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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.

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   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind▲38

   A look into the 3 revolutions that shaped our species

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind▲1

   You will love it!

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Spaiens: A Brief History of Humankind▲14

   Homo sapiens (us) weren't always the only game in town.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sapiens▲2

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   sapiens▲17

   A curated collection of unique people across the internet.

   2025 · sapiens.website · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Most Human Human▲58

   What computers teach us about what it means to be human

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cosmosapiens▲63

   Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Homo Deus▲105

    A Brief History of Tomorrow

    2017 · ynharari.com · its alternatives →

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    A Short History of Nearly Everything▲66

    A fascinating look at the oldest and biggest questions huma…

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Strategy▲63

    A history of strategy over the course of human history.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Gene▲64

    An Intimate History

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Dune▲62

    The science fiction masterpiece that defined a generation

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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

    To create is human.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Drawing On Our History▲60

    An anatomical view of the world I was born into.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    A People's History of the United States▲66

    The American history textbook that will blow your mind

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Bone Rooms▲73

    From scientific racism to human prehistory in museums

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

    A magnificent history of the gene

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Deep Simplicity▲62

    Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Light▲58

    A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Singularity Is Near▲77

    When humans transcend biology

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human▲63

    A unified theory about why storytelling evolved

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Life 3.0▲92

    Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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