Yuval Noah Harari is a historian and bestselling nonfiction author known for big-picture books about humanity, information, power, and the future. On Thornbook you’ll find summaries of his major works and the core ideas behind them.

Quick Facts

• Known for: Big-history and ideas-driven nonfiction
• Signature style: sweeping timelines, clear concepts, provocative questions
• Major themes: Human nature, power, society, information, survival

What Harari Writes About

• Human Nature: what makes humans cooperate at scale
• Power: institutions, empires, and who controls narratives
• Society & Class: systems that shape everyday life
• Survival: how humans adapt to massive change
• Morality / Ethics: what progress creates—and what it risks

Most Famous Books

• Sapiens – how humans rose to dominate the planet.
• Homo Deus – where technology and human ambition might lead next.
• 21 Lessons for the 21st Century – modern challenges, from politics to meaning.
• Nexus – how information networks shape (and shake) human societies.

Where to Start

• Best first read: Sapiens
• Modern-world focus: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
• Newest direction: Nexus

Why Read Harari?

Harari helps you zoom out. His books connect history, ideas, and technology to explain why the world looks the way it does—and what might come next.

If You Like Harari, Try

• Jared Diamond
• Steven Pinker
• Daniel Kahneman
• Mary Beard