Nhật Kí Người Sói Nhút Nhát - Tập 3 tải về miễn phí cuốn sách

Raymond Caldera _aymond36 — Wow: I really liked this book. I know what you're thinking. "Isn't this kind of like Guns, Germs, and Steel Don't I already probably basically know the story of what happened when Europeans showed up in the Americas?" Answers: No, and probably not. Mann has done a really excellent job here of telling the story of the "Columbian Exchange": the movement of people, metals, plants, insects, pathogens, animals, and, well, just about anything you can imagine, between the New World and the Old World. And the key word here is movement — bi-directional movement. It's not just about Europeans bringing disease to the New World, it's not just about maize going to the Old World. It's not really even about Europe vs. the Americas — Asia plays an equally important role here as the western route of the Columbian Exchange. Most importantly, Mann has done an excellent job of collating, synthesizing, and popularizing bounds and bounds of scholarly work on the Americas before Contact. I learned tons about these cultures, their environmental practices, their agricultural practices, their living practices. Mann leaves no stone unturned, which makes for a fairly long book, but really, every page is chock-a-block with amazing stories, well-woven together, all of which have as much relevance for the present moment as they do the historical past. I've been reading this for many months, now, on and off, and it has supplied me with an endless font of cocktail party conversational points. I know, maybe that's not your bag, but seriously, this stuff is fascinating. More importantly, Mann has a wonderful way of writing. You get sucked in, and you never feel talked down to. He's never erudite to be erudite, he's never pedantic, he never lectures. He just leads you through interesting historical events, connecting them all together with a narrative of globalization (one he is smart enough to be ambivalent about). It's a fascinating book; I can't recommend it enough. This should be mandatory reading in every high school and college in the United States.

Pearl Diano pearldiano — I really enjoyed this book. It was wonderful bouncing back and forth between Sarah and Little Bee's perspectives. While I found myself looking forward to Sarah's chapters more, especially with Charlie, Bee's sections had such imagery and inspiring quotes. As the booklet says, you can't give away too much about the book, but I definitely recommend it. A very thought provoking book that makes you think about the world in a bigger perspective.

Carla Gahol carlamtgahada2 — Very different. Made me want to take a math class. Be a great book for english and math teachers to coordinate a lesson.