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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Modern · Nonfiction, History, Science

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

by Yuval Noah Harari
2015 · 449 pages · Nonfiction
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

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71.0Must-Read Score
  • Readers76 out of 100 · counts 42%
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
  • Bestseller34 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%

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