Unstoppable Us: The Two-Book Boxed Set
How Humans Took Over the World and Why the World Isn't Fair
Published on 10. September 2024
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416 pages
979-8-217-02375-2 (ISBN)
Description
Learn HOW early humans took over the Earth and WHY the world they built isn't fair in this two-volume boxed set of the New York Times bestselling UNSTOPPABLE US series. The author of SAPIENS takes middle school readers on an epic and exciting voyage through early human history in these beautifully illustrated books. "Gripping and thought-provoking." --The New York Times Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World Humans are the most dominant species to ever exist. But how did we get that way? The answer is one of the strangest tales you'll ever here... Unstoppable Us, Volume 2: Why the World Isn't Fair What happened next? How did our hunter-gatherer ancestors become farmers? Why were kingdoms and laws established? How did we go from being the rulers of Earth to the rulers of each other? Acclaimed author Yuval Noah Harari has expertly crafted two extraordinary stories of how humans learned to not only survive but also thrive on Earth, complete with maps, a timeline, and full-color illustrations that bring his dynamic, unputdownable writing to life.
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Series
Language
English
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Fifth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 10 years
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 168 mm
Thickness: 47 mm
Weight
1252 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-217-02375-2 (9798217023752)
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Professor Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and the bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, and the series Sapiens: A Graphic History and Unstoppable Us. His books have sold forty-five million copies in sixty-five languages, and he is considered one of the world's most influential public intellectuals working today. Ricard Zaplana Ruiz is an artist and illustrator with over twenty years of experience. He has worked as a story artist for animation, commercials, and live action films. His artwork for children's books has been published worldwide since 2013. He was born and still resides in Barcelona, Spain.