{"product_id":"upheaval-9780141977782","title":"Upheaval","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A riveting and illuminating tour of how nations deal with crises - which might hopefully help humanity as a whole deal with our present global crisis'' YUVAL NOAH HARARI, author of SAPIENS \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor of the \u003cb\u003elandmark international bestsellers \u003ci\u003eGuns, Germs and Steel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCollapse\u003c\/i\u003e, Jared Diamond \u003c\/b\u003ehas transformed our understanding of what makes civilizations rise and fall. Now, at a time when crises are erupting around the world, he \u003cb\u003eexplores what makes certain nations resilient, and reveals the factors that influence how nations and individuals can respond to enormous challenges.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a riveting journey into the recent past, he traces how six distinctive modern nations - Finland, Chile, Indonesia, Japan, Germany and Australia - have survived defining catastrophes, and identifies patterns in their recovery. Looking ahead, he investigates the risk that the United States and other countries, faced by grave threat, are set on a course towards catastrophe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdding a rich psychological dimension to the in-depth history, geography, biology and anthropology that underpin all of Diamond''s writing, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpheaval\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is epic in scope, but also his most personal book yet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Fascinating ... I finished the book even more optimistic about our ability to solve problems than I started'' BILL GATES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Jared Diamond does it again: another rich, original and fascinating chapter in the human saga - with vital lessons for our difficult times'' STEVEN PINKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating... I'm a big fan of everything Jared has written, and his latest is no exception.\u003c\/b\u003e ... I finished the book even more optimistic about our ability to solve problems than I started. -- Bill Gates, Summer Reading Recommendations 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUpheaval\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ebold, wide-ranging and original \u003c\/b\u003e... probes large and important questions. Unlike most social scientists, Diamond can write \u003cb\u003einvigorating prose \u003c\/b\u003ethat carries the reader along with its sweep ... It \u003cb\u003edeserves to be widely read \u003c\/b\u003eand pondered. -- Vernon Bogdanor * The Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eriveting and illuminating tour\u003c\/b\u003e of how nations deal with crises-which might hopefully help humanity as a whole deal with our present global crisis. -- Yuval Noah Harari, author of 'Sapiens' and '21 Lessons for the 21st Century'\u003cbr\u003eJared Diamond is an \u003cb\u003eundisputed global star\u003c\/b\u003e of comparative history... Britain could learn from this book about how other nations have dealt with turmoil... He finds\u003cb\u003e intellectually stimulating\u003c\/b\u003e and unusual examples that provide much\u003cb\u003e food for thought\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Andrew Marr * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eDiamond writes so well, and his frame of reference (across disciplines and languages) is so considerable, that \u003cb\u003ealmost everything he describes comes across as fresh\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Douglas Murray * The Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003e[Diamond] wears the mantle of\u003cb\u003e a modern-day prophet\u003c\/b\u003e . . . opens textures of historical possibility. Only the most obtuse reader of his latest book, on national resilience, could miss the signs and portents with which it is studded ... The prophet spares us chiselled commandments, but we have been warned. -- Colin Kidd, Book of the Day * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating globe-hopping study * The Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eAs a meditation about a world on edge, it is \u003cb\u003ewell worth reading\u003c\/b\u003e * The Economist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePersuasive\u003c\/b\u003e . . . runs refreshingly counter to conventional wisdom * Bloomberg *\u003cbr\u003eJared Diamond does it again: another \u003cb\u003erich, original, and fascinating\u003c\/b\u003e chapter in the human saga-with \u003cb\u003evital lessons for our difficult times\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Steven Pinker, author of 'Enlightenment Now'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUpheaval\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003ebrilliant, gripping, personal account of nations in crisis\u003c\/b\u003e, informed by how people respond to crisis. It's an especially \u003cb\u003etimely\u003c\/b\u003e read today, when nations are stressed and have much to learn about how to survive big challenges. \u003cb\u003eI urge you to read it\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Paul Ehrlich, author of 'Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic'\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUpheaval, \u003c\/i\u003eI find eye-opening lessons about the political and psychological forces that lead to crisis and then resilience, how individuals and nations experience trauma in similar ways, and what that suggests about our future and the world's . . . \u003cb\u003ewise and beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Diane Ackerman, author of 'The Zookeeper's Wife'\u003cbr\u003eJared Diamond is one of the deepest thinkers and most authoritative writers of our time-arguably of all time-and \u003ci\u003eUpheaval\u003c\/i\u003e proves his prescience in analyzing historical crises within nations at a time when national crises have erupted around the world . . . \u003cb\u003eNo scientist has ever won the Nobel Prize for literature. Jared Diamond should be the first\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine and author of 'Heavens on Earth'","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083366932823,"sku":"9780141977782","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141977782.jpg?v=1725548692","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/upheaval-9780141977782","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}