World Yesterday What Learn by Jared Diamond (209 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents. Free from markings or inscriptions.

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand.2012. | Seiten: 499 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Sonstiges.

Condition: Used - Very Good. 2012. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

498 pp including index, coloured and b&w photographic plates, very good copy in pictorial, limp wrappers.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good. 2012 Viking Press. This is an Advanced Uncorrected Proof. Copyright 2013. SIGNED by author on half-title page. Signature only. Softcover. 485 pages. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Covers lightly curled at corners. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. signed by author.

Condition: FINE. First printing. This Pulitzer Prize-winning author returns to the past in search of a better future. Based in large part upon his decades of field work in the Pacific islands, as well as evidence from Inuit, Amazonian Indians, Kalahari San people, and others. Illustrated with both full color and black and white photographs. Further readings, index. xi, 499 Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First. 32 pages of color and black & white photographic illustrations. xi, 499 pages. 8vo, two-toned gray and lilac boards, d.w. London: Penguin Group, (2012). First British edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.

Softcover. Condition: As New. 8vo, The "World Until Yesterday" is a visionary new account of humanity's past from Jared Diamond, author of the international bestsellers "Collapse" and "Guns, Germs and Steel", which has sold over 1 million copies and won the Pulitzer Prize. In "The World Until Yesterday", Diamond reveals how tribal societies offer an extraordinary window into how our ancestors lived for millions of years - until virtually yesterday, in evolutionary terms - and provide unique, often overlooked insights into human nature. In his most personal book to date, Jared Diamond writes about his experiences over nearly five decades working and living in New Guinea, an island that is home to one thousand of the world's 7,000 languages and one of the most culturally diverse places on earth. Drawing on his own fieldwork, as well as evidence from Inuit, Amazonian Indians and other cultures, Diamond explores how tribal peoples approach essential human problems, from childrearing to old age to conflict resolution to health.He unearths remarkable findings - from the reasons why modern afflictions like diabetes, obesity and hypertension are largely non-existent in tribal societies, to the surprising cognitive benefits of multilingualism. As Diamond reminds us, the West achieved global dominance due to specific environmental and technological advantages, but Westerners do not necessarily have superior ideas about how to live well. Jared Diamond is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the influential million-copy-bestseller "Guns, Germs, and Steel", which won Britain's 1998 Rhone-Poulenc Science Book Prize and was one of TIME's 100 best non-fiction books of all time, and the no.1 bestseller "Collapse". A professor of geography at UCLA and noted polymath, Diamond has been influential in the fields of anthropology, biology, ornithology, ecology and history. "The master storyteller of the human race." (Daily Mail).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fine in a Fine jacket. 1st Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Gift quality book, 498 pages including further readings & indes. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 6.5 X 1.75 X 10 inches; 499 pages; " provides a mesmerizing firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of yearsa past that has mostly vanishedand considers what the differences between that past and our present mean for our lives today. This is Jared Diamond's most personal book to date, as he draws extensively from his decades of field work in the Pacific islands, as well as evidence from Inuit, Amazonian Indians, Kalahari San people, and others.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Printing. Crisp, unread copy. Light ripple in front pastedown, probably caused in binding, else fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The World Until Yesterday What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? Diamond, Jared. Published by Viking, New York, 2012. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 498pp., illustrated, notes, index. In fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 390 pages. Japanese language. 7.48x5.20x0.94 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 499 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. A look into the heart of traditional societies and the timely lessons they can offer us. Mild rubbing and edgewear to dust jacket. Unmarked. Bright and clean; a tight copy. Record # 951701.

Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition, first printing. A pristine copy with gray cloth spine on light pink paper boards and copper titles on spine No marks or damage at all The unclipped DJ is also undamaged Inscribed by author on the title page "Best Wished, Jared Diamond" This copy is of gift quality 499 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 9780670024810 499pp. No defects to note for the book. The dust jacket is nearly pristine, with just a little shelf wear. (62952).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Minor wear along the DJ edges and tips. Slight wear along the edges and tips of the book itself. Some rubbing wear to DJ covers. THIS IS A HEAVY AND OVERSIZE BOOK. ALL ORDERS MIGHT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES. Signed by Author(s).

preloaded_digital_audio_player. Condition: Good. RELIABLE AND TESTED PLAYAWAY with new earbuds and battery. NO PRINTED INSERT. Ships n a COTH DRAWSTRING GIFT BAG. Presentable PLAYAWAY EDITION. Digital audio player already pre-loaded audio book. PLAYAWAY IS EASY TO USE! Just plug in the earphones, press the power button ON and begin to listen and enjoy. So convenient. Light weight with a powerful purpose. Take along on your next journey! Makes a sensitive get well gift! Enjoy the convenience and versatility of a PLAYAWAY EDITION for your intellectual, travel and leisure needs.

Hardccover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Edition. Nice copy. Crisp and unread. Unmarked, tight and square. Price intact jacket is a nice one. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First edition. First Printing. 499pp. 8vo. Quarter bound paper and cloth over boards, stamped spine. Author has signed his name neatly on the title page. Book has a complete number line from 1-10, is unread, unclipped, unmarked, and has a removeable jacket protector. Spine ends slightly pushed. Author's initials blind stamped on front boards. Removeable Signed sticker on bottom of dj protector at spine heel. Author also wrote "Collapse" and "Guns, Germs, and Steel." Table of Contents shows a Prologue; Part One - Setting theStage by Dividing Space (one chapter); Part Two - Peace and War (three chapters); Part Three - Young and Old (two chapters); Part Four - Danger and Response (two chapters); Part Five - Religion, Language, and Health (three chapters); Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Further Readings; Index; Illustration Credits. Maps by Matt Zebrowski, and color and black and white photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Flawless brand new 1st Edition/1st Printing hardcover and dust jacket SIGNED by Jared Diamond on the title page without personalization at a recent reading and signing event in Los Angeles. "This is the most personal of Diamond's books, a natural follow-up to his brilliant Guns, Germs, and Steel. Not only are his accounts fascinating, they carry many lessons for modern societies on everything from child rearing to general health. The World Until Yesterday is a triumph." -- Paul Erlich, author of Human Natures. Will be bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe delivery. Signed by Author(s).

AUDIO CD. Condition: Good. 16 AUDIO CDs withdrawn from the library collection. Some library sticker and marking. We will take the time to polish each Audio CD for a smooth quality of sound. Enjoy this reliable AUDIO CD performance.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition color illustrated softcover wraps. Includes Praise for The World Until Yesterday; About the Author; Author Dedication; List of Tables and Figures; Prologue: At the Airiport; Epilogue: At Another Airport; Acknowledgments; Further Readings; Index and Illustration Credits. Illustrated with sections of color photographic plates and black-and-white photographic plates. The author is a Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author. "Jared Diamond is the Charles Darwin of our generation, and The World Until Yesterday is an epoch-changing work that offers us hope through real-life solutions to our most pressing problems." - Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine, monthly columnist for Scientific American and author. "In The World Until Yesterday Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize winning author. returns to our past in search of a better future. Diamond offers a mesmerizing picture of human life as it had been for millions of years, glimpsed in modern or recent traditional societies. He neither romanticizes the societies nor scorns them as primitive. Instead, he shows how traditional societies constitute thousands of natural experiments in how to solve universal human problems, experiments that we could never carry out on ourselves and our families. These natural experiments suggest better ways in which to raise our children, afford better lives for our elderly, think clearly about dangers, resolve disputes, and avoid the diseases of civilization. Drawing on five decades of his own fieldwork in New Guinea, as well as evidence from elsewhere around the globe, Diamond shows how today's traditional societies help us understand our past and improve our present lives." - from the rear outer cover. "As always, Diamond manages to combine a daring breadth of scope, rigorous technical detail and personal anecdotes that are often quite moving." - The Cleveland Plain Dealer. "This is the most personal of Diamond's books. Fascinating . a triumph." - Paul R. Ehrlich, author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine, unread, first edition book in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Not price clipped. No marks or tears. Internally clean and tight. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required. Signed by Author.