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Short China: Its commodities bubble is set to pop
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[MarketWatch] - Remember: “one of the disturbing facts of history is that so many civilizations collapse,” warns environmental anthropologist, Jared Diamond, author of “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.” “Civilizations share a sharp curve of decline.
Google News: Quanto manca a Pasqua?
[Paperblog] - Mi era successo con Armi, acciaio e malattie, mi succede ancora con Collasso: ogni volta che Jared Diamond parla dei Polinesiani, della loro conquista dell'oceano a bordo di canoe, della loro capacità di adattarsi ai più vari ambienti e con le più
With Schiano Departed, Rutgers Recruits in Limbo
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[Wall Street Journal] - By RACHEL BACHMAN and JARED DIAMOND Hours after news broke that venerated Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano was leaving to coach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Rutgers supporters reacted with surprise but said they hoped the program could retain Schiano's
Google News: History Book Club announces new selections
[Finger Lakes Times] - March 1: “Guns, Germs and Steel” by Jared Diamond. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. In this groundbreaking work, Diamond offers a convincing explanation of the way the modern world came to be and stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human
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