The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal by Jared Diam

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The Development of an Extraordinary SpeciesWe human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet — having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of communication, learned science, built cities, and created breathtaking works of art — while chimps remain animals concerned primarily with the basic necessities of survival. What is it about that two percent difference in DNA that has created such a divergence between evolutionary cousins? In this fascinating, provocative, passionate, funny, endlessly entertaining work, renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning author and scientist Jared Diamond explores how the extraordinary human animal, in a remarkably short time, developed the capacity to rule the world . . . and the means to irrevocably destroy it.

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"Wonderful....Jared Diamond conducts his fascinating study of our behavior and origins with a naturalist's eye and a philosopher's cunning." --Diane Ackerman, author of A Natural History of the SensesIn this fascinating, provocative, passionate, funny, endlessly entertaining work, renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning author and scientist Jared Diamond, author of Gun, Germs, and Steel, explores how the extraordinary human animal, in a remarkably short time, developed the capacity to rule the world . . . and the means to irrevocably destroy it. We human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet--having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of communication, learned science, built cities, and created breathtaking works of art--while chimps remain animals concerned primarily with the basic necessities of survival. What is it about that two percent difference in DNA that has created such a divergence between evolutionary cousins? The Third Chimpanzee is a tour de force, an iconoclastic, compelling, sometimes alarming look at the unique and marvelous creature that is the human animal.

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The Development of an Extraordinary Species We human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet -- having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of communication, learned science, built cities, and created breathtaking works of art -- while chimps remain animals concerned primarily with the basic necessities of survival. What is it about that two percent difference in DNA that has created such a divergence between evolutionary cousins? In this fascinating, provocative, passionate, funny, endlessly entertaining work, renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning author and scientist Jared Diamond explores how the extraordinary human animal, in a remarkably short time, developed the capacity to rule the world . . . and the means to irrevocably destroy it.

Author Biography

Jared Diamond is professor of geography at UCLA and author of the best-selling Collapse and The Third Chimpanzee. He is a MacArthur Fellow and was awarded the National Medal of Science.

Review

"Written with great wit and a pleasure to read. . . . The book's provocative style forces one to reflect thoroughly on the puzzle of human evolution." -- New York Times Book Review"Wonderful. . . . Jared Diamond conducts his fascinating study of our behavior and origins with a naturalist's eye and a philosopher's cunning." -- Diane Ackerman, author of A Natural History of the Senses"Plenty of provocative ideas. . . . Diamond is as sharp as his name." -- Kirkus Reviews"The Third Chimpanzee will endure." -- Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University"Everyone will enjoy reading this brilliant book. It helps us understand what it means to be human." -- Paul Ehrlich, Stanford University, author of The Population Bomb"This informative, most fascinating, and very readable book is highly recommended for all libraries." -- Library Journal

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"Written with great wit and a pleasure to read. . . . The book's provocative style forces one to reflect thoroughly on the puzzle of human evolution." -- New York Times Book Review "Wonderful. . . . Jared Diamond conducts his fascinating study of our behavior and origins with a naturalist's eye and a philosopher's cunning." -- Diane Ackerman, author of A Natural History of the Senses "Plenty of provocative ideas. . . . Diamond is as sharp as his name." -- Kirkus Reviews "The Third Chimpanzee will endure." -- Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University "Everyone will enjoy reading this brilliant book. It helps us understand what it means to be human." -- Paul Ehrlich, Stanford University, author of The Population Bomb "This informative, most fascinating, and very readable book is highly recommended for all libraries." -- Library Journal

Details ISBN0060845503 Author Jared Diamond Short Title 3RD CHIMPANZEE Pages 407 Publisher Harper Perennial Series P.S. (Paperback) Language English ISBN-10 0060845503 ISBN-13 9780060845506 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 573.2 Illustrations Yes Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-01-31 Residence Los Angeles, CA, US Affiliation UCLA University of California, Los Angeles UCLA Subtitle The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal DOI 10.1604/9780060845506 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2006-01-03 NZ Release Date 2006-01-03 US Release Date 2006-01-03 UK Release Date 2006-01-03 Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Audience General Imprint US Harper Perennial Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this

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