CollapseFrom the author of Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond's Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive is a visionary study of the mysterious downfall of past civilizations. Now in a revised edition with a new afterword, Jared Diamond's Collapse uncovers the secret behind why some societies flourish, while others founder and what this means for our future. What happened to the people who made the forlorn long abandoned statues of Easter Island?

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Filled with over 120 specially commissioned photographs and illustrations

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