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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Helios" data-source="post: 1965302" data-attributes="member: 147081">Well - if you want to read one of the best books I've ever seen about science and history - read "Guns, Germs and Steel" - maybe you already read it.  If not, you can get it USED off of Amazon for probably pretty cheap.  So...  how did this modern world happen like it has?  That's what Mr. Diamond takes on in this book.  Who gave us all the plants we use for food?  Who domesticated all the animals we use for food?  Who kicked the whole history thing off?  Anyway - it's just a fantastic book - very little political stuff - but you learn a LOT about the very most important stuff.</blockquote>