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21 lessons for the 21st century / Yuval Noah Harari.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Vintage, 2019. Description: 417 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781784708283
  • 1784708283
Other title:
  • Twenty one lessons for the twenty first century
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 909.83 23
Summary: Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children? Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today's most urgent issues. The golden thread running through his book is the challenge of maintaining our collective and individual focus in the face of constant and disorienting change. Are we still capable of understanding the world we have created?
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Books Books St. Paul's College English Literature Fiction 909.83 HAR/L (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 04/01/2025 35854
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Originally published: Jonathan Cape, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children? Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today's most urgent issues. The golden thread running through his book is the challenge of maintaining our collective and individual focus in the face of constant and disorienting change. Are we still capable of understanding the world we have created?

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