Jared Diamond's book, Guns, Germs and Steel, also known as "A short history about everyone for the last 13,000 years." has been broadcasted as a documentary by the non-profit media enterprise Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) since July 2005.

A look behind the scenes of the making of the documentary can be had.
Some of the questions posed in the book and documentary are:

·  Why were Europeans the ones to conquer so much of our planet?
·  Why didn't the Chinese, or the Inca, become masters of the globe instead?
·  Why did cities first evolve in the Middle East
·  Why did farming never emerge in Australia?
·  And why are the tropics now the capital of global poverty?

There are also lesson plans for the educator and a glossary. The book was not without a controversy, but there are many unanswered questions about humanity's journey over the last 13,000 years.

pointed out by kairosnews

(Handstencil by the Eora in the Guringai region, known as north Sydney now)