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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, New Edition
With a new chapter. The phenomenal bestseller?over 1.5 million copies sold?is now a major PBS special. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs, and Steel is a brilliant work answering the question of why the peoples of certain continents succeeded in invading other continents and conquering or displacing their peoples. This edition includes a new chapter on Japan and all-new illustrations drawn from the television series. 32 illustrations.
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- Posted: Oct-02-2009
Its alright but not the greatest history book
I am reading this book for a college course and its really boring to read the beginning chapter. Slowly, the book mentions about some interesting historical events that happened and goes on to talk about them. I am half way through this book and so far its mediocre. The author is definitely...
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- Posted: Sep-24-2009
TOO MUCH
I read the book while waiting for jury duty.It seamed very interesting but after a while i felt like i was reading the same thing over and over. After a while i just got bored of the book.
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- Posted: Sep-20-2009
Diamond or charcoal?
A real reviewer once wrote: "Jared Diamond is suspected to be a pseudonym for a committee of experts". He (or she) had a point. Jared Diamond's book "Guns, germs and steel" could very well be re-titled The Book About Everything. It's a very ambitious undertaking. Essentially, the author wants to...
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- Posted: Sep-08-2009
Geography tells the story of the past 13,000 years, but probably not our future
Through an insightful synthesis of clues from diverse fields including archeology, geography, climatology, cultural anthropology, linguistics and ecosystem science, Jared Diamond's lucid and thought-provoking Guns, Germs, and Steel offers a comprehensive "bedrock to topsoil" explanation of trends...
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- Posted: Sep-01-2009
Very boring...
I was very excited to read this book and then very disappointed. It captured my attention for about half the book. The author makes several points that he supports with some evidence and then retells them over and over and over. Some of it is interesting but most is not the third or fourth...
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- Posted: Aug-04-2009
Should have been named: Evolution, Archeology and Agriculture
I'll keep it short. If you were to begin reading this book with the crazy notion that you would be enjoying a history on Guns, Germs and Steel, you're in for a surprise. Fortunately I was still somewhat interested in Evolution, Archaeology and Agriculure, because it had almost nothing to do...
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- Posted: Jul-15-2009
Complementary readings to this book
There are already many good reviews to this book, so I will only suggest reading the following books in addition to this work on the vexing question of why Western countries have dominated the world during the last few centuries [the very way the question is posed is controversial!]: 1) "Power...
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- Posted: Jul-03-2009
I HATE YOU AMAZON
Man. I was waiting weeks for the hardcover edition to come into stock so I just decided to buy the paperback. Then, right after I order, the hardcover comes in stock. I HATE FREAKIN AMAZON. AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH
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- Posted: Jul-02-2009
Pseudo-Science in the Service of Propaganda
Jared Diamond's thesis is a product of the age we live in. He's more than happy to attribute negative values such as greed and avarice to European conquerors but certainly other cultural values, specially any that might be positive, play no role in Diamond's story. Instead of painting a...
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- Posted: Jun-23-2009
A must read - even if controversial in parts.
Simply stated: This book is a must read. With all the reviews out there I won't go into detail except to say that this book covers very important principles that outline the general story of human history. Is it a little too long? Yes. Is it a little too repetative? Yes. Is Diamond's...
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