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  • Sapiens

  • A Brief History of Humankind
  • Written by: Yuval Harari
  • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
  • Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 2,776
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 2,404
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 2,397

In Sapiens, Dr. Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical - and sometimes devastating - breakthroughs of the cognitive, agricultural, and scientific revolutions. Drawing on insights from biology, anthropology, paleontology, and economics, he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies, the animals and plants around us, and even our personalities.

  • 5 out of 5 stars

  • I'll definitely listen to this again.

  • By Shea Earl on 2017-11-25

This book will make you think!

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 2019-03-28

Comprehensive and well narrated. The fundamental questions the book asks will make you think at levels spanning through philosophy, sociology, anthropology, biology and more.

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  • Into Thin Air

  • A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
  • Written by: Jon Krakauer
  • Narrated by: Philip Franklin
  • Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 45
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 43
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 43

The definitive, personal account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest by the acclaimed journalist and author of Into the Wild. Read by the author. Also, hear a Fresh Air interview with Krakauer conducted shortly after his ordeal.

  • 5 out of 5 stars

  • Deeply portrays the conditions of climbing Everest

  • By G-Mac on 2019-02-06

Deeply portrays the conditions of climbing Everest

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 2019-02-06

I am an aspiring mountaineer and the detailed description of this Expedition paints the magnitude and gravity of climbing an 8,000 m peak.