Explore what the critics have to say about Diamond's bestseller "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies."

Review claims that Diamond's book deserved the Pulitzer Prize it won for nonfiction writing. Find out why, or join the book club.

Find professional and amateur reviews of the book that seeks to explain why certain groups were able to take over others.

Critic of the book claims Diamond's assertions are wrong and that world history really is decided based on genetic differences between groups.

Review by a member of the City University of New York's philosophy department argues against Diamond's thesis in this book.

Book review links Diamond's arguments about how global power came to be dominated by those with the right resources to socialism and Marx.

Book publisher offers an overview of Jared Diamond's book about how the world developed and several review excerpts, including one by Bill Gates.