this was a really good book. i recommend it to everyone!!

Review: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Another excellent book by Jared Diamond that closely examines the relationship between the environment and the success and/or failure of various civilizations both ancient and modern. This territory ... Read full review

Review: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

This is a low 5 star rating because at times it was dry and hard to read. But that is most likely my own bias and not any fault of Diamond's; I've always had trouble with non-fiction. He has very good ... Read full review

Review: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Whenever you open one of Jared Diamond's books you get the feeling you are in the presence of a great intellect. It doesn't matter if the subject of the book is the broad strokes of history ... Read full review

Review: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Jared Diamond is, of course, famous for his Pulitzer prize-winning book "Guns, Germs, and Steel" that proposes a theory on the success and failure of societies relative to one another determined ... Read full review

Review: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

I simply don't believe the Vikings didn't eat fish. Read full review

Review: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Very Good --- His account of why societies 'choose' to succeed or fail. Five factors: negative environmental impacts, man's negative effect on environment, friendly neighbors, hostile neighbors, man's ... Read full review

Review: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Excellent read, if you are ok with Mr. Diamond's style and lots of references, citations, and footnotes. It does repeat itself a bit, but it seems to me with the purpose to establish additional ... Read full review

Review: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Another must-read. Read full review

Review: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Sobering and eye-opening. Professor Diamond paints a convincing picture of how environmental factors impact the ascension and demise of various societies across time and space. Since he examines ... Read full review