Collapse XMAS NR After losing to Maomao at

After losing to Maomao at elephant chess and passing out from the 'poison' he drank as his punishment

From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion

Director Jeff Rowe

Now four of the best-loved classic London picture books are brought together in one volume

Collapse XMAS NR After losing to Maomao atFrom the author of Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond's Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive is a visionary study of the mysterious downfall of past civilizations. Now in a revised edition with a new afterword, Jared Diamond's Collapse uncovers the secret behind why some societies flourish, while others founder and what this means for our future. What happened to the people who made the forlorn long abandoned statues of Easter Island?