Collapse How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
by Diamond, Jared
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0670033375
- ISBN 13
- 9780670033379
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Viking. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 0670033375 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Civilizations Rise and Fall Series #2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 575 pages; "A study of the downfall of some of history's greatest civilizations, written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, includes coverage of such cultures as the Anasazi, the Maya, and the Viking colony on Greenland, tracing patterns of environmental damage, climate change, poor political choices, and other factors that were pivotal to their demise." .
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- Seller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 21200
- Title
- Collapse How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
- Author
- Diamond, Jared
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670033375
- ISBN 13
- 9780670033379
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- 0670033375, Civilizations
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- History;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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