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Unstoppable Us, Volume 2: Why the World Isn’t Fair

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Grades Grade 5 & Up
Ages 10 and up

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the bestselling author of Sapiens, comes the second volume in the bestselling Unstoppable Us series that traces human development from the Agricultural Revolution to Prehistoric Egypt.

Humans may have taken over the world, but what happened next? How did our hunter-gatherer ancestors become village farmers? Why were kingdoms and laws established? How did we go from being the rulers of Earth to the rulers of each other?

And why isn’t the world fair?

The answer to all of that is one of the strangest tales you’ll ever hear. And it’s a true story!

From cultivating land and sharing resources to building pyramids and paying taxes, prepare to discover how humans established civilization, endured the consequences for it, and created history-changing inventions along the way. 

In Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World, acclaimed author Yuval Noah Harari explored the early history of humankind. In Volume 2, he is back with another expertly crafted story of how human society evolved and flourished. His dynamic writing is accompanied by maps, a timeline, and full-color illustrations, making the incredible story of our past fun, engaging, and impossible to put down.

Bestseller

ISBN 9780593711842 (Paperback)
Published on Sep 2, 2025
Published by Bright Matter Books
Pages 224
Dimensions 6 x 9
Age Range 10 and up
Grade Grade 5 & Up
Reading Level Lexile: 880L | Fountas/Pinnell: Z

ISBN 9780593711521 (Hardcover)
Published on Mar 5, 2024
Published by Bright Matter Books
Pages 208
Dimensions 6 x 9
Age Range 10 and up
Grade Grade 5 & Up
Reading Level Lexile: 880L | Fountas/Pinnell: Z

ISBN 9780593711538 (Ebook)
Published on Mar 5, 2024
Published by Bright Matter Books
Pages 208
Age Range 10 and up
Grade Grade 5 & Up
Reading Level Lexile: 880L | Fountas/Pinnell: Z

ISBN 9780593711545 (Hardcover Library Binding)
Published on Mar 5, 2024
Published by Bright Matter Books
Pages 209
Dimensions 6 x 9
Age Range 10 and up
Grade Grade 5 & Up
Reading Level Lexile: 880L | Fountas/Pinnell: Z

ISBN 9780593795309 (Audiobook Download)
Published on Mar 5, 2024
Published by Listening Library
Age Range 10 and up
Grade Grade 5 & Up
Reading Level Lexile: 880L | Fountas/Pinnell: Z

Yuval Noah Harari

Professor Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and the bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, and the series Sapiens: A Graphic History and Unstoppable Us. His books have sold forty-five million copies in sixty-five languages, and he is considered one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals working today. Born in Israel in 1976, Harari received his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford in 2002 and is currently a lecturer at the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He co-founded the social impact company Sapienship, focused on education and media, with his husband Itzik Yahav.

Ricard Zaplana Ruiz

RICARD ZAPLANA RUIZ is an artist and illustrator with over twenty years of experience. He has worked as a story artist for animation, commercials, and live action films. His artwork for children’s books has been published worldwide since 2013. He was born and still resides in Barcelona, Spain.

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