content: Diamond deservedly won the Pulitzer Prize for this extremely insightful treatise that dispels the prejudicial notion of racial superiority. Guns, Germs & Steel is fact-based, detailed and thorough - without being overly scientific - and gives us an intellectually honest, totally plausible explanation for the uneven rates of development among the world's cultures. I consider this book a `must read' for anyone interested in a deeper understanding of human history.