Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond was the winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction and the Aventis Prize for Best Science Book. The book attempts to explain why Eurasian and North African civilizations have survived and conquered others, while arguing against the idea that Eurasian hegemony is due to any form of Eurasian intellectual, moral, or inherent genetic superiority. It Britain it was subtitled "A Short History of Everybody for the Last 19,000 Years". This copy is a 1999 Norton trade paperback. It is in excellent condition. Shows very little cover wear; all of the pages are intact and clean, and there's no writing in it. Asking $4.00 obo. Everything I have listed for sale is "or best offer", so feel free to make an offer. ~~~~~ ALL ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PICKUP. I sell a huge variety of stuff to supplement my income and help me put the last of my kids through college. Some items come from flea markets or estate sales, and some come from around our home, but many items come to me from my extended family of hardcore hoarders. So, the variety really can be vast and unpredictable. Please check back often, because you really never know what I will have from one day to the next! Thanks for visiting and have a great day!