Yuval Noah Harari's "SAPIENS: A Brief History of Humankind"
This is the best book I've read in a long time! Its scope, depth, breadth and sweep is unparalleled. The only book that I admire more is Richard Dawkins's "The Selfish Gene." READ IT!
https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316095/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1486725040&sr=1-3&keywords=yuval+noah+harari
"All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie." BOB DYLAN