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Title: Dense writing but informative reading
Review: Like his best-selling earlier book, "Guns, Germs and Steel," Jared Diamond has written a long, dense, often repetitive book that is nonetheless both fascinating and informative.In "Collapse," Diamond offers lessons from the failures (and less common successes) of past and present societies that have struggled to survive environmental challenges. Sometimes the challenges arise from difficult local conditions, but they are always made worse by societal decisions on the use of resources.Diamond applies the lessons learned to world environmental problems of today and offers insightful conclusions. His chapters on present day issues in China and Australia are particularly informative. Although the read can be slow because of his writing style, it's a book worth taking the time to absorb.
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