Every book Si Sheppard recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Si Sheppard

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   Guns, Germs and Steel

   Jared Diamond · Discussed · 1 episode

   Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond is a Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction book that examines why Eurasian civilizations survived and conquered others, attributing these outcomes to environmental and geographical advantages rather than genetic superiority.

   Discussed

   “The classic text which got me invested in this whole scenario in the first place is Jared Diamond’s book, Guns, Germs, and Steel.”

   Dwarkesh Podcast Si Sheppard – How did a few hundred Spanish soldiers topple two empire… 2026-10-01 ▶ Play 6:12

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