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24 alternatives to Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Uniquely breathtaking books that comes along very rarely.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind▲1

   You will love it!

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sapiens▲2

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cosmosapiens▲63

   Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Homo Deus▲105

   A Brief History of Tomorrow

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Strategy▲63

   A history of strategy over the course of human history.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Gene▲64

   An Intimate History

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery▲62

   To create is human.

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Drawing On Our History▲60

    An anatomical view of the world I was born into.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bone Rooms▲73

    From scientific racism to human prehistory in museums

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

    A magnificent history of the gene

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Deep Simplicity▲62

    Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Light▲58

    A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Life 3.0▲92

    Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Small Demons▲62

    A graph of every person, place, and object in every book

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    No Two Alike▲3

    Human Nature and Human Individuality

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Art of People▲73

    Simple people skills that will get you everything you want

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Youngblood▲71

    The moral complexity of war & its psychological toll

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Essentialism▲80

    The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Neanderthal: Sing Me To Sleep▲60

    The epic story of war between Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Science is Culture ▲54

    Tearing down the wall between science and society.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56

    Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Darwin’s On the Origin of Species▲61

    A Picture Book Adaptation

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →