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