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Jared Diamond

    10 settembre 1937

    Jared Diamond è un autore che approfondisce l'interconnessione tra storia, biologia e geografia delle società umane. Il suo lavoro esplora le profonde forze che hanno plasmato la civiltà umana nel corso dei millenni. Diamond affronta l'analisi di complessi fenomeni sociali con rigore scientifico, pur mantenendo uno stile narrativo accessibile e avvincente. Il suo obiettivo è offrire ai lettori nuove prospettive su come il nostro mondo sia diventato ciò che è.

    Jared Diamond
    Upheaval
    Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive
    The Last Tree on Easter Island
    Perché il sesso è divertente?
    Il terzo scimpanzé
    Einaudi Tascabili - 778: Armi, acciaio e malattie
    • Anführer

      Wann Einzelne den Lauf der Geschichte prägen

      • 384pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      Der Pulitzer-Preisträger und Bestsellerautor Jared Diamond geht in seinem neuen Buch der Frage nach, wann Anführer tatsächlich einen Einfluss haben – und wann nicht. Wenn wir uns Geschichte erzählen, dann konzentrieren wir uns oft auf diejenigen, die an der Spitze standen: Welche Entscheidungen traf Napoleon , warum konnte Jesus so viele Menschen erreichen und was wäre geschehen, wenn Stauffenbergs Attentat auf Adolf Hitler erfolgreich gewesen wäre? Doch wie viel Einfluss Anführer wirklich haben, das ist gar nicht so genau geklärt. Ob in der Politik , in der Wirtschaft , im Sport oder in der Religion : Oft genug stehen Einzelne riesigen, behäbigen Systemen gegenüber, die sie kaum befehligen können. Anhand von zahlreichen Einzelbiographien – von Rachel Carson über Elon Musk bis hin zu Jesus Christus – und mit Blick auf umfassende Studien untersucht Diamond, wann ein Führungswechsel oder die Weitsicht eines Einzelnen tatsächlich einen Unterschied machen kann. Ein Buch für alle, die aus der Geschichte lernen wollen.

      Anführer2026
    • In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement. This is Jared Diamond's haunting account of visiting the mysterious stone statues of Easter Island, showing how a remote civilization destroyed itself by exploiting its own natural resources—and why we must heed this warning. Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.

      The Last Tree on Easter Island2021
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    • Upheaval

      • 500pagine
      • 18 ore di lettura

      In his landmark international bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond transformed our understanding of what makes civilizations rise and fall. Now in the third book in this monumental trilogy, he reveals how successful nations recover from crisis. Diamond shows us how seven countries have survived defining upheavals in the recent past - from the forced opening up of Japan and the Soviet invasion of Finland to the Pinochet regime in Chile - through selective change, a process of painful self-appraisal and adaptation more commonly associated with personal trauma. Looking ahead to the future, he investigates whether the United States, and the world, are squandering their natural advantages and are on a devastating path towards catastrophe. Is this fate inevitable? Or can we still learn from the lessons of the past? Exhibiting the awe-inspiring grasp of history, geography, economics and anthropology that marks all Diamond's work, Upheaval reveals how both nations and individuals can become more resilient. The result is a book epic in scope, but also his most personal yet.

      Upheaval2019
      3,8
    • В этой книге Джаред объединяет открытия, сочетая археологию и эпидемиологию с историей и географией. Для автора очевидно, что экологические и географические факторы сформировали современный мир. Он объясняет, как и почему человеческие общества разных континентов следовали различным путям развития, и исследует причины доминирования и подчинения. 'Ружья, Микробы и Сталь' опровергает расистские теории и показывает, что превосходство Европы и Азии обусловлено их географией, более благоприятной для земледелия, одомашнивания животных и обмена информацией. Книга также демонстрирует, как история и биология могут поддерживать друг друга для глубокого понимания человеческой сущности.

