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Homo Deus

The million-copy bestseller from the author of Nexus

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Homo Deus

By: Yuval Noah Harari
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
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Sapiens showed us where we came from. In uncertain times, Homo Deus shows us where we're going.

Yuval Noah Harari envisions a near future in which we face a new set of challenges. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century and beyond - from overcoming death to creating artificial life.

It asks the fundamental questions: how can we protect this fragile world from our own destructive power? And what does our future hold?

'Homo Deus will shock you. It will entertain you. It will make you think in ways you had not thought before' Daniel Kahneman, bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow

© Yuval Noah Harari 2016 (P) Penguin Audio 2016

 21st Century Anthropology Biological Sciences Biotechnology Future Studies Modern Philosophy Science Social Sciences Society Socialism Thought-Provoking Capitalism War

Critic Reviews

Homo Deus will shock you. It will entertain you. Above all, it will make you think in ways you had not thought before. (Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow)
Shows us where mankind is headed in an absolutely clear-sighted and accessible manner
Even more readable, even more important, than his excellent Sapiens (Kazuo Ishiguro)
An exhilarating book that takes the reader deep into questions of identity, consciousness and intelligence
A brilliantly original, thought-provoking and important study of where mankind is heading.
Spellbinding… a quirky and cool book, with a sliver of ice at its heart
An intoxicating brew of science, philosophy and futurism.
Yuval Noah Harari is the most entertaining and thought-provoking writer of non-fiction at the moment. As with Sapiens, you finish the book feeling much wiser (Matt Haig)
An exhilarating book that takes the reader deep into questions of identity, consciousness and intelligence… Harari is a naturally gifted explainer, invariably ready with a telling anecdote or memorable analogy. As a result, it’s tempting to see him less as historian than as some kind of all-purpose sage. (Andrew Anthony)
Sets out with enviable (and alarming) lucidity the massive challenges now facing our species as genetic technologies, AI and robotics alter forever our relationships with one another and with other species. It’s even more readable, even more important, than his excellent Sapiens. (Kazuo Ishiguro)
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It's not often the sequel is better than the original, but in this case it is true. Sapiens was my favourite book until this terrific sequel came along. It reads like a modern day religious text, using logic and a spellbinding account of modern science to outline how we got to where we are, and a outlines a somewhat scary manifesto for our future. Beware Dataism!

Utterly entertaining and undoubtedly brilliant.

A modern day second testament

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I found this book (audio) relaxing to listen to, even though the content alluded to a dismal future for modern man. However I did not feel alarmed, and went back and forth to wrap my head around poignant sections which very extremely interesting.
I recommend Homo Deus to readers who are future orientated and enjoy forecasts based on fact and data dosed with imagination.
I have 5 stars because I was fascinated by the content and the narrator told the start well.

VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING

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some very interesting idead....you need to keep an open mind for this one i think

interesting

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Packed with astute observations and lots of great ideas. I'm biased because it agrees with my pre-held beliefs but I like the "outside looking in" approach Yuval takes towards analysing humans.

Thought provoking

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Loved it! such wisdom about who and why we are and the peaks and valleys of our path forward. Yuval should have narrated it himself though, the stand in was well trained but ultimately removed from what he was speaking about.

Why don't authors narrate their own books!!!

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