat boring and unenlightening compared to the collective works of Richard Dawkns, which are more grounded in scientific fact.... although the same conclusions are reached about humanity's development. I am told that HOMO DEUS is a spectacular read, given its projected vision for mankind's future based on its past. This would predictably fall more into the purview of a philosopher than a pure scientist anyway, so I look forward to receiving my copy, and will present my review in great detail after reading it.

and I was able to carry on a good conversation about the book even having not read it

I wanted to read this book for a long time but just couldn't make the time to read it given its length and density.