Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies cover

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Author: Diamond, Jared

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 12.6
Points 33.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 148046
Points per Word 0.000223
Page Count 512
Points per Page 0.064453

Description

This book traces the development of primitive societies, showing why some groups advanced more rapidly than others and how this progression explains why various populations stabilize at specific phases of development while others continue to evolve.