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7、Diamondtakesusonanexhilaratingworldtourofhistorythatmakesusrethinkallourideasaboutourselvesandotherpeoplesandourplacesintheoverallschemeofthings."—ChristopherEhret,ProfessorofAfricanHistory,UCLA"JaredDiamondmasterfullydrawstogetherrecentdiscoveriesinfieldsofinquiryasdiver
