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."
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An illustrated edition of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond's groundbreaking book, adapted for a new generation of readers
'A master storyteller of the human race.'
On the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal - For Young Readers

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781780747484
Publisert
2015-09-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Oneworld Publications
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
Y, ES, 03, 04
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
384

Forfatter
Adapted by

Biographical note

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 readers on subjects including animals, exploration, famous people, geography, history, science and inventions.