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Title: Pulitzer?
Review: Fertile Land=Agriculture and Domesticated Animals=Stored Food=Craftsmen and Politicians=Weapons and Technology=Exploration and Conquest. How profound! Wasn't that part of Anthropology 101 when I took it 30 years ago? I should have known better than to slog thorough this tome once the author (scientist?) speculated that the people of New Guinea were more intelligent than Eurasians because they were naturally selected for intelligence while Eurasians were only naturally selected for immunity to disease. That was right after he ridiculed and condemned as a racist anyone who suggests there might be intellectual differences between racial groups. Incredible. Poorly written, repetitive and unoriginal. The Pulitzer committee (and Bill Gates) should be embarrassed. It's the last time a Pulitzer will influence my selection of a book.
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