Is it needed and/or recommended to read Sapiens and Homo Deus from the same author before this book ?

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Raul Delgado It is not needed but recommended, this book uses some references to the previous books. If you have the opportunity read them too, specially sapiens is a masterpiece.

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Juanjo Bareiro Francesco, have you ever read a book, that makes you feel thrilled and excited for everything that you are learning, and that made you want to continue reading it till the end of it?

That's exactly how "Sapiens" made me feel. The knowledge it conveys is so empowering. It plays the history of humankind as a movie in front of your eyes, and makes you understand how we as a humankind have come to this point, and it does it so delightfully easy to understand.

This book is really a masterpiece, and I highly recommend it to you.

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Alec Rogers No, but I'd skip this one and read Sapiens instead. His recounting the past is much more cogent than his views on the future.

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Peter Longfield Needed definitively no. Recommended I'd say yes - but not necessarily first. Lots of overlap - but IMHO you need to review important ideas a few times to really grasp them - that's the case with a lot of the contents from both (actually from all 3) books.

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Pamela Lopez I loved Sapiens and was profoundly disappointed with Homo Deus. It seemed like he was under pressure to get a book out and it showed. I am very interested in reading this one.

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Robin Koppensteiner Not necessary, but Sapiens is foundational literature that really every human on earth should have read. 21 Lessons is good so far, but Sapiens just outdoes the other two.

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Peter I would recommend reading them first.

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Gary Personally I'd recommend Sapiens, then 21 Lessons, then Homo Deus. 21 Lessons is definitely not "restating" anything from the other two. It makes a few minor allusions to Homo Deus, but those can just get you excited to see what's coming.

21 Lessons is probably the least "exciting" of the three, so Homo Deus last will probably leave you feeling more satisfied, plus it's chronological.

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Charles Good Not sure. Haven't read the earlier ones.

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Khushal Karim I will recommend to read sapiens and Homo Deus, as you would come across many unfamiliar terms which were discussed in either of two books. And understanding those terms would significantly boost your knowledge and insights while reading this book.

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Dolpo Obniala I already consider Sapiens as my new Genesis, and Homo Deus my new Exodus. I'm just about to start reading 21 lessons. If Yuval writes two more books, that would complete my new Pentateuch. So I'm siding with the answer "needed" or even "required"

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Craig Wanderer IMO you need to have a basic understanding of Anthropology/Archeology to read this book without looking for constant references to see where he came from and where he was going, for that reason alone I would suggest reading his Previous Work.

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