Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies [Paperback] Diamond Ph.D.,

Description: Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies [Paperback] Diamond Ph.D., Product Description "Fascinating.... Lays a foundation for understanding human history."―Bill Gates 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 then developed religion --as well as nasty germs and potent weapons of war --and adventured on sea and land to conquer and decimate preliterate cultures. A major advance in our understanding of human societies, Guns, Germs, and Steel chronicles the way that the modern world came to be and stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, the Rhone-Poulenc Prize, and the Commonwealth club of California's Gold Medal. Review “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 About the Author Jared Diamond is professor of geography at UCLA and author of the best-selling Collapse and The Third Chimpanzee. He is a MacArthur Fellow and was awarded the National Medal of Science. Features NORTON Fast and Free Shipping You're already purchasing the item. Why pay additional for shipping, especially slow shipping? We get your order shipped out within 1-business day and delivered to your doorstep as quickly as possible. Competitive Pricing With our dynamic pricing model, our prices are always competitive. Our prices are some of the lowest that you will find on the internet. Rest assured that you're getting a good deal when purchasing with us. 30-day Money Back Guarantee We are committed to making sure that you leave this transaction satisfied. If you're unhappy with the product for any reason, you may return it back for your money-back or a replacement within 30 days. No questions asked!

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Book Title: Guns, Germs, and Steel : the Fates of Human Societies

Item Length: 9.3in

Item Height: 1.4in

Item Width: 6.1in

Author: Jared Diamond

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Civilization, Human Geography, Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General

Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

Publication Year: 2017

Genre: Science, History, Social Science

Item Weight: 20 oz

Number of Pages: 528 Pages