Jared Diamond

BIOGRAPHY Born September 10, 1937 in Boston

Massachusetts Expert in geography, economy, and

physiology Professor at UCLA and author of 12 books

and numerous articles, known for Guns,Germs, and Steel, and Collapse

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Diamond is most known for his 3rdmajor book, Guns, Germs, and Steel

The book won the 1998 PulitzerPrice,the Aventis Price for BestScience Book, and was made into aPBS documentary

Collapse

Diamond’s lasted book Collapse: HowSocieties Choose to Fail or Succeed,deals with how societies fail, and whythey fail

Collapse deals with the economicsituations that deplete cripple nations

Collapse: How SocietiesChoose to Fail or

Succeed

Guns, Germs, and Steel:The Fates of HumanSocieties

Diamond in the Economy

Diamond is known for his work mainlyin geography and and physiology,however he has dabbled in theeconomy

Diamond explains why certaincountries are rich and poor, mainlythrough geographic determinism

Works Cited Diamond, Jared. “What’s Your Consumption Factor?” New York Times [New

York City] 7 Jan. 2008. Print

“ Edge: JARED DIAMOND.” EDGE. Web. 22 Sept. 2009.http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bios/diamond.html,

Gladwell, Malcolm. “ The Vanishing.” SIRS. 3 Jan. 2005. Web. 22. Sept.2009.

Sturminste, Newton. “Book of the Month” SIRS. Mar. 2005. Eb. 22 Sept.2009.

Diamond, Jared M. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies.New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1997. Print