Guns, Germs, and Steel：The Fates of Human Societies

WinnerofthePulitzerPrize.Inthis"artful,informative,anddelightful"(WilliamH.McNeill,NewYorkReviewofBooks)book,JaredDiamondconvincinglyarguesthatgeographicalandenvironmentalfactorsshapedthemodernworld.cietiesthathadhadaheadstartinfoodproductionadvancedbeyondthehunter-gatherere,andthendevelopedreligion--aswellasnastygermsandpotentweaponsofwar--andadventuredonseaandlandtoconqueranddecimatepreliteratecultures.Amajoradvanceinourunderstandingofhumansocieties,Guns,Germs,andSteelchroniclesthewaythatthemodernworldcametobeandstunninglydismantlesraciallybasedtheoriesofhumanhistory.WinnerofthePulitzerPrize,thePhiBetaKappaAwardinScience,theRhone-PoulencPrize,andtheCommonwealthclubofCalifornia'sGoldMedal.