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Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Civilizations Rise and Fall, Bk 1) (Audio CD) (Abridged)
Guns Germs and Steel The Fates of Human Societies - Civilizations Rise and Fall, Bk 1 - Audio CD - Abridged
Author: Jared Diamond, Grover Gardner (Narrator)
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. In this "artful, informative, and delightful" (William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books) book, Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world. Societies that had had a head start in food production advanced beyond the hunter-gatherer stage, and the...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781565115149
ISBN-10: 1565115147
Publication Date: 8/27/2001
Edition: Abridged
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3.3 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Book Type: Audio CD
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Guns, Germs and Steel takes an interesting topic, analyze it sporadically, and then never reach a conclusion. The author finds evidence around the world and throws in a few anecdotes but never manages to tie the evidence together. That is left to the reader as if this were a textbook to guide a student to write a paper.

You can make the leap to the answer to the question of why "civilization" proceeded in some parts of the world but not others. You can go on to delve into the philosophical question of the misery civilization has caused. The author leaves that to the reader.

The book seems unfinished.
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This book is unabridged and extremely interesting.


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