- Imprint: Vintage
- ISBN: 9780099913801
- Length: 368 pages
- Dimensions: 198mm x 22mm x 129mm
- Weight: 255g
- Price: £12.99
The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee
how our animal heritage affects the way we live
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From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel
More than 98 % of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man.
Jared Diamond surveys our life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins.
More than 98 % of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man.
Jared Diamond surveys our life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins.
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- Paperback 2007
- Ebook 2013