That actually makes me some what open to actually [strikeout]reading[/strikeout] listening to this book if I have the time and do not get put off by it early on. When I first saw that title and author neither rang a bell. Then I read some of the comments at Goodreads I realized that some time ago I had listened when WPR had him as a guest to promote his book. To me history is collect the facts about the subject, interpret and analyze these, than draw conclusions and advance theories. As I recall Harari's presentation it was too often (eg describing in detail the day-to-day lives of Stone Age hunter gathers before agriculture) straight to speculation with out an factual information to support his claims. Left me wanting to scream at my computer "You know all this how?" Might not be able to make it through the complete audio book.