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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

1048 reviews
Jared Diamond

W. W. Norton, 2005

If he could only teach just one history course in each college....
..it wouldn't be "one damn fact after the other," a comment on the study of history that Diamond references. His historical book is the antithesis of the "big man" version of history, so-and-so meets X, and says this and that, and decides Y. His is a study of history in its broadest swaths, examining the proximate reasons for a given outcome, but always striving to ground his work in the ...

1000 Events That Shaped the World
National Geographic

National Geographic, 2008

A fascinating sweep of global developments, this fact-filled book delivers what National Geographic has introduced into households for more than a century: The world and all that is in it. A thousand concise nuggets of text, each focused on one event and numbered chronologically, walk readers through time —from the first evidence of life 3.8 billion years ago to a just-discovered planet beyond our solar system that could harbor life as we ...

The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (P.S.)

94 reviews
Jared M. Diamond

Harper Perennial, 2006

A tour of the human condition
The only way to describe this book is 'excellent.' Starting with our evolutionary origins, Jared Diamond examines possible reasons for many uniquely human (or so you'd think) behaviors and oddities, ranging from art to relative penis size (after reading this book you will be able to say that you're better hung than a gorilla). Next, Diamond turns his focus to some of the nastier behaviors of ...

The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World

5 reviews
James F. Clements

Cornell University Press, 2007

Essential for bird listers
Several years ago I had an epiphany as a bird lover, and stopped keeping my Life List. For several years before that I was an avid bird lister. Clements was always at hand, at home or on the trail or on trips. I still read that well used copy from time to time, filled with my notes and filled with memories. Jim Clement's checklist was first published in 1972. The 6th edition was published in ...

Armas, germenes y acero/ Guns, Germs and Steel

2 reviews
Jared Diamond

Debate Editorial, 2006

Well-done history of the human race for the past 13,000 years
Peter D. Tillman (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME) How did the West grow rich and conquer the world? It wasn't racial superiority, as the Victorians thought - indeed, Diamond gives evidence that the average New Guinean may well be smarter than the average European. His own one-sentence summary of the book is: "History followed different courses ...

The Biophilia Hypothesis (A Shearwater Book)

5 reviews

Island Press, 1995

Wonderful reading
This was recommended by a scientist-science teacher-friend and I was simply blown away by the implications. If this theory is correct, then it explains the human descent into madness brought on by increased development without thought.

Guns, Germs, and Steel

6 reviews
Jared Diamond

W.W. Norton and Company, 2005

Must read
This is an excellent book and is a must read for anyone who cares about the history (and reasons why it unfolded the way it did) of the growth of civilization.

Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution Of Human Sexuality (Science Masters)

36 reviews
Jared Diamond

Basic Books, 1998

The evolution of human sex
The evolutionist Richard Dawkins once said that he would have written a book on the evolution of sex if Jared Diamond hadn't had done such a good job of it with `Why is Sex fun?' If you are interested in evolution or the evolution of human sexuality then this scientific entry is an imperative. However if you are looking for a book that just does cheap thrills or agony aunt pseudo-explanations, go ...

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

391 reviews
Jared Diamond

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005

Great book
I read Guns, Germs, and Steel and was so impressed that I bought Collapse. Although it is slightly less engrossing (perhaps because it is about a less uplifting topic), it is still an amazing book.

Guns, Germs, and Steel (Barnes & Noble Reader's Companion) (Barnes & Noble Reader's Companion)
Jared Diamond

Barnes & Noble, 2003

Scholar and professor Jared Diamond made a huge splash with this fascinating but controversial book, which argues that geography and environment have almost singlehandedly determined the course of human history. Dig deeper into his contentions with the information inside this invaluable reader's handbook: Why did Europe colonize Africa and Asia rather than the other way around?Why is geography the most important factor in human history?How ...

Kollaps
Jared Diamond

Fischer S. Verlag GmbH, 2005

The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee

2 reviews
Jared M. Diamond

Vintage, 1992

Very Informative
This is my second book of Jared Diamond after "Guns, Germs and Steel" and without any doubt this is a very informative book. Especially the chapters on human sexuality was very much new to me. Also he convincingly puts the case of conservation of environment. In fact, if you have any doubt about the urgency of conserving environment, read this book. You might see so many things in a new light. ...

Ecology and Evolution of Communities (Belknap Press)
Martin Cody, Jared Diamond

Belknap Press, 1975

In recent times, the science of ecology has been rejuvenated and has moved to a central position in biology. This volume contains eighteen original, major contributions by leaders in the field, all associates of the late Robert MacArthur, whose work has stimulated many of the recent developments in ecology. The intellectual ferment of the field is reflected in these papers, which offer new models for ecological processes, new applications of ...

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