Why Civilizations Self-Destruct (Paperback)

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Dr. Pendell's book is of major importance because it explains more simply, more clearly and more accurately than any other work the reasons for the decline not only of our own civilization but for all previous civilizations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: Howard Allen Enterprises; 1st edition (June 1, 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914576070
• ISBN-13: 978-0914576075
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,095,157 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent dissertation., June 14, 2000

By	ruggero - See all my reviews

Mr. Pendell book discusses the human evolution from its origins to the present. He focalise on the issue that humans evolution is improved by harsh conditions that where present during the Ice ages, since only the more intelligent elements would survive. As climate improved the less capable outbreed the more intelligent.

As examples of his these he bring forth archeological samples of the Cro-Magnon man whose brain was about 30% bigger than modern man. Also early Neanderthal man of the Neolithic during an ice age had a bigger brain than the Neanderthal man of the mild Mesolithic age.

He comes to present day United States Welfare policies and shows the skyrocketing devolution happening in just a few decades of liberal policies.

All together a must get.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Survival of the fittest, August 7, 2009

By	Sawney Beane (Glasgow) - See all my reviews

For a small book this is a heavy read, the first few chapters read like a psychology book, but once your by that you get treated to some unusual theories on civilisation and human behaviour. The author believes that humans evolve during harsh times because they can't afford to carry the weaker segments of the population and so only the strong survive and the weak perish. But when civilisation takes hold the weak and lazy slowly out breed the more productive and so civilisation creates its own downfall. At times I was both amused and shocked by some of the snobbish statements the author makes, but he does drive through a brutal truth.