Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Unabridged)
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4.1 • 350 Ratings
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
Interesting info
Loved the history backgrounds and insightful history facts and findings. However, I did not like the narration, it felt like a lecture rather than a friendly reading voice, which made it drag and harder to listen to.
Awful
I had high hopes for this one, but incredibly boring and bogged down in the minutia of history. I didn’t finish it, don’t plan on picking it up again, and would not recommend to others.
The classic
All his 4 books are simply amazing.