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Jared Diamond, Professor of Geography and Physiology at UCLA, is the author most recently of Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. (June 2012)
What Makes Countries Rich or Poor?
‘Why Nations Fail’ by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
June 7, 2012 issue
Twilight at Easter
The Enigmas of Easter Island
by John Flenley and Paul Bahn
Among Stone Giants: The Life of Katherine Routledge and Her Remarkable Expedition to Easter Island
by Jo Anne Van Tilburg
March 25, 2004 issue
The Religious Success Story
Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society
by David Sloan Wilson
November 7, 2002 issue
Living on the Moon
Viking Age Iceland
by Jesse L. Byock
The History of Iceland
by Gunnar Karlsson
The Sagas of Icelanders: A Selection
with a preface by Jane Smiley and an introduction by Robert Kellogg
May 23, 2002 issue
Why Did the Vikings Vanish?
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga
by William W. Fitzhugh and Elisabeth I. Ward
April 11, 2002 issue
The Golden Phonebook
Genes, Peoples, and Languages
by Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Translated from the Italian by Mark Seielstad
April 13, 2000 issue
The Roots of Radicalism
Born to Rebel: Birth Order, Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives
by Frank J. Sulloway
November 14, 1996 issue
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