This book is Science, History and
Mythology all in one package. It is a very tough job to explain the History of
Humankind in one book, but the author - Yuval Noah
Harari has done that job. It changes the way you think, it gives you
a new perspective - “We did not domesticate wheat. It domesticated us”, “Domesticated chickens and cattle may well be an evolutionary
success story, but they are also among the most miserable creatures that ever
lived. The domestication of animals was founded on a series of brutal practices
that only became crueller with the passing of the centuries.”.
The author has simplified a lot of
complex topics like evolution, anthropology, religion, capitalism, ideology,
future of our species in this book. It is a very educating book for someone who
has started their quest on where do we come from?, why we are like this?, why
do we behave in a certain manner in certain situations?. I found this book to
be very engaging.
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