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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari · 2015 · Harper

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Harari, Y. N. (2015). Sapiens: A brief history of humankind. Harper.

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(Harari, 2015, p. 23)

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Harari, Yuval Noah. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. Harper, 2015.

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(Harari 23)

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Harari, Yuval Noah. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. New York: Harper, 2015.

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Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens (New York: Harper, 2015), 23.

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YUVAL NOAH HARARI, SAPIENS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HUMANKIND 23 (2015).

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Harari, supra note 12, at 23.

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Harari, Y. N. (2015). Sapiens: A brief history of humankind. Harper.

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Harari, Yuval Noah. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. Harper, 2015.

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Harari, Yuval Noah. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. New York: Harper, 2015.

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Harari, Yuval Noah. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. New York: Harper, 2015.

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YUVAL NOAH HARARI, SAPIENS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF HUMANKIND (2015).

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Harari, Y.N. (2015). Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. New York: Harper.

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