Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond. Collapse by Jared Diamond.


The renowned geography professor Jared Diamond at UCLA writes both of these books. I read both over a year ago, and I am adding them to this book blog because they are both personal favorites among my book collection.

Guns, Germs and Steel: the Fates of Human Societies explains why certain people groups were able to dominate and expand over other groups. Guns, Germs and Steel gives the reader and introspective view of history and an analytically researched book to draw from. Guns, Germs and Steel should be a mandatory reading for everyone! I found this book very interesting and I truly admire Diamond's academic research and his books!

My rating for Guns, Germs and Steel: 4 out of 5.


Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail Or Succeed should also be a required reading for everyone. I found this book very intriguing and full of useful information. I specifically liked the local and national ecological issues that Diamond addresses in this book. This book is a must read and analyzes the decisions that certain societies and nations have taken and how those decisions, or lack thereof, resulted in successes or disaster!

My rating for Collapse: 4.5 out of 5.

To add to my future reading list is The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond!



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