The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee: how our animal heritage affects the way we live (Paperback)

Jared Diamond (author)

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Paperback 368 Pages / Published: 28/05/1992

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Synopsis

From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel More than 98 % of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. Jared Diamond surveys our life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins.

Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099913801
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 255 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm

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"Eloquent and knowledgeable account of the tiny genetic difference between humans and chimps" * Independent *
"Some biologists are just scientists; but some truly are thinkers. Jared Diamond is one of the latter. Whatever he applies himself to, his contribution is original and worthwhile" -- Colin Tudge
"A fascinating portrait with more than enough uncomfortable facts to stop any dinner-party conversation in its tracks - an important book" * Financial Times *
"Confirms Diamond as an impressive scholar and popularizer-an enjoyable, stimulating and audacious book" * Nature *