From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the New York Times bestselling author of Sapiens, comes an exciting, brand-new illustrated book for middle-grade readers that looks at the early history of humankind. Even though we'll never outrun a hungry lion or outswim an angry shark, humans are pretty impressive—and we're the most dominant species on the planet. So how exactly did we become "unstoppable"? The answer to that is one of the strangest tales you'll ever hear. And it's a true story. From learning to make fire and using the stars as guides to cooking meals in microwaves and landing on the moon, prepare to uncover the secrets and superpowers of how we evolved from our first appearances millions of years ago. Acclaimed author Yuval Noah Harari has expertly crafted an extraordinary story of how humans learned to not only survive but also thrive on Earth, complete with maps, a timeline, and full-color illustrations that bring his dynamic, unputdownable writing to life.

From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the bestselling author of Sapiens, comes the second volume in the bestselling Unstoppable Us series that traces human development from the Agricultural Revolution to Prehistoric Egypt. Humans may have taken over the world, but what happened next? How did our hunter-gatherer ancestors become village farmers? Why were kingdoms and laws established? How did we go from being the rulers of Earth to the rulers of each other? And why isn’t the world fair? The answer to all of that is one of the strangest tales you’ll ever hear. And it’s a true story! From cultivating land and sharing resources to building pyramids and paying taxes, prepare to discover how humans established civilization, endured the consequences for it, and created history-changing inventions along the way. In Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World, acclaimed author Yuval Noah Harari explored the early history of humankind. In Volume 2, he is back with another expertly crafted story of how human society evolved and flourished. His dynamic writing is accompanied by maps, a timeline, and full-color illustrations, making the incredible story of our past fun, engaging, and impossible to put down.

Was geschah, als Menschen aus fremden Gesellschaften aufeinandertrafen – haben sie stets gekämpft oder fanden sie Wege, friedlich miteinander umzugehen? Wie ist es ihnen gelungen, sich auf gemeinsame Werte, Ideale und Regeln zu einigen? Bestsellerautor Yuval Noah Harari widmet sich in seinem neuen Buch brandaktuellen Fragen, auf die auch junge Menschen eine Antwort warum es so viele Kriege gibt und wie es fremden Menschen gelingen kann, friedlich zusammenzuleben. Dabei spannt er einen Bogen vom alten Rom bis ins Mittelalter, von Karthago bis in die Mongolei und erzählt lebendig und zielgruppennah vom Zusammenleben von Menschen verschiedener Herkunft, von Kriegen und dem Aufeinandertreffen verschiedener Religionen.