      Ружья, Микробы и Сталь - Ruzh'ya, Mikroby i Stal'2018
      4,6
    • Edge.org: Wetenschappelijke parels

      Het belangrijkste wetenschappelijke nieuws volgens 193 'briljante geesten'

      • 528pagine
      • 19 ore di lettura

      Bijna dagelijks worden we geconfronteerd met nieuwe inzichten en weetjes, variërend van wereldbelang tot drijfzand. Of het nu gaat om dieetvoorschriften, experimentele medicijnen, technologische doorbraken of klimaatvoorspellingen, het is voor leken vaak onmogelijk om waardevolle informatie te onderscheiden van onzin. Wat zijn de ontdekkingen die écht invloed hebben op onze toekomst? John Brockman, oprichter van edge.org, vroeg invloedrijke wetenschappers en denkers naar het meest interessante recente wetenschappelijke nieuws. Steven Pinker wijst op de kwantificering van menselijke vooruitgang als een opmerkelijke ontwikkeling. Chris Anderson is onder de indruk van het sociale experiment dat internet vertegenwoordigt en de opkomst van een wereldwijd collectief bewustzijn. Max Tegmark waarschuwt dat technologische en wetenschappelijke vooruitgang de leercurve van onze wijsheid overstijgt, wat zorgwekkend is, vooral bij gevoelige onderwerpen zoals kernwapens. Peter Gabriel benadrukt hoe hersenwetenschap de grens tussen fantasie en werkelijkheid vervaagt. Daarnaast delen ook John C. Mather, Bill Joy, Michael Shermer, Matt Ridley, George Church en anderen hun inzichten, wat een breed scala aan perspectieven biedt op de huidige wetenschappelijke ontwikkelingen.

      Edge.org: Wetenschappelijke parels2017
    • Guns, Germs, and Steel

      The Fates of Human Societies - 20th Anniversary Edition

      • 480pagine
      • 17 ore di lettura

      For use in schools and libraries only. In a Pulitzer Prize-winning book, the author dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors he feels are responsible for history's broadest patterns. Reissue.

      Guns, Germs, and Steel2017
    • Edge.org: Dit verklaart alles

      156 denkers over de meest elegante inzichten aller tijden - Druk 3

      • 443pagine
      • 16 ore di lettura

      ‘Als je het niet simpel kunt uitleggen, dan begrijp je het niet goed genoeg.’ – Einstein wist als geen ander hoe wetenschap kan zijn. Wetenschap is op zijn mooist als ingewikkelde problemen op elegante wijze verklaard kunnen worden. De 156 verklaringen in dit boek zijn zo mooi dat je hart er sneller van gaat kloppen. John Brockman, oprichter van de website edge.org, stelt jaarlijks één vraag aan een selectie van de meest interessante wetenschappers en kunstenaars ter wereld. Dit jaar was de vraag: ‘Wat is je favoriete diepe, elegante of mooie verklaring?’ In Dit verklaart alles delen 156 Nederlandse en internationale toonaangevende denkers hun antwoord op deze vraag. De wetenschappers die aan het woord komen zijn dagelijks bezig met de theorieën en oplossingen van deze tijd, vanuit de filosofie, wiskunde, economie, geschiedenis, linguïstiek en gedragswetenschappen. De bijdragen zijn van Susan Blackmore, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Richard Dawkins, Brian Eno (muzikant en producer van U2), Stine Jensen, Steven Pinker en nog 150 anderen. Op filosofische, intellectuele, humoristische, confronterende en innovatieve wijze worden de meest elegante wetenschappelijke verklaringen uitgelegd. In dit boek staan de antwoorden der antwoorden op de vragen der vragen.

      Edge.org: Dit verklaart alles2012
    • The world until yesterday

      What can we learn from traditional societies?

