The Third Chimpanzee: On the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

Diamond, Jared

ISBN 10: 1780746040 / ISBN 13: 9781780746043

Editore: Oneworld Publications, 2012

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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."

Recensione: Engaging, thought-provoking and bang up to the minute. --Guy Claxton, author of What's the Point of School

The strength of Diamond's views is what makes them controversial. --School Library Journal

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Titolo: The Third Chimpanzee: On the Evolution and ...
Casa editrice: Oneworld Publications
Data di pubblicazione: 2012
Legatura: Rilegato
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