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

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is one of those books I always intended to read and, now that I'm retired, I've finally gotten around to it.

Diamond argues for the complexity of causes that have brought about successes and failures among peoples throughout human historical development. An approach that my high school and junior high texts avoided, including the teachers who taught those courses.

Sadly, the book seems much longer than it actually is. This happens when you try to cram a lot of material into a relatively small space. Complexity is, well, complex.



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