Tipping Points Through History

Title: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Author: Yuval Noah Harari

Type: Book

Why It’s Important: A narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.”

Date Published: February 2015

ISBN: 0062316095

Submitted By: Jonathan May

Excerpt: “Homo sapiens rules the world because it is the only animal that can believe in things that exist purely in its own imagination, such as gods, states, money and human rights.“