2. BIOGRAPHY
Born September 10, 1937 in Boston
Massachusetts
Expert in geography, economy, and
physiology
Professor at UCLA and author of 12 books
and numerous articles, known for Guns,
Germs, and Steel, and Collapse
3. Guns, Germs, and Steel
Diamond is most known for his 3rd
major book, Guns, Germs, and Steel
The book won the 1998 Pulitzer
Price,the Aventis Price for Best
Science Book, and was made into a
PBS documentary
4. Collapse
Diamond’s lasted book Collapse: How
Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed,
deals with how societies fail, and why
they fail
Collapse deals with the economic
situations that deplete cripple nations
5. Collapse: How Societies
Choose to Fail or
Succeed
Guns, Germs, and Steel:
The Fates of Human
Societies
6. Diamond in the Economy
Diamond is known for his work mainly
in geography and and physiology,
however he has dabbled in the
economy
Diamond explains why certain
countries are rich and poor, mainly
through geographic determinism
7. Works Cited
Diamond, Jared. “What’s Your Consumption Factor?” New York Times [New
York City] 7 Jan. 2008. Print
“ Edge: JARED DIAMOND.” EDGE. Web. 22 Sept. 2009.
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/bios/diamond.html,
Gladwell, Malcolm. “ The Vanishing.” SIRS. 3 Jan. 2005. Web. 22. Sept.
2009.
Sturminste, Newton. “Book of the Month” SIRS. Mar. 2005. Eb. 22 Sept.
2009.
Diamond, Jared M. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies.
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1997. Print
