Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond (b.1937) is Professor of Geography at UCLA and a noted polymath whose books about human societies blend biology, geography, anthropology, linguistics and history.
Jared Diamond (b.1937) is Professor of Geography at UCLA and a noted polymath whose books about human societies blend biology, geography, anthropology, linguistics and history. See less
Jared Diamond's Featured Books
Jared Diamond book reviews
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Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
Excellent Read
by Dennis P, Dec 26, 2019
Revealing in-depth look at several countries I was happy to learn about. Interesting
discussion of advantages and challenges for USA these days. Good chapter on world challenges. Read More
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Another gem from Diamond
by 1943dot, Oct 2, 2015
My husband, a professor at St. John's Univ., finds this text invaluable in its content and its presentation of material. He is cherishing Jared Diamond's book; and when he is done with it, I intend ... Read More
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Excellent Analysis
An insightful, well-written, and logical explanation of the reasons for the global political, economic, and ethnic order that exists today. It is easy to understand how a people that settled in the ... Read More
