Guns, Germs, and Steel
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The Fates of Human Societies (20th Anniversary Edition)
Jared Diamond
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Jared Diamond is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, geographer, and biologist known for his groundbreaking work in comparative studies of human societies. He is renowned for illuminating the underlying patterns of global history in a highly engaging and accessible manner.
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