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.
#21977 in Books Reynolds Nicholas 2017-03-14 2017-03-14Format: Deckle EdgeOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.21 x 6.00l; .0 #File Name: 0062440136384 pagesWriter Sailor Soldier Spy Ernest Hemingway s Secret Adventures 1935 1961
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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful. Absorbing with Excellent Research! Couldn't put it down!By HeartlandHaving loved Hemingway's work for decades; I opened this volume with trepidation; afraid of what I would find. What I discovered was intense work by a writer more concerned than I about being careful in his assertions; painstakingly documenting every wrenching word. What I also discovered was a compelling case that while Hemingway never produced spy work for the Soviets (big sigh of relief; at least for me); his signing on the line and engaging in creating a material passcode meant something that anyone who cares about the man and his work needs to know. It meant that; for at least a moment; he was quite serious in signing on with his colleagues from the Spanish Civil War---the Soviets. Since it was the thirties and forties when this temperament developed in Hemingway; this meant he was most likely primarily concerned in fighting the great evil force of the time; Fascist Germany; whom the Russians also hated. Had America and Britain joined forces against the the Fascist trio; Franco; Hitler; and Mussolini in Spain; it is much less likely Hem would have considered joining up in any way with the Soviets. But America did not officially help Spain; a grievous error in Hemingway's view; and the Soviets did. In that firestorm of early WWII; signing up with the Russians may have looked and apparently did look sensible to the author. But as time went on; the idea of betraying his nation did not please him and he did no actual spying for the early KGB--who actually (at Hemingway's behest) had his book of stamps for their operatives to prove to Hemingway that they were the right "connection." The book all makes sense. So does Reynolds' theory that the signing later haunted the Nobel prize winner and Bronze Star awardee; who had much to lose in the time of McCarthy had the full nature of his Soviet flirtation come to light during the McCarthy hearings or during the Rosenburg trial. Reynolds traces Hemingway through his crazy ride in the thirties up until his death; creating compelling evidence that this very big secret of Hemingway's may have heavily contributed to his paranoia; his secretivity; and in the end; his downhill slide to death. Just a great read. And I didn't mention the fascinating inlucsions of Gellhorn; the Chinese; the U-Boats. As we always knew; Hemingway was bigger than life. This impeccably researched volume shows him to be even more massive and considerably more complex than we realized; and possibly more his own man within his own strange code than we will ever fully understand.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. well written book and easy to read with good research and background on events ...By PJBwell written book and easy to read with good research and background on events happening during Hemingway's lifetime. I really like the book. Reynolds covered his lifetime well..0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Included information on Hemmingway's life I had never heard of ...By Jane M. JohnsonIncluded information on Hemmingway's life I had never heard of before. Fascinating. I had just read "A Covert Affair" and had no idea how makeshift the OSS was during the war.
