Guns, Germs, & Steel by Jared Diamond

A year ago, during a summer break from university, I did some volunteer work in Mapungubwe National Park, a game reserve that borders Zimbabwe and Botswana in the far north of South Africa. The park is named after Mapungubwe hill (hill of the jackal), atop which one has a spectacular view of the broad Limpopo meandering … Continue reading Guns, Germs, & Steel by Jared Diamond