There's a quite interesting fact about money. From there we went on to silver shekels and then to the Lydian coins, Roman gold coins and currently there are heap of currencies flowing around the world. Everything was measured against barley in silas(1 litre cups). I will try searching later in my bookmate!ĭid you guys know that the first concept of money being used as a medium of exchange in history was in 3000 BC? It was called barley money. Now i'm curious about Desire: Vintage Minis by Haruki Murakami, Marriage: Vintage Minis by Jane Austen, Sisters: Vintage Minis by Louisa May Alcott, Dreams: Vintage Minis by Sigmund Freud and Freedom: Vintage Mini by Margaret Atwood. Why i haven't found another titles for Vintage minis in the bookstore. It just a real coincidence that i just love the books that i bought yesterday in New Istanbul International Airport since yeah beside i have to finish my OWLsReadathon 2019 i wanna buy some light books reading in my long flight journey. Seriously after this i am rethinking to buy another his works such as Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow! I just love how Yuval Noah Harari giving some historical fact to support his explanation. OMG! This books is so freaking lit! I haven't studied Macro economics by Gregory Mankiw as fun as this books! This books gives brief explanation about Money, Economics and also Capitalism. This books to accomplish Tsundoku Books Challenge 2019 Seriously after this i am rethinking to buy another his works such as Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and Homo Deus: A Brief H ** Books 40 - 2019 ** ** Books 40 - 2019 ** This books to accomplish Tsundoku Books Challenge 2019 4 of 5 stars! OMG! This books is so freaking lit! I haven't studied Macro economics by Gregory Mankiw as fun as this books! This books gives brief explanation about Money, Economics and also Capitalism.
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LITTLE BOOKS.Ī series of short books by the world’s greatest writers on the experiences that make us human How did money come to be invented? Why does it now have such significance in our lives? Does it make us happier or unhappier? And what does the future hold for it? With brilliant clarity and insight, Yuval Noah Harari takes the reader on a journey from the very first coins through to 21st century economics and shows us how we are all on the brink of a revolution, whether we like it or not. Selected from the books Sapiens and Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari Where is this leading us, and what do we want to become?įeaturing 27 photographs, 6 maps, and 25 illustrations/diagrams, this provocative and insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential reading for aficionados of Jared Diamond, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Robert Wright, and Sharon Moalem.Selected from the books Sapiens and Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari How did money come to be invented? Why does it now have such significance in our lives? Does it make us happier or unhappier? And what does the future hold for it? With brilliant clarity and insight, Yuval Noah Harari takes the reader on a journey from the very first coins through to 21st century economics a We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world around us, but also ourselves. Harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.ĭr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition.
Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Yet today there is only onehomo sapiens. One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth.
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution - a #1 international bestseller - that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human."
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