
Homo Sapiens
The History of Humanity and the Development of Civilization
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Narrated by:
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Gordon Griffin
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By:
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William Potter
In just a blink of geological time, the human species spread out from Africa and colonized every corner of the globe, and subjugated the new environments they came across to their will. How did humanity become so dominant so quickly? And what did they then do with this new power?
Homo Sapiens tells the story of the species from its earliest evolutions through the development of the first civilizations up to the industrial and information revolutions that have shaped the modern age. William Potter's thrilling new account asks us to reconsider our traditional notions of history by examining the power of the environment, the influence of language, the ideas that have transformed society, the power of transformative technology, and much, much more.
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Pretty informative and interesting
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Ambitious
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I could see a follow-up to this book being a more in depth historical look at each major stopping point in human history.
side note, I received this book for free from the publishing company. in return for a sincere and honest review. I want to thank them for trusting me with this book.
a great intro to the history of humanity
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The long introductory chapter is informative. I wished it would give credence to the debate around Darwinian evolution core theory and where it falls short in explaining the emergence of new species, and how it isn't enough to answer the aching question of our existence.
The book ends on a tangent more akin to a social justice warrior. There, the writer expresses futuristic ideas gleaned from Science-Fiction which felt out of place.
Solid Core. Informative read.
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Does what it seeks to do very well
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It tends to take a topical approach as much as a timeline view. What I mean is while it moves forward on a timeline, it will run a topic out then for the next topic May back up a few years to run the topic out.
I enjoyed the book for its width. And in some ways it brings new information because of the width. For example, if we look at Middle Ages and the plague. Most things I’ve read cover Europe well but not the rest of the world. Whereas this book gives insight into how other continents were affected.
As a note, I did receive this Audible book with a free promotion code with the request I publish a review after completing. That in no way changed my feelings about the book.
An overview or introductory book to humanity
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