An excellent history book for the entire history of Humanity (Sapiensness?). As a single discussion though it varies and roams wildly, as a complete history of our species should do. Does make it hard to draw specific points or reach conclusions per se.
Most of the criticism is for things that are minor in the scale of the work itself, biology over choice, religion and governments as fictions. All of these are in fact true, like it or not.
To condemn this book because you don't like one section is like throwing away a phone book because there are too many Smiths in it.
On the while, as an exercise in math, it is 99% more agreeable than not.
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