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1、GUNS,GERMSANDSTEELTHEFATESOFHUMANSOCIETIESJaredDiamondW.W.Norton&CompanyNewYorkLondonMorepraiseforGuns,Germs,andSteel"Noscientistbringsmoreexperiencefromthelaboratoryandfield,nonethinksmoredeeplyaboutsocialissuesoraddressesthemwithgreaterclar•ity,thanJaredDiamondasillustratedbyGuns,Germs,andSte
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3、redDiamondmustbeaddedtotheirselectnumber....Diamondmeshestechnologicalmasterywithhistoricalsweep,anecdotaldelightwithbroadconceptualvision,andcommandofsourceswithcreativeleaps.Nofinerworkofitskindhasbeenpublishedthisyear,orformanypast."—MartinSieff,WashingtonTimes"[Diamond's]masterfulsynthesisi
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