Customer Review: Man. I was waiting weeks for the hardcover edition to come into stock so I just decided to buy the paperback. Then, right after I order, the hardcover comes in stock. I HATE FREAKIN AMAZON. AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH
Customer Review: Jared Diamond is Professor of Geography and Environmental Health Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. He writes, "This book employs the comparative method to understand societal collapses to which environmental problems contribute. My previous book (Guns, Germs, and Steel: The... more info
Customer Review: Sex is urgent, demanding, sometimes pleasurable, but fun? No, I would not call sex fun. By calling sex fun I think Professor Diamond skips over the very essence of sex which is we have no choice. That's the way it has come down to us. As one of my students crudely put it, "eat cheese or die."more info
Customer Review: This is an extremly well writtn book. It is fun and easy to read! Unlike other history books that are all fact this book creats a perfect blend of fact and opinion. If you want to know the fates of human socitties based on guns, germs, and steel read this book!
Customer Review: I pre-ordered this book and received it today under the understanding that Jared Diamond wrote it. Turns out he wrote the (very brief) two-page "introduction", and that appears to be it. I have not had a chance to read much of the book itself yet, but the parts I've scanned look to be okay, but... more info
Customer Review: An incredibly expansive romp through the development of human culture. Interesting theory on the rise of dominant cultures which makes a great deal of sense. Production of food and domestication of animals gives the culture an early advantage, allowing it to develop surplus, which allows the... more info
Customer Review: This book contains writings and research from several fields, their experts trying to confirm the hypothesis that human beings are naturally drawn to various manifestations of the natural world ("biophilia"). This hypothesis is important not because it can start a new religion or redeem the world,... more info
