Discover the second volume of an epic beautifully illustrated graphic history of humankind based on Yuval Noah Hararis multimillion copy bestselling phenomenon.When nomadic Homo sapiens settled to live in one place they started working harder and harder. But why didnt they get a better life in returnIn The Pillars of Civilization Yuval Noah Harari and his companions including Prof. Saraswati and Dr. Fiction travel the length and breadth of human history to investigate how the Agricultural Revolution changed society forever. Discover how wheat took over the world how war famine disease and inequality became a part of the human condition and why we might only have ourselves to blame.The origins of modern farming are told through Elizabethan tragedy the changing fortunes of domesticated plants and animals are tracked in the columns of the Daily Business News and the history of inequality is revealed in a superhero detective story.A radical witty and colourful retelling of the story of humankind adapted from Yuval Noah Hararis Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind Volume 2 can be read as a standalone or as a followup to Volume 1 The Birth of Humankind.Praise for Yuval Noah Hararis SapiensI would recommend Sapiens to anyone whos interested in the history and future of our species. Bill GatesInteresting and provocative... It gives you a sense of how briefly weve been on this Earth Barack ObamaJawdropping from the first word to the last... It may be the best book Ive ever read Chris EvansContains a remarkable piece of information on almost every page and reminds us that we should be grateful to be human. Matt HaigSweeps the cobwebs out of your brain... Radiates power and clarity making the world strange and new Sunday TimesProvocative and fascinating and opinionated...it makes the familiar seem unfamiliar. It altered how I view our species and our world. Guardian