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Title: Trite and Shallow "Analysis" of "History"
Review: This book came highly recommended, both by some friends and the reviews on this site. In general, I found the book to be a waste of time, and I found the author's 'voice' to be incredibly intrusive and condescending. His big news, that "All civilizations come to an end" I learned way back in grade school. I can't count the number of times I've heard about agriculture causing salination, ship building destroying the forests of the Greek Isles, the implications of the mass slaughter of mammoths, etc. He did not present me with any really new material, or provide any insights into what can be done to prevent or stall the collapse of societies. For my money, I'd far rather spend the time with Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs and Steel" and "Collapse", than with this guy.
