The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal is a thought-provoking examination of the human animal. The author, Jared Diamond explores the factors behind the evolution of humans from chimpanzee-like ancestors to Homo sapiens, and speculates on the future for the human species.

The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is a thought-provoking analysis by Jared Diamond exploring the reasons behind why certain societies thrive while others decay and ultimately fail. Incorporating environmental change, hostile neighbors, and trade partners, he pieces together the patterns of historical fates and what we can learn from them.

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Guns, Germs, and Steel examines history by placing the largest events into compelling and scale-shifting context. Author Jared Diamond proposes that the differences in progress across different societies can be primarily attributed to the geographical conditions in each region, completely reshaping the way we look at the progression of civilization.

Jared Diamond

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