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21 Lessons for the 21st Century

By: Yuval Noah Harari
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
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The audiobook edition of 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari, read by Derek Perkins.
**THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**

In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment.

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?

The world-renowned historian and intellectual Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today's most urgent issues. The golden thread running through his exhilarating new book is the challenge of maintaining our collective and individual focus in the face of constant and disorienting change.

Faced with a litany of existential and real crises, are we still capable of understanding the world we have created?

'Fascinating... compelling... [Harari] has teed up a crucial global conversation about how to take on the problems of the 21st century' Bill Gates, New York Times

'Truly mind-expanding... Ultra-topical' Guardian

'21 Lessons is, simply put, a crucial book' Adam Kay

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Critic reviews

"Fascinating...compelling.... [Harari] has teed up a crucial global conversation about how to take on the problems of the 21st century." (Bill Gates, New York Times)

"Truly mind-expanding.... Ultra-topical." (Guardian)

"21 Lessons is, simply put, a crucial book." (Adam Kay)
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Each 'lesson' makes you think. His purpose isn't to convince you or to enlighten you to his point of view. But to make you consider your point of view and to weigh it's validity.

This book will make you smarter.

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Another insightful audio book from Yuval. Fantastic narration. A concise and easy tone.
As with all his other audiobooks I will be listening again within a few months.
Highly recommended.
Keep up the fantastic work. Bravo

21 lessons

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As ever, Harari makes bold and thought-provoking statements with great confidence and clarity. But I didn't feel there were any great new insights here beyond those that his first two fabulous books offered. I think he needs to retreat for a while and come back with another big idea. I'm sure he will.

Thought provoking but quite repetitive

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And office of power for that matter. I will strongly advise that this hugely important book is read by children, along with JB Peterson's '12 Rules..'

Should be required reading at every high school.

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Great book following in from his previous works and gives you a lot to think about by discussing the impact that technology and biotech could have on our futures and how we need to understand ourselves in order to survive in the rapidly changing world we live him. He gives a wonderful account of how our lives are influenced by stories and how the reinforcement of these stories into belief systems have been at the heart of human evolution for better or worse. Understanding of these different stories and how they have impacted our behaviours is critical to understanding how we want to behave in the future. A lot to think about. Clearly explained and full of examples through history. A definite one to listen to again and again as there is so much wisdom in his work.

21 Lessons

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The themes of his previous books return in this one, but aspects of personal history make the analysis even more interesting and compelling. The different essays could well be chapters, and the narrative is linear. The discussion of topics is as terse as ever, and powerful irony is at play too.

Fascinating

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if you only have 11 hours and 41 minutes to live, read this! I could literally eat this book, really well written and excellent stories.

Yes yes and thrice yes

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Insight into the problems facing us in the coming years. A few more solutions and a bit more optimism would have been nice, though.

Stimulating ideas

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Simply brilliant! Interesting insights! Will definitely listen to it more than once! Made me really question a lot! Great listen!

Brilliant!

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YNH provides fresh new ideas inspiring thought and touching upon the most valuable objects of thought today.

A powerful and convincing story

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