Money

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<p><b></b> <b>Selected from the books<i>Sapiens</i>and<i>Homo Deus</i>by Yuval Noah Harari</b></p><p>How did money come to be invented? Why does it now have such significance in our lives? Does it make us happier or unhappier? And what does the future hold for it? With brilliant clarity and insight, Yuval Noah Harari takes the reader on a journey from the very first coins through to 21st century economics and shows us how we are all on the brink of a revolution, whether we like it or not.</p><p><b>VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.</b></p><p>A series of short books by the worlds greatest writers on the experiences that make us human</p><p>Also in the Vintage Minis series: <i>Home</i>by Salman Rushdie <i>Babies</i>by Anne Enright <i>Eating</i>by Nigella Lawson <i>Drinking</i>by John Cheever</p>

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<p><b>Dr Yuval Noah Harari</b>has a PhD in History from the University of Oxford and now lectures at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specialising in World History.<i>Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind</i>has become an international phenomenon attracting a legion of fans from Bill Gates and Barack Obama to Chris Evans and Jarvis Cocker, and is published in over 45 languages worldwide. It was a<i>Sunday Times</i>Number One bestseller and was in the Top Ten for over nine months in paperback. His follow-up to<i>Sapiens</i>,<i>Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow</i>was also a Top Ten Bestseller and was described by the<i>Guardian</i>as even more readable, even more important, than his excellent<i>Sapiens</i>.</p>

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