Collapse : [how societies choose to fail or succeed]
(Book on CD)
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Contributors
Published
Santa Ana, CA : Books on Tape, [date of publication not identified].
Format
Book on CD
Edition
[Library edition].
ISBN
1415917272
Physical Desc
22 sound discs (approximately 27 1/2 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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East Greenwich - Audiobooks | CD 304.28 DIA | On Shelf |
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Published
Santa Ana, CA : Books on Tape, [date of publication not identified].
Edition
[Library edition].
Language
English
ISBN
1415917272
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 12.3, 48 Points
Level 12.3, 48 Points
Notes
General Note
Subtitle from container.
General Note
Compact disc.
General Note
Unabridged.
Participants/Performers
Read by Michael Prichard.
Description
"What caused some of the great civilizations of the past to collapse into ruin, and what can we learn from their fates? Moving from the prehistoric Polynesian culture on Easter Island to the doomed Viking colony on Greenland and finally to the modern world, Diamond traces a fundamental pattern of catastrophe, spelling out what happens when we squander our resources, when we ignore the signals our environment gives us, and when we reproduce too fast or cut down too many trees. Environmental damage, climate change, rapid population growth, and unstable trade partners, and pressure from enemies were all factors in the demise of the doomed societies, but other societies found solutions to those same problems and persisted. Huge in scope, clear and passionate in style, Collapse is destined to take its place as one of the essential books of our time, raising the urgent question: How can our world best avoid destroying itself?"--Container.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Diamond, J. M., & Prichard, M. Collapse: [how societies choose to fail or succeed] ([Library edition].). Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Diamond, Jared M and Michael Prichard. Collapse: [how Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed]. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Diamond, Jared M and Michael Prichard. Collapse: [how Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed] Books on Tape.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Diamond, Jared M., and Michael Prichard. Collapse: [how Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed] [Library edition]., Books on Tape,
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