Tag: anthropology
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BR187) “Collapse” Book Review
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond. 3/5 rating. 525 pages. Book #23 of 2021. Read March 18, 2021. While this was not as good as Guns, Germs, and Steel, it’s another insightful and thought-provoking book by the great anthropologist Jared Diamond. Jared takes an interesting look at many past and…
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BR128) “21 Lessons for the 21st Century” Book Review
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari. 4/5 rating. 303 pages. Book #53 of 2020. Read August 7, 2020. Yuval really is one of the great luminaries of our day through his writings on humanity, culture, religion, politics, and technology. His books have had a deep impact on the way that I…
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BR54) A Short History of Nearly Everything Book Review
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. 4/5 rating. Book #129 of 2019. Read November 16, 2019. If you are going to read one science/history/civilization book over your entire life, let it be this one! This is the second book of Bill’s that I have read and it cemented the fact that he…