His last book changed how we see history. This one destroys your future.

In the future, will humans become immortal, yet anxious, gods? Or will they become soulless devotees of data who worship at the altar of algorithms? That's the choice posed by Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, historian Yuval Harari's long-awaited follow-up to Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. It was published in Europe last year.) SEE ALSO: Bill Gates' summer reading list will make your vacation a whole lot nerdier If you haven't read Sapiens, get it on your bedside table immediately.