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BOOKS FOR YOUR BEACH BAG Well Read

This week's review TITLE: Guns, Germs and Steel AUTHOR: Jared Diamond NUMBER OF PAGES: 425 READING TIME: 8 hours 45 minutes PRICE: $25.99 WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Diamond calls this a “short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years”. As a professor of geography, Diamond examines the development of civilisations and, not surprisingly, argues that societies blessed with geographic and environmental advantages were more able to advance from nomadic hunter gatherers to stable agricultural communities. This “luck” nurtured the development of written communication, technology, organised governments and exploration. Superior skills and resources, applied to the creation of advanced weaponry, facilitated the domination of other communities. An unplanned, but undoubtedly powerful ally, was an immunity to diseases. Germs exported by travelling explorers, missionaries and armies weakened indigenous populations – with devastating consequences. WHO IT'S FOR: History helps us understand the present and provides a framework for thinking about the future. What helped create the modern world in which we live? What might we leverage to support sustainable growth? As COVID infection rates soar, and many economies crumble, will we see germs again rearranging world order? WHY YOU SHOULD READ IT: This is a well-researched theory on why different societies and cultures may have prospered through the ages, whilst others died out. First published in 1997, this book went on to be an international bestseller and won a Pulitzer Prize for Diamond – but its controversial premise also lead to many negative critiques. NOTABLE QUOTES: “While nomads and tribespeople occasionally defeat organised governments and religions, the trend over the past 13,000 years has been for the nomads and tribespeople to lose.”

3. STONE & WOOD BREWERY

Independent brewery Stone & Wood has reopened to host up to 50 ppl in their Tasting Room. Visitors can enjoy a tasting paddle and meal from the canteen once again, or grab beers for takeaway. Open every day. stoneandwood.com.au

4. B-LINE AUTO

Your local auto parts store. Lots of parts and friendly service. Mon-Fri 7:30am-5pm. b-lineauto.com.au 02 6686 0588.

5. C&C KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

Custom quality at aff ordable prices. Showroom open Mon-Thu 9 to 5 (4pm Fridays). 02 6608 0522 cckitchens.com.au

10. RUGGED LUXURY

Handcraft ed Australian made leather luggage & accessories. Leather and Craft Supplies. 0401 203 603 ruggedluxury.com

11. BYRON FARMERS MARKET

Byron Farmers Market has the freshest range of locally grown produce direct from our farmers every Thursday 7-11am at the Cavanbah Centre, along with great coff ee, live music and free parking.

12. YOUR BUSINESS HERE

To feauture on the Arts and Industrial Estate map for as litt le as $10 / week Contact hello@byronbazaar.com