I think my head is full. So much information was delivered across 500+ pages. If I retain 10% of the information, I’ll be happy.

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond is a monumental book. It is basically the history of humankind through the eyes of an evolutionary biologist. It covers the spread of populations, agriculture, languages, governments, germs and guns. A simple review won’t do this book justice.

It is an amazing book.

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Comments

Matt

June 20 at 2009 at 12:33 AM

Have you read Ishmael?

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MAS

June 20 at 2009 at 12:36 AM

No.

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aviva

June 22 at 2009 at 2:10 AM

one of Craig’s all-time faves.

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dhammy

June 22 at 2009 at 12:33 PM

Read this a couple of years ago and I agree…fantastic. I read one of his other books as well, the third chimpanzee, and it was just as interesting and entertaining.

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