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Guns, Germs & Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication date July 1, 1998
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780393973860
ISBN-10 0393973867
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $17.05
§As reported by publisher
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: An intriguing study of the rise of civilization argues that human development is not based on race or ethnic differences but rather is linked to biological diversity, discussing the evolution of agriculture, technology, writing, political systems, and religious belief. Reprint.

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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780393038910 Book cover for 9780393061314 Book cover for 9780393973860
 
from W W Norton & Co Inc (July 1, 2005)
9780393061314 | details & prices | 512 pages | 7.00 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 2.10 lbs | List price $29.95
About: The author dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors he feels are responsible for history's broadest patterns.
The price comparison is for this edition
from W W Norton & Co Inc (July 1, 1998); titled "Guns, Germs & Steel: The Fates of Human Societies"
9780393973860 | details & prices | List price $17.05
About: An intriguing study of the rise of civilization argues that human development is not based on race or ethnic differences but rather is linked to biological diversity, discussing the evolution of agriculture, technology, writing, political systems, and religious belief.
from W W Norton & Co Inc (March 1, 1997); titled "Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies"
9780393038910 | details & prices | 480 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.50 in. | 2.00 lbs | List price $29.95
About: The author dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors he feels are responsible for history's broadest patterns
Paperback
Book cover for 9780393317558
 
from W W Norton & Co Inc (April 1, 1999)
9780393317558 | details & prices | 480 pages | 6.00 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $18.95
About: Dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors he feels are responsible for history's broadest patterns
from W W Norton & Co Inc (April 1, 1999)
9789990060522 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.70 lbs | List price $0.02
CD/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780307932426 Book cover for 9781565115149
 
With Doug Ordunio (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Random House (June 7, 2011)
9780307932426 | details & prices | 5.00 × 6.00 × 1.50 in. | 0.82 lbs | List price $25.00
With Grover Gardner (other contributor) | Abridged edition from Highbridge Co (July 11, 2001)
9781565115149 | details & prices | 5.50 × 5.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors responsible for history's broadest patterns.
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9781879557543
 
from Audio Scholar (August 1, 1998)
9781879557543 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $24.95
Prebinding
Book cover for 9780613181143 Book cover for 9781439560495
 
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (October 8, 2008)
9781439560495 | details & prices | 480 pages | List price $26.95
About: "Fascinating.
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780613181143 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 1.75 lbs | List price $31.75
About: Dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors he feels are responsible for history's broadest patterns

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