• Launch the Cornell University Library Gateway to learn more about the 19 libraries that make up the CU Library and to connect to an astounding array of information resources.

• Search the CU Library Catalog for other books by Jared Diamond.

• Use the e-Reference Collection to find specialized subject indexes (databases like Anthropological Literature, Biosis, and Historical Abstracts) in order to locate journal articles by the author, stories about the author, or book reviews.

• View the Division of Rare and Manscript Collections' web exhibit Paper, Leather, Clay, & Stone: The Written Word Materialized that traces the history of the written word while showcasing some of Cornell's premier possessions. See also CU Library Web Sites for a complete listing of Library web pages.

• Bookmark and access your own "portable" list of relevant links in MyLibrary.

• Come to the Libe Cafe on the first floor of Olin Library to discuss the fate of human societies--and everything else--over a cup of coffee with friends.

Jared Diamond to visit Cornell in September

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• Guns, Germs, and Steel and International Studies at Cornell

• Guns, Germs, and Steel -- Unabridged audio book available at the Uris Library Reserve Desk (HM206 .D48 1999b).

• Conquistadors -- PBS Home Video production, 2001. Available at the Uris Library Media Center (Video 2439). Part I covers the conquest of the Incas and Aztecs.

• Contemporary Authors -- A bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields. (Search: diamond, jared)

• CU Library History of Science Collection

• Cornell University Department of Science & Technology Studies (Note their list of related web links.)
  On the Web

• Why Did Human History Unfold Differently On Different Continents For The Last 13,000 Years? A Talk By Jared Diamond (UCLA Faculty Research Lecture)

• New York Times Book Review article on Guns, Germs, and Steel

• WebChron -- The Web Chronology Project (North Park University)

• Evolution on the Web for Biology Students

• Sir John Everett Millais and his painting, "Pizarro Seizing the Inca of Peru" (Book cover illustration)

• The Pulitzer Prizes