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A Brief History Of Humankind- Sapiens

This book truly opened my eyes and made me question many things that I had always accepted as fundamental facts and were never to be questioned.


I encourage every open minded Papua New Guinean to read this book for your self. I will unpack it's ideas in future articles.






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