Perhaps the most important and useful book I will ever read. It imparts so much information that you have to feel grateful to Dr. Diamond for writing such a book. About the book, it covers a range of societies from ancient to modern and points out the five significant factors which ultimately cause for the collapse of a civilization. As Dr. Diamond points out he is an cautious optimist, you should surely muster enough courage and hope for the way the earth is spiraling both downwards and upw...