Synopses & Reviews
Though we share 98% of our genes with the chimpanzee, our species evolved into something quite extraordinary. Jared Diamond explores the fascinating question of what in less than 2% of our genes has enabled us to found civilizations and religions, develop intricate languages, create art, learn science — and acquire the capacity to destroy all our achievements overnight. The Third Chimpanzee is a tour de force, an iconoclastic, entertaining, sometimes alarming look at the unique and marvelous creature that is the human animal.
Review:
"There are too many bad books written by biologists who seek to explain the human condition.... This is the only good book of the genre that I have seen, and it deserves to be read by us all. It is a passionate, informed, often witty, but always apposite account of our relationship to the natural world." Paul Harvey, New Scientist
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"Mr. Diamond treats a wide range of topics — the behavior of monkeys and apes, the evolution of human sexuality, the rise of agriculture,... genocide and the environmental crisis resulting from our technological successes. All these components are discussed in lucid detail and woven together in one story of human history. The book is written with great wit and is a pleasure to read, particularly when Mr. Diamond describes his firsthand experiences." The New York Times Book Review
About the Author
Jared Diamond is the author of the bestselling
Collapse and
Guns, Germs, and Steel. A professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles, he has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He is a MacArthur Fellow and was awarded the National Medal of Science.
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