Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
By Jared Diamond
(W. W. Norton & Company, Hardcover, 9780393061314, 528pp.)
Publication Date: July 2005
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Compact Disc, Hardcover, Paperback, Prebound, Compact Disc
Categories: Civilization, Human Geography, Anthropology - General
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Description
With a new chapter. The phenomenal bestseller; over 1.5 million copies sold; is now a major PBS special.
Thursday, Sep 8, 2011
Many colleges have adopted a "common reads" program, where freshmen read the same book during the summer and then discuss it when they get to campus. Jared Diamond, author of the popular common read Guns, Germs, and Steel, talks about what his book can offer young readers. More at NPR.org
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