Guns, Germs and Steel: 20th Anniversary Edition (Patterns of Life)

by Jared Diamond

'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**

• ISBN10: 0099302780
• ISBN13: 9780099302780
• Publish Date: 30 April 1998
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Vintage
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 592
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

An interesting book this looks at how human society developed over the years. I'm not totally sure that it's absolutely correct but it makes for interesting reading and should be compulsary reading for some SF and Fantasy writers who are trying to build a credible world.

It's interesting to see how availability of resources and ideas can cause societies to move forward and innovate.

Probably a bit over-simplified in some areas and I did suffer from some glazeover while reading some of the statistics or when he starts getting a little geekish about his own particular area of expertese.