Birosik's book outlines the major points from Diamond's Guns, Germs, Steel. Without reading Diamond's book, this will still be useful to many AP students looking for a quick brush up before the AP Exam. This book is split up into 4 chapters, they outline the book with quizzes at the end of each section to show your comprehension of the material. Each chapter is divided into 6 sections. These section each are one of the 5 AP themes, and are the only things that AP is allowed to test you on. The final section is additional notes that will help you when writing on the AP exam. AP will like to know that you know The themes in the book are as follows: 1. Interaction Between Humans and the Environment Disease, Trade, Demography, Weaponry, and Tools 2. Development and Interaction of Cultures Religions, Belief Systems, Ideals, Ideologies, Art 3. State Building, Expansion and Conflict Empires, Political Structures, Nations, Revolutions, Global Expansion 4. Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems Agriculture, Trade, Commerce, Labor Systems 5. Development and Transformation of Social Structures Gender, Family, Race, Ethnicity, Classes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ While you read please do note that this is AP material and is not easy, so take your time, smile, read it through and do well. A positive outlook on this topic will enable you to do better Finally after the 4th chapter for non-iBooks users, the quizzes will be put in the back as well as the glossary, 40 AP terms that will make you smarter. Page numbers for the types out quizzes will be directly under the quizzes them selves at the end of each section. Knowing the set up of this book will also better prepare you for the exam. Know that this book was originally published on the iBooks store and has primary functionality based on its use on iBooks. Although not a requirement, let it be known that the functionality on iBooks is far better than on any other system. With all of this in mind go forward, conquer this review book and more importantly the AP Exam