Hubby bought us this last DVD last weekend. National Geographic made a documentary out of the Pulitzer Prize winning book Guns, Germs, and Steel.Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world. Societies that had a head start in food production advanced beyond the hunter-gatherer stage, and then developed writing, technology, government, and organized religion—as well as nasty germs and potent weapons of war—and adventured on sea and land to conquer and decimate preliterate cultures. A major advance in our understanding of human societies, Guns, Germs, and Steel chronicles the way that the modern world came to be and stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history. - William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books
When Hubby read this book years ago he reiterated basically everything he read to me over time so I didn't feel the need to pick up the book. Watching Jared Diamond take you through the jungles of New Guinea as he explains his theories and the results of his studies is definitely worth your netflix while.
3 comments:
I LOVE Jared Diamond!!
Haven't seen the NG depiction yet... But seriously, I love him. He almost made my celebrity crush 7... have you guys read Collapse yet?
What is your photo site?
Have a wonderful evening and cheers, cheers, cheers!
Kahli
yes, he suckily almost made my cc list too. I hope to meet and photograph him some day...I'll find a way. No I haven't read Collapse yet.
I can email you my site directly if you'd like... but I don't want to post it here so I can keep my professional and personal life separate...
The suspense is killing me P. I hope you mean converge in a positive way!?
I wish you lived closer, I'd invite you over to watch this documentary, it's amazing.
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