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2015., Harper Call No: SCI027000 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Explores how humans have evolved over the last 70,000 years from six different species into one, homo sapiens. Includes a look at the future of homo sapiens and what is currently being done in laboratories that could affect that future.
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-- Birth of humankind[2020]., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: GN-HISTORY SAP Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? In this first volume of the full-color illustrated adaptation of his . . . book, . . . historian Yuval Harari tells the story of humankind's creation and evolution, exploring the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be 'human'. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, [this book] challenges us to reconsider accepted beliefs, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and view specific events within the context of larger ideas"--Provided by publisher.
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-- Pillars of civilization[2021]., Harper Perennial Call No: GN-HISTORY SAP Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In the second 'Sapiens' volume, Yuval Noah Harari tells the story of how we took over the world; how an unlikely marriage between a god and a bureaucrat created the first empires; and how war, famine, disease, and inequality became a part of the human condition. The origins of modern farming are introduced through Elizabethan tragedy, the changing fortunes of domesticated plants and animals are tracked in the columns of the Daily Business News, and the story of urbanization is told as a travel brochure offering discount journeys to ancient Babylon and China"--OCLC.
