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And Jared Diamond just brings me down, man ([colbert] if that was your goal, Jared, well, you've succeeded. Are you happy, now Jared?

Guns, germs and steel - Jared Diamond.Collapse - Jared DiamondThe reluctant fundamentalist - Mohsin HamidA history of God - Karen ArmstrongIn cold blood - Truman CapoteDa Vinci code - Dan BrownHoly blood, Holy grail - Richard Leigh & othersThorn birds - Colleen MacCulloughAlmost French - Sarah

I have chosen Jared Diamond as my personal lord and savior. You might suggest that maybe I should read at least one more book by him before making an eternal spiritual commitment like that. Naaah. Jared Diamond seeks patiently for the underlying patterns in things, never sacrifices their true

Books: "Guns Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond, "Collapse" also by Jared Diamond, and A Tale of Two Cities.

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I was writing a paper on race

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On this topic I recomend a book by Jared Diamond titled "Guns germs and steel" It is actually a good read and not too dry.

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American President

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When I started reading "Collapse" by Jared Diamond I flipped through to the middle section where some pictures are and that is where I first saw/heard of Angor Wat.

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If you could give one book for Christmas. . .

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smirkysmurf: Jared Diamond is interesting.

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I am told that Poly people are here!!

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similarly, jared diamond argues that humans cultures almost always tend towards some form of marriage as well as towards some form of extra-marital sex, with another tendency towards institutional polygyny usually for high ranking males.

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What are your top ten books of all time?

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Science, Community and Democracy Patrick Kerans and John Kearney Gun, Germs and Steel - Jared Diamond Collapse - Jared Diamond Life, Money & illusion: Living on earth as if we want to stay - Mike Nickerson All very worthy reads.

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What an UNbelievable JERK!

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If you guys Jared Diamond you would know that what you eat has an effect on your growth as a human. BTW, Jared Diamon is from new England where my school is.

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THIS is why I hate minorities:

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For example, race-critic Jared Diamond, in the 1994 issue of Discover magazine, surveyed half a dozen geographically variable traits and formed very different races depending on which traits he picked.

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Is there other Polyamorous people out there that can help explain?

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Jared Diamond's book 'The Third Chimpanzee' is fascinating (he also wrote Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, both of which are Pulitzer prize winners). In 'Chimpanzee', Diamond seeks to predict the future course of human evolution based on our past and on our closest relatives.