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Guns, Germs and Steel: 20th Anniversary Edition by Jared Diamond (Paperback, 1998)

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An ambitious synthesis of history, biology, ecology and linguistics, Guns, Germs and Steel remains a ground-breaking and humane work of popular science. A professor of geography at UCLA and noted polymath, Diamond's work has been influential in the fields of anthropology, biology, ornithology, ecology and history, among others.

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'A book of big questions, and big answers' Yuval Noah Harari, bestselling author of SapiensA short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years; now with a new afterword to mark the 20th anniversary of publication 'A book of big questions, and big answers' Yuval Noah Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe? And what can it teach us about our current crisis? Jared Diamond puts the case that geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the contrasting fates of Europeans, Asians, Native Americans, sub-Saharan Africans, and aboriginal Australians. An ambitious synthesis of history, biology, ecology and linguistics, Guns, Germs and Steel is a ground-breaking and humane work of popular science that can provide expert insight into our modern world. **WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE** **Over One Million Copies Sold**

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Publisher
Vintage Publishing
ISBN-13
9780099302780
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Author
Jared Diamond
Publication Name
Guns, Germs and Steel: 20th Anniversary Edition
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences, Science, Biology, History
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
592 Pages

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198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
438g

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Jared Diamond
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United Kingdom

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4 out of 5 stars
by yansoun03 Feb, 2017
Definitely worth a read
Definitely worth a read. I didn't find it boring. Puts together in one place and works through many unformed thoughts forming our (usually hazy) 'general knowledge'.
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by fabiapedros-026 Mar, 2017
Great book!
One may not agree with all Diamond's conclusions, but it's great read, extremealy interesting and thought-provoking.
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by mackfe4207 Feb, 2019
The only problem is
The only problem is the print is very small, I have been used to reading on an iPad...
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3 out of 5 stars
by lanceap908 Jul, 2019
Book ok
Got the book but is a little aged. Slight rusting of pages but not damaged apart from general handling and the rusting.
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by merea200515 Apr, 2021
Very interesting book
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