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The Third Chimpanzee: On the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
Jared Diamond
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Description for The Third Chimpanzee: On the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
Paperback. An illustrated edition of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond's groundbreaking book, adapted for a new generation of readers Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AN; YNT; YQSB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 356.
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? ... Read more
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? ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780747484
SKU
V9781780747484
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs, and Steel. He is Professor of Geography at UCLA and has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. Rebecca Stefoff is the author of numerous books for young ... Read more
Reviews for The Third Chimpanzee: On the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
'A master storyteller of the human race.'
Daily Mail
'Informative, most fascinating, and very readable.'
Library Journal 'This is exactly the kind of book that should be a 'set text' for secondary school science: engaging, thought-provoking and bang up to the minute. if your teachers aren't recommending books like this - go out and get them anyway.' ... Read more
Daily Mail
'Informative, most fascinating, and very readable.'
Library Journal 'This is exactly the kind of book that should be a 'set text' for secondary school science: engaging, thought-provoking and bang up to the minute. if your teachers aren't recommending books like this - go out and get them anyway.' ... Read more