The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee
how our animal heritage affects the way we live
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:28th May '92
£12.99
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How our animal heritage affects the way we live
From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel
More than 98 % of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee.
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.
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 *
- Winner of Rhone Poulenc General Prize for Science Books 1992
ISBN: 9780099913801
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 22mm
Weight: 255g
368 pages