Collapse details how and why various societies collapsed, and how a few societies succeeded and thrived, when faced with similar problems. It is a highly-researched, wide-ranging, and engrossing presentation of the evolution of societies and the interconnected environmental issues. For purposes of this book, the word "collapse" indicates either a vast, rapid and dramatic decrease of population and standard of living, or in some cases total disappearance and extinction of a population. Jared Diamond, after an introduction discussing stress and survival... See entire review
Fossil Fuel
