I am currently reading a book called Guns, Germs, and steel. I have just started it and, therefore, don't know a lot about it. What I do know about it is that it supposedly describes why the world is the way it is. I will have to continue reading to get more information. So far I am pleasantly surprised because it is (so far) better than I expected it to be. It looked like it would be this boring documentary type thing, but so far it has been pretty interesting. I will be looking forward to finishing it.