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A review by wyvernfriend
Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years by Jared Diamond
4.0
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.
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.