      The no. 1 bestselling author of Collapse and Guns, Germs and Steel explores the profound lessons that traditional societies offer us todayOver the past 500 years, the West achieved global dominance, but do Westerners necessarily have better ideas about how to raise children, care for the elderly, or simply live well? In this epic journey into our past, Jared Diamond reveals that traditional societies around the world offer an extraordinary window into how our ancestors lived for the majority of human history - until virtually yesterday, in evolutionary terms. Drawing on decades of his own fieldwork, Diamond explores how tribal people approach essential human problems, from health and diet to conflict resolution and language, and discovers they have much to teach us.Jared Diamond is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the seminal million-copy-bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel, which was named one of TIME's best non-fiction books of all time, and Collapse, a #1 international bestseller. A professor of geography at UCLA and noted polymath, Diamond's work has been influential in the fields of anthropology, biology, ornithology, ecology and history, among others.

      The world until yesterday2012
      3,8
    • 'A grand sweep from a master storyteller of the human race' DAILY MAIL 'Riveting, superb, terrifying' OBSERVER From the ghostly stone heads of Easter Island to crumbling Mayan cities hidden deep in the jungle, the mysterious ruins of lost worlds and vanished civilizations continue to haunt us. How could such mighty societies fall? And could our skyscrapers one day stand derelict and overgrown like ancient temples? Jared Diamond takes us on an epic journey around the globe, through the history of humanity and on to the future, to discover how - when tomorrow comes - we can be survivors. 'A book that has to be read . . . highly readable, highly persuasive and richly informative' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Gripping . . . the book fulfils its huge ambition, and Diamond is the only man who could have written it' ECONOMIST 'This book shines like all Diamond's work' SUNDAY TIMES 'Magnificent' THE NEW YORK TIMES

      Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive2005
      4,0
    • De derde chimpansee

      Evolutie en toekomst van het dier dat mens heet

      • 440pagine
      • 16 ore di lettura
      De derde chimpansee2001
    • Einaudi Tascabili - 778: Armi, acciaio e malattie

      Breve storia del mondo negli ultimi tredicimila anni

      • 381pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      In questa carrellata sulla storia del genere umano, Diamond ci mette in guardia da pericolosi pavoneggiamenti "occidentali": se si può parlare di una nostra superiorità culturale, essa deve consistere solo nella coscienza che la natura non determina alcuna superiorità. Attraverso un agile percorso narrativo, il saggista americano arriva a dimostrare che le diversità culturali affondano le loro radici in diversità geografiche, ecologiche e territoriali sostanzialmente legate al caso.

      Einaudi Tascabili - 778: Armi, acciaio e malattie1997
      4,1
    • Perché il sesso è divertente?

      • 196pagine
      • 7 ore di lettura

      Why are humans one of the few species to have sex in private? Why are human females the only mammals to go through menopause? Why is the human penis so unnecessarily large? There is no more knowledgeable authority than the award-winning author of The Third Chimpanzee to answer these intriguing questions. Here is a delightfully entertaining and enlightening look at the unique sex lives of humans.

      Perché il sesso è divertente?1997
      3,7
    • Il terzo scimpanzé

      Ascesa e caduta del primate Homo sapiens

      • 480pagine
      • 17 ore di lettura

      Lo è soprattutto grazie al controllo assoluto (o quasi) che ha conseguito sulla natura, un controllo che si esprime nelle forme più peculiari della nostra civiltà. Alle capacità esclusive che hanno fatto dell’Homo sapiens il padrone del pianeta sono però associati anche aspetti oscuri, che proiettano ombre sinistre sul nostro futuro: genocidi, guerre, distruzione delle risorse. Ma l’uomo, nel bene e nel male, è anche un semplice mammifero primate, un terzo genere che condivide con le altre due specie di scimpanzé più del 98 per cento del corredo genetico. Diamond parte da questo fatto incontestabile per ricostruire un ritratto inedito dell’umanità, con la storia della nostra ascesa a partire dalle origini animali. Scopriamo così che il linguaggio, l’arte, l’agricoltura, i comportamenti sessuali, persino la propensione alla violenza e al genocidio hanno antecedenti diretti in altre specie, passati in noi attraverso le leggi dell’evoluzione.

      Il terzo scimpanzé1991
      4,1