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Guns, Germs, and Steel
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Pulitzer Prize-winning book Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies offers a sweeping explanation for why some civilizations came to dominate others over the past 13,000 years. While some critics have accused Diamond of environmental determinism, Guns, Germs and Steel remains widely influential more than two decades after its publication.
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While history is by definition the study of the past, no subject tells us more about the present, or is as exciting to follow in contemporary times. The range of subgenres within history writing is huge. Some authors cover a massive scope, while others zoom in to examine tiny, overlooked elements in a new way. Unlike your history class of old, these selections don’t demand memorization of names and dates. Read on for the best in our catalog.
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
- The Fates of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,297
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,110
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,116
Evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Badly Abridged
- By Carol L. on 09-19-06
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
- The Fates of Human Societies
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 09-28-05
- Language: English
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,545
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,533
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,489
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling pre-history and emergent history
- By Doug on 08-25-11
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-18-11
- Language: English
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- How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 27 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,744
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,501
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,493
The author explores how climate change, the population explosion, and political discord create the conditions for the collapse of civilization....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Jared Diamond Downs You in Explanation
- By Rob on 07-20-18
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- How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 27 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 11-04-14
- Language: English
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Upheaval
- Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
- Length: 18 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,720
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,439
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,433
A brilliant new theory of how and why some nations recover from trauma and others don't, by the author of the landmark best sellers Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Urine of the Earth in a Teacup
- By Marian on 05-12-19
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Upheaval
- Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
- Length: 18 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 05-07-19
- Language: English
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- How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Christopher Murney
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,464
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 563
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Story4 out of 5 stars 571
In his million-copy best seller Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond examined how and why Western civilizations developed the technologies and immunities that allowed them to dominate much of the world....
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3 out of 5 stars
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an fascinating book, but better on paper
- By Rebecca on 04-11-05
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- How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
- Narrated by: Christopher Murney
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 02-03-05
- Language: English
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Armas, gérmenes y acero [Guns, Germs and Steel]
- Breve historia de la humanidad en los últimos trece mil años
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: John Alex Toro
- Length: 23 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
Armas, gérmenes y acero, Premio Pulitzer 1997, cuestiona la prepotente visión occidental del progreso humano y nos ayuda a comprender cómo el mundo moderno y sus desigualdades han llegado a ser como son....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Repetitivo
- By Esperanza Bernal on 09-11-25
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Armas, gérmenes y acero [Guns, Germs and Steel]
- Breve historia de la humanidad en los últimos trece mil años
- Narrated by: John Alex Toro
- Length: 23 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 01-14-21
- Language: Spanish
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The Invisible Hands
- Top Hedge Fund Traders on Bubbles, Crashes, and Real Money, Revised and Updated
- By: Steven Drobny, Nouriel Roubini, Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Basil Sands
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7
In light of the colossal losses and amidst the resulting confusion that still lingers, it is time to rethink money management in the broadest of terms. Drastic changes need to be made, and managers who actually made money during 2008 make for a logical starting place....
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The Invisible Hands
- Top Hedge Fund Traders on Bubbles, Crashes, and Real Money, Revised and Updated
- Narrated by: Basil Sands
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 07-27-20
- Language: English
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The Third Chimpanzee
- The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,600
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,357
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,351
Jared Diamond explores how the extraordinary human animal, in a remarkably short time, developed the capacity to rule the world...and the means to irrevocably destroy it....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Up to the usual high standard
- By Mark on 09-04-12
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The Third Chimpanzee
- The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 04-03-12
- Language: English
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Why Is Sex Fun?
- The Evolution of Human Sexuality
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 169
There's no one better qualified than Jared Diamond to explain the evolutionary forces that operated on our ancestors to make us sexually different. With wit and examples, he explains how our sexuality has been as crucial as our large brains and upright posture in our rise to human status....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Birds!
- By Riley on 02-10-19
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Why Is Sex Fun?
- The Evolution of Human Sexuality
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 06-20-18
- Language: English
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The World Until Yesterday
- What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,181
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 984
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Story4 out of 5 stars 982
The World Until Yesterday provides a mesmerizing firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of years....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A visit with our ancient ancestors
- By BRB on 01-30-13
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The World Until Yesterday
- What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 12-31-12
- Language: English
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Great Minds of Science
- By: Dr. Robert Bakker, Dr. Roberto C. Gallo, more, and others
- Narrated by: Paul Hoffman
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Explore the Earth's last frontier, learn how the dinosaurs died, or discover the direction human evolution is heading...
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great Minds of Science
- By Durmer on 02-25-04
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Great Minds of Science
- Narrated by: Paul Hoffman
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 03-23-00
- Language: English
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Why Is Sex Fun?
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story5 out of 5 stars 21
A fascinating, bite-sized insight into how human sexuality came to be the way it is now - Jared Diamond explains why we are different from the animal kingdom....
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Why Is Sex Fun?
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 03-26-15
- Language: English
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Sociedades comparadas [Comparing Human Societies]
- Un pequeño libro sobre grandes temas
- By: Jared Diamond, Jesús Cuéllar Menezo
- Narrated by: John Alex Toro
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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El multipremiado profesor Diamond divulga los resultados de su apasionante estudio.
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Sociedades comparadas [Comparing Human Societies]
- Un pequeño libro sobre grandes temas
- Narrated by: John Alex Toro
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 05-22-25
- Language: Spanish
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2019, pensiamo positivo
- Rep Digest 43
- By: Ilvo Diamanti, Eugenio Scalfari, Jared Diamond, and others
- Narrated by: Daria Esposito, Stefano Starna, Luca Breda
- Length: 59 mins
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"Rep: Digest" ti offre ogni settima due appuntamenti con l'informazione di Repubblica. Due raccolte di articoli in formato audio che...
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2019, pensiamo positivo
- Rep Digest 43
- Narrated by: Daria Esposito, Stefano Starna, Luca Breda
- Series: Rep Digest 1-50, Book 43
- Length: 59 mins
- Release date: 01-08-19
- Language: Italian
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