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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
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I am VERY late to this party, but so glad I got around to this wondrous book. When I mention to friends that I have "read" (actually, I listened to the audio) it, they invariable recite a favorite fact, pause and contemplate, and perhaps add another fact to contemplate. To never cease to be amazed by the universe, this is the ecstatic pleasure of education. ...more
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