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An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question.
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- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
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- Author
- Jared Diamond
- First published
- 1998
- Pages
- 528
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape, Gallimard Education, Random House
- Editions
- 61
- Language
- vie, Korean, urd, Portuguese
- ISBN
- 9783596145393
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“A suitable starting point from which to compare historical developments on the different continents is around 11,000 B.C.”
Jared Mason Diamond (born September 10, 1937) is an American scientist, historian, and author. He has written hundreds of scientific and popular articles and books, most notably *Guns, Germs, and Steel* (1997), which received multiple awards, including the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction.
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