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Book Review of Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Civilizations Rise and Fall, Bk 1)

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From the back cover: "Fascinating .... Lays a foundation for understanding human history." --Bill Gates.

"Artful, informative, and delightful.... There is nothing like a radically new angle of vision for bringing out unsuspected dimensions of a subject, and that is what Jared Diamond has done." --William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books

"An ambitious, highly important book." --James Shreeve, New York Times Book Review