Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari (high quality)

Yuval Noah Harari, the author of the critically acclaimed Sapiens, returns with an equally groundbreaking and thought-provoking work, turning his gaze toward humanity’s future and our quest to elevate ourselves to the status of gods.

In the past century, humankind has achieved what once seemed impossible—bringing famine, plague, and war under control. While such claims may appear extraordinary, Harari, with his characteristic thoroughness and captivating prose, explains that these once-untamable forces of nature have been transformed into manageable challenges. For the first time in history, more people succumb to the perils of overindulgence than to starvation; more people die from the effects of old age than from infectious diseases; and more lives are lost to suicide than to the combined violence of soldiers, terrorists, and criminals. In fact, the average American is a thousand times more likely to perish from a fast-food binge than from an Al Qaeda bombing.

As we conquer these age-old threats, what challenges will rise to replace famine, plague, and war atop our agenda? As the self-proclaimed masters of Earth, what futures shall we carve for ourselves, and which ambitions shall we pursue? Homo Deus delves into the projects, dreams, and dark possibilities that will define the 21st century—ranging from the conquest of death to the creation of artificial life. It grapples with fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how shall we shield this fragile world from the very powers we now command?

This is the next phase of our evolution. This is Homo Deus.

In the same insightful and lucid manner that made Sapiens an international phenomenon and a New York Times best-seller, Harari charts the course of humanity’s future