Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

New York, NY: Harper Perennial , 2018 Harper Perennial, New York. 2018. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Harper Perennial Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant edge bumping. No DJ. Pictorial card stock French Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 449 pp 8vo. Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as the author explains in his trademark style—thorough, yet riveting—famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from eating at McDonalds than from being blown up by Al Qaeda. What then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet earth, what destinies will we set ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century—from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus. A clean very presentable copy.