Author of Sapiens and Homo Deus
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“Frans de Waal’s Mama’s Last Hug transported me to a looking-glass animal world, which is at once very alien and embarrassingly familiar.”
— Yuval Noah Harari - Recommended Books - Read This Twice
by Kai-Fu Lee
“A superb and very timely survey of the impact of AI on the geopolitical system, the job market and human society.”
— Yuval Noah Harari Recommended Books
by Aldous Huxley
“The best science fiction book ever, definitely the most prescient”
— Yuval Noah Harari Recommended Books – Best List to Read
by Steven Pinker
“Steven Pinker extols the amazing achievements of modernity, and demonstrates that humankind has never been so peaceful, healthy and prosperous. It is the most optimistic book I’ve read in a long time.”
— The Only Books Yuval Noah Harari Has Rated Five Stars
by Jared Diamond
“A book of big questions, and big answers. It turned me from a historian of medieval warfare into a student of humankind.”
— A Haphazard Guided Tour of Humanity on the Brink
by Michael Pollan
“Changed my mind, or at least some of the ideas held in my mind.”
— Yuval Noah Harari Recommended Books
by Frans de Waal
“Humans are animals. That’s the first thing to know about us. This book will change your views of all apes, including Homo sapiens.”
— A Haphazard Guided Tour of Humanity on the Brink
by Jonathan Freedland
“A brilliant and heart-wrenching book, with universal and timely lessons about the power of information — and misinformation.”
— I Read Yuval Noah Harari's Favorite Books - Mind Cafe - Medium
by Elizabeth Kolbert
“Now it is happening for the sixth time. But this time, the cause isn’t...”
— A Haphazard Guided Tour of Humanity on the Brink
by Cixin Liu
“Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem starts with China’s Cultural Revolution and the Sino-American arms race, but quickly leaves such mundane affairs behind to explore what happens to the universe when you weaponize the laws of physics”
— Yuval Noah Harari Recommended Books – Best List to Read
by Daniel Kahneman
“Do you want to understand how humans think? Read this book. It is one of the best starting points for exploring the tangled web of the human mind.”
— A Haphazard Guided Tour of Humanity on the Brink
by Melanie Joy
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— Yuval Noah Harari's Book Recommendations (updated 2025)
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by Steven Pinker
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