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A review by sozh
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond
4.0
Cool book. 1. You can learn about some interesting cultures like the Vikings, Easter Islanders, and Montanans. 2. You can learn how past societies collapsed/failed.
I was expecting war, disease, corruption -- dramatic stuff -- it turns out environmental impacts were really devastating according to Diamond. Not so dramatic, but still pretty scary. He also draws lessons from the collapse of past societies to current times. I think he has a really good perspective on things.
This is my 3rd book by Jared Diamond -- his writing style is pretty straightforward. It's quite thorough and simply organized. But the info is compelling, so overall the book is readable.
I was expecting war, disease, corruption -- dramatic stuff -- it turns out environmental impacts were really devastating according to Diamond. Not so dramatic, but still pretty scary. He also draws lessons from the collapse of past societies to current times. I think he has a really good perspective on things.
This is my 3rd book by Jared Diamond -- his writing style is pretty straightforward. It's quite thorough and simply organized. But the info is compelling, so overall the book is readable.