Series: Patterns of Life

A series of special editions of the best popular science books to explore the patterns of our planet. Designed by Patternity, the award-winning creative studio and pattern consultancy. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, a bestselling phenomenon, is now available in a beautifully packaged new special edition. Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time,...

Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond offers a compelling narrative that seeks to answer a fundamental question about human history: Why did certain societies develop advanced technology, powerful states, and dominance over others? Through an ambitious synthesis of history, biology, ecology, and linguistics, Diamond argues that geography and biogeography, rather than race, have shaped the divergent fates of human...