Guns, Germs and Steel

The Fate of Human Societies

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Guns, Germs and Steel

Written by: Jared Diamond

Narrated by: Doug Ordunio

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history.

Having done field work in New Guinea for more than 30 years, Jared Diamond presents the geographical and ecological factors that have shaped the modern world. From the viewpoint of an evolutionary biologist, he highlights the broadest movements both literal and conceptual on every continent since the Ice Age, and examines societal advances such as writing, religion, government, and technology. Diamond also dissects racial theories of global history, and the resulting work—Guns, Germs and Steel—is a major contribution to our understanding the evolution of human societies.

Anthropology

Biological Sciences

Civilisation

Human Geography

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Social Sciences

World

Critic Reviews

Artful, informative, and delightful.... There is nothing like a radically new angle of vision for bringing out unsuspected dimensions of a subject, and that is what Jared Diamond has done.—William H. McNeil, New York Review of Books

An ambitious, highly important book.—James Shreeve, New York Times Book Review

A book of remarkable scope, a history of the world in less than 500 pages which succeeds admirably, where so many others have failed, in analyzing some of the basic workings of culture process.... One of the most important and readable works on the human past published in recent years.—Colin Renfrew, Nature

The scope and the explanatory power of this book are astounding.—The New Yorker

No scientist brings more experience from the laboratory and field, none thinks more deeply about social issues or addresses them with greater clarity, than Jared Diamond as illustrated by Guns, Germs, and Steel. In this remarkably readable book he shows how history and biology can enrich one another to produce a deeper understanding of the human condition. —Edward O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Professor, Harvard University

Serious, groundbreaking biological studies of human history only seem to come along once every generation or so. . . . Now [Guns, Germs, and Steel] must be added to their select number. . . . Diamond meshes technological mastery with historical sweep, anecdotal delight with broad conceptual vision, and command of sources with creative leaps. No finer work of its kind has been published this year, or for many past. —Martin Sieff, Washington Times

[Diamond] is broadly erudite, writes in a style that pleasantly expresses scientific concepts in vernacular American English, and deals almost exclusively in questions that should interest everyone concerned about how humanity has developed. . . . [He] has done us all a great favor by supplying a rock-solid alternative to the racist answer. . . . A wonderfully interesting book.—Alfred W. Crosby, Los Angeles Times

An epochal work. Diamond has written a summary of human history that can be accounted, for the time being, as Darwinian in its authority.—Thomas M. Disch, The New Leader

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This is a monumental deepthinking book on how different societies developed differently in the world. The sheer curiosity, the sincerity and unrelenting research, the mindboggling insights the author gives in trying to find the answers is incredible. Heard it took at least 25 years of research for this book. But yes, this book could be a bit boring with too many details, so it is serious studying, nit a casual read by any means . There are a few chapters at the end which summarise the book, especially Hemispheres Colliding and Speedboat to Polynesia which are fabulous. I had a special interest in how bows and arrows evolved in various societies and learnt tbat they actually did not come about in some societies like Australia. The magnitude of the question and the serious pursuit of answers.. the book is a masterpiece..the narration is brilliant in a tone which matches the tone of the book..i heard this at 1.1 speed while reading the ohysical book.. looking forward to hear more from this artist. Take your time and read this book. You'll remember this. And appreciate Mr.Diamond.