Homo Deus - Yuval Noah Harari

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Yuval Noah Harari author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens returns with an equally original compelling and provocative book turning his focus toward humanity’s future and our quest to upgrade humans into gods. Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine plague and war. This may seem hard to accept but as Harari explains in his trademark style—thorough yet riveting—famine plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonalds than from being blown up by Al Qaeda. What then will replace famine plague and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet earth what destinies will we set ourselves and which quests will we undertake? Homo Deus explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century—from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus. With the same insight and clarity that made Sapiens an international hit and a New York Times bestseller Harari maps out our future. About the Author Prof Yuval Noah Harari has a PhD in History from the University of Oxford and now lectures at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem specialising in World History. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind has become an international phenomenon attracting a legion of fans from Bill Gates and Barack Obama to Chris Evans and Jarvis Cocker and is published in 65 languages worldwide. It was a Sunday Times Number One bestseller and was in the Top Ten for over nine months in paperback. His follow-up to Sapiens Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow was also a Top Ten Bestseller and was described by the Guardian as even more readable even more important than his excellent Sapiens. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century was a Number One Bestseller and was described by Bill Gates as fascinating and crucial. Harari worked closely with renowned comics illustrator Daniel Casanave and co-writer David Vandermeulen to create his latest book an adaptation of his first bestseller Sapiens Graphic Novel: Volume 1.