The Third Chimpanzee
byJared Diamond
Genres: History
Who is this book for? Readers interested in human evolution, anthropology, and environmental issues.
Topics IdentitySurvivalEnvironmental Issues
MoodReflective
The Third Chimpanzee was first published in 1991 and has been in print ever since. This new, illustrated edition is aimed at a young readership. In it, Jared Diamond explores what makes us human and poses fascinating questions.If we share more than 98% of our DNA with chimpanzees, how is it that we can write, read, talk, build telescopes and bombs, while we put our speechless and bomb-less close relatives in cages and zoos?What can woodpeckers teach us about spacecraft?Is genocide a human invention?Why does extinction matter?Why are we destroying the natural resources on which we depend for survival?What hope is there for future generations?Not only is The Third Chimpanzee a mind-boggling survey of how we came to be, but it is also a plea to the next generation to "make better decisions than their parents and get us out of the mess we're in."
Language
en
Published on
09/01/2015
Pages
384
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781780747484
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