It was a fascinating book full of enlightening facts and insights about the course of human civilization. The author’s strong opinions may offend some readers, but his clear-eyed view of our shared humanity kept me reading.
100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens. How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations and human rights; to trust money, books and laws; and to be enslaved by bureaucracy, timetables and consumerism? And what will our world be like in the millennia to come?
In Sapiens, Dr Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the very first humans to walk the…
Another original from a wonderful writer. The heroine sets out to drive across the country but instead takes a different kind of journey and learns a lot about herself along the way. As always, beautifully written, thought-provoking, and surprising.
The New York Times bestselling author returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman upending her life
“A frank novel about a midlife awakening, which is funnier and more boldly human than you ever quite expect….the bravery of All Fours is nothing short of riveting.”—Vogue
“A novel that presses into that tender bruise about the anxiety of aging, of what it means to have a female body that is aging, and wanting the freedom to live a fuller life…Deeply funny and achingly true.” —LA Times
A remarkable memoir by a woman who overcame extraordinary obstacles to reclaim her life after a horrific attack she was never able to remember. After being left for dead, her chances of survival were slim, and yet she fought her way back step by step, from learning to walk again to resuming her career. Inspiring and optimistic.
It was the end of a long day and Trisha Meili, a young New York stockbroker, was just out for a run. At 9.35 p.m. on April 19, 1989, as she jogs alone near 102nd Street in Central Park, she is attacked, raped, savagely beaten and left for dead. She is found hours later by two men wandering the park. When she arrives in the emergency room her body temperature is 85 degrees, she's in a coma and has lost so much blood that the doctors simply cannot comprehend why she is still alive. I AM THE CENTRAL PARK JOGGER…
In the small Maryland town of Morgan's Landing, fourteen-year-old Julie Morgan is living in comfort with her wealthy family. She disappears on her way to school after a spat with her twin sister. Detective Jim Brady, married and the father of two, has been on the Morgan's Landing police force for twelve years. He identifies a few suspects in the girl's disappearance—Is it the fired school janitor, a paroled sex offender, Julie's computer teacher…or his own teenage son? Jim can't believe his son could be involved, but his wife is convinced the boy is hiding something. He needs to find Julie before the worst happens—and keep the peace at home.
