5/2/2023 0 Comments Gifted book![]() I find myself buying a new copy of this book to always be giving away my original copy to someone who wants something more out of their own life. Ģ- The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) by Don Miguel Ruiz (originally published in 1997) ![]() PS - “Sapiens” has even been adapted into a graphic novel series. All the accolades Harari has received for writing this book are very well-deserved. For Yuval Harari to have that level of clarity in writing, and depth of research, without running into inevitable creativity fatigue, or not sounding belaboring or redundant, is just simply breath-taking. ![]() Sapiens captures the hearts and minds of so many people, because it is such an accessible book that is simple to read that also allows people to feel smarter and actually be smarter after having read this. “Any large-scale human cooperation - whether a modern state, a medieval church, an ancient city, or an archaic tribe - is rooted in common myths that exist only in people’s collective imagination.” - Yuval Harari Or as Harari has famously said that humans are wonderful at myth-making. If someone were to ask me to recommend one sweeping history book about the evolution of man from his early place on earth to modern day civilizations, it would be this one! One big takeaway anyone can get from this book is how “everything is already made up”. And no big surprise here, but not everyone likes history! And whether I’m consciously doing it or not, I am gauging their level of interest in history. As a history teacher, I talk to people every day about my subject, whether it is my students (aged 12-14), colleagues or just everyday people. It actually really drives home to me why Harari’s book is so popular and so relevant. Ryan Holiday’s book-review on Sapiens, is so illuminating to me, since he provides such a sharp contrast with so many others when discussing this book. He’s not even revealing his whole list of books he read month to month. The number of books your average person reads in a year (12) is the number of books Ryan Holiday usually recommends in his newsletter each month. He is the biggest bibliophile under the age of 35 that I have ever come across in my life! Holiday is operating on a totally different stratosphere compared to mere mortals (such as you and I) when it comes to book-reading. I love Ryan Holiday’s work, his podcast, his YouTube channel, what he stands for, and his unrelenting commitment to the philosophy of stoicism. Harari has also been a guest on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, discussing how this book came to be. It has been raved about by people like President Obama, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. If it were any longer, it might have dragged. If it were any shorter, he’d miss some things. What Harari was able to accomplish with his book is remarkable. However, it is numbers that keep track of money flow, from bills, debts and budgets, which all are cornerstones of civilization from just after prehistoric times to today. After-all, literary nerds like you and me might like words more than numbers. For example, did you know the first person on record to have transcribed anything in writing was believed to be an accountant? It does make a lot of sense. I have also gifted it numerous times.įor any student that is about to enter high school (particularly in New York) this book is an outstanding overview on Global History 9th grade. I have read it 2x, first in 2016 and then again in 2021. It is a rather brief book for its scope and depth. First published in English in 2014)Ī 443 page book, which is an amazing summation of people’s history on earth. If there is one book that stands out to you that you want to learn more about, I invite you to skip to that section first, although I still encourage you to read each review.ġ- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari (originally published in Hebrew in 2011. Hate, Inc.: Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another by Matt Taibbi The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruizģa. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah HarariĢ. Eventually, I will make an all-time book list, but for now I hope you enjoy reading about the five most recent books I have gifted over the last five years.įor those of you that want the cliff notes version of this posting, here are the *6 books. The older books I read for the first time in my twenties, the other more recent books I have read were in my mid-late thirties. Then there are the books I have read that were initially published in the last 23-41 years. There are the books I have read that were first published in the last 3-10 years. This new list has books that fall into one of two categories.
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