Yuval Noah Harari, New York Times bestselling author, has twice won
the Polonsky Prize for Creativity and Originality, as well as the
Society for Military History's Moncado Award for outstanding
articles in military history. He received his PhD from the
University of Oxford in 2002 and is a lecturer in the department of
history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He specializes in
world history, medieval history, and military history. In 2012 he
was elected to the Young Israeli Academy of Sciences.
Derek Perkins is a professional narrator and voice actor. He has
earned numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and the prestigious
Audie Award for Best Narration. Augmented by a knowledge of three
foreign languages and a facility with accents, he has narrated
numerous titles in a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres.
"I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun,
engaging look at early human history."-- "Bill Gates"
"One of the exceptional works of nonfiction that is both highly
intellectual and compulsively readable."-- "Library Journal
(starred review)"
"Sheds light on the biggest breakthroughs in the human
story...important reading for serious-minded, self-reflective
sapiens."-- "Washington Post"
"Tackles the biggest questions of history and of the modern world,
and it is written in unforgettably vivid language."-- "Jared
Diamond, New York Times bestselling author"
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