Third Chimpanzee The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

Name: Third Chimpanzee The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
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ISBN: 9780060845506

ISBN-10: 0060845503

ISBN-13: 9780060845506

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jared M. Diamond

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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…

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List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 1/3/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.97" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Jared Mason Diamond is a physiologist, ecologist, and the author of several popular science books. Born in Boston in 1937, Diamond earned his B.A. at Harvard and his Ph.D. from Cambridge. A distinguished teacher and researcher, Diamond is well-known for the columns he contributes to the widely read magazines Natural History and Discover. Diamond's book The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal was heralded for its accessibility and for its blending of science and social science. The interdisciplinary Guns, Germs and Steel--Diamond's examination of the relationship between scientific technology and economic disparity--won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize. Diamond has won a…



Prologue



Just Another Species of Big Mammal



A Tale of Three Chimps



The Great Leap Forward



An Animal with a Strange Life Cycle



The Evolution of Human Sexuality



The Science of Adultery



How We Pick Our Mates and Sex Partners



Sexual Selection, and the Origin of Human Races



Why Do We Grow Old and Die?



Uniquely Human



Bridges to Human Language



Animal Origins of Art



Agriculture's Mixed Blessings



Why Do We Smoke, Drink, and Use Dangerous Drugs?



Alone in a Crowded Universe



World Conquerors



The Last First Contacts



Accidental Conquerors



Horses, Hittites, and History



In Black and White



Reversing Our Progress Overnight



The Golden Age That Never Was



Blitzkrieg and Thanksgiving in the New World



The Second Cloud


Epilogue: Nothing Learned, and Everything Forgotten?


Acknowledgments


Further Readings


Index