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The Third Chimpanzee - (P.S.) by Jared M Diamond (Paperback)

The Third Chimpanzee - (P.S.) by  Jared M Diamond (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>"Wonderful....Jared Diamond conducts his fascinating study of our behavior and origins with a naturalist's eye and a philosopher's cunning." </strong><strong>--Diane Ackerman, author of <em>A Natural History of the Senses</em></strong></p><p>In this fascinating, provocative, passionate, funny, endlessly entertaining work, renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning author and scientist Jared Diamond, author of <em>Gun, Germs, and Steel</em>, explores how the extraordinary human animal, in a remarkably short time, developed the capacity to rule the world . . . and the means to irrevocably destroy it.</p> <p>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? </p><p><em>The Third Chimpanzee</em> is a tour de force, an iconoclastic, compelling, sometimes alarming look at the unique and marvelous creature that is the human animal.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><strong><p>The Development of an Extraordinary Species</p></strong><p>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 how the extraordinary human animal, in a remarkably short time, developed the capacity to rule the world . . . and the means to irrevocably destroy it.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"This informative, most fascinating, and very readable book is highly recommended for all libraries."--<strong><em>Library Journal</em></strong><br><br>"<em>The Third Chimpanzee</em> will endure."--<strong>Edward O. Wilson, Harvard University</strong><br><br>"Everyone will enjoy reading this brilliant book. It helps us understand what it means to be human."--<strong>Paul Ehrlich, Stanford University, author of <em>The Population Bomb</em></strong><br><br>"Plenty of provocative ideas. . . . Diamond is as sharp as his name."--<strong><em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong><br><br>"Wonderful. . . . Jared Diamond conducts his fascinating study of our behavior and origins with a naturalist's eye and a philosopher's cunning."--<strong>Diane Ackerman, author of <em>A Natural History of the Senses</em></strong><br><br>"Written with great wit and a pleasure to read. . . . The book's provocative style forces one to reflect thoroughly on the puzzle of human evolution."--<strong><em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong><br>

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