I've read Jared's books but I'm not a big fan, he's to damn PC, etc for me. I do like his ideas about continental alignment though...I should have thought of that, lol.
I'm learning about Diamond.
He is popular in the local universities.
The Amazon reviews were brutal (what I read) but the critics are also nutjobs. Some of them anyhow.
There are simply not enough hours in a day for me.
You do great stuff out here.
You and Sunk Civ are the light of the world, well sort of.......
I'm sure you know what I really mean.
Just thanks!