Eloquent and knowledgeable account of the tiny genetic difference between humans and chimps
Independent
Some biologists are just scientists; but some truly are thinkers. Jared Diamond is one of the latter. Whatever he applies himself to, his contribution is original and worthwhile
- Colin Tudge,
A fascinating portrait with more than enough uncomfortable facts to stop any dinner-party conversation in its tracks - an important book
Financial Times
Confirms Diamond as an impressive scholar and popularizer-an enjoyable, stimulating and audacious book
Nature
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.