Guns, Germs, & Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond

Guns, Germs, & Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond won the Pulitzer Prize for the first edition, which was published in 1997. Over 13,000 years of human history are explored in order to explain why societies around the world evolved differently from each other and how those differences led to the conquest of particular groups at the hands of others, particularly the defeat of Native Americans, from both North and South America, at the hands of much more sophisticated and advanced Eurasian forces.... This companion to Guns, Germs, & Steel includes:

• An overview of the book
• Important people
• Key takeaways
• Analysis of key takeaways
• And much more!