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The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee
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Author : Jared Diamond
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2013-07-31
The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee written by Jared Diamond and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-31 with Science categories.
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.
The Third Chimpanzee
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Author : Jared M. Diamond
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2006-01-03
The Third Chimpanzee written by Jared M. Diamond and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-03 with Social Science categories.
The Development of an Extraordinary Species We human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet -- having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of communication, learned science, built cities, and created breathtaking works of art -- while chimps remain animals concerned primarily with the basic necessities of survival. What is it about that two percent difference in DNA that has created such a divergence between evolutionary cousins? In this fascinating, provocative, passionate, funny, endlessly entertaining work, renowned Pulitzer Prize–winning author and scientist Jared Diamond explores how the extraordinary human animal, in a remarkably short time, developed the capacity to rule the world . . . and the means to irrevocably destroy it.
The Third Chimpanzee
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Author : Jared M. Diamond
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Release Date : 1992
The Third Chimpanzee written by Jared M. Diamond and has been published by HarperCollins Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Human beings categories.
The Development of an Extraordinary Species We human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet -- having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of communication, learned science, built cities, and created breathtaking works of art -- while chimps remain animals concerned primarily with the basic necessities of survival. What is it about that two percent difference in DNA that has created such a divergence between evolutionary cousins? In this fascinating, provocative, passionate, funny, endlessly entertaining work, renowned Pulitzer Prize winning author and scientist Jared Diamond explores how the extraordinary human animal, in a remarkably short time, developed the capacity to rule the world . . . and the means to irrevocably destroy it.
The Third Chimpanzee
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Author : Jared Diamond
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2014-09-04
The Third Chimpanzee written by Jared Diamond and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-04 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
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."
The Third Chimpanzee For Young People
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Author : Jared Diamond
language : en
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Release Date : 2014-10-07
The Third Chimpanzee For Young People written by Jared Diamond and has been published by Seven Stories Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-07 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
At some point during the last 100,000 years, humans began exhibiting traits and behavior that distinguished us from other animals, eventually creating language, art, religion, bicycles, spacecraft, and nuclear weapons—all within a heartbeat of evolutionary time. Now, faced with the threat of nuclear weapons and the effects of climate change, it seems our innate tendencies for violence and invention have led us to a crucial fork in our road. Where did these traits come from? Are they part of our species immutable destiny? Or is there hope for our species’ future if we change? With fascinating facts and his unparalleled readability, Diamond intended his book to improve the world that today’s young people will inherit. Triangle Square’s The Third Chimpanzee for Young People is a book for future generation and the future they’ll help build.
The Third Chimpanzee
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Author : Jared Diamond
language : en
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Release Date : 2014-09-04
The Third Chimpanzee written by Jared Diamond and has been published by Oneworld Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-04 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
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 including: 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? The Third Chimpanzee for Young Readers is not only a mind-boggling survey of how we came to be who we are, but a plea to the next generation to "make better decisions than their parents and get us out of the mess we're in."
The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee
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Author : Jared M. Diamond
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee written by Jared M. Diamond and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Human evolution categories.
Quicklet On Jared Diamond S The Third Chimpanzee Cliffnotes Like Book Summary And Analysis
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Author : Nathaniel Williams
language : en
Publisher: Hyperink Inc
Release Date : 2012-07-30
Quicklet On Jared Diamond S The Third Chimpanzee Cliffnotes Like Book Summary And Analysis written by Nathaniel Williams and has been published by Hyperink Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-30 with Study Aids categories.
ABOUT THE BOOK At present we make a fundamental distinction between animals (including apes) and humans, and this distinction guides our ethical code and actions. For instance, as I noted at the start of this chapter, it is considered acceptable to exhibit caged apes in zoos, but it is not acceptable to do the same with humans. I wonder how the public will feel when the identifying label on the chimp cage in the zoo reads 'Homo troglodytes'. The Third Chimpanzee is inspired by the latest genetic data on the close relation of humans and chimpanzees to look at humankind’s place in the world afresh. Author Jared Diamond, a trained physiologist, offers provocative questions to the lay audience on human behavior, morality, environmental policy, and politics. Diamond would return to these issues again in later, more successful books (Guns, Germs, and Steel; Collapse), but this work is the most grounded and least speculative of his best-sellers. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK He speculates on art’s function and concludes that it is primarily to attract mates, increase status, and, occasionally, kill boredom. Diamond is well out of his area of expertise in this chapter and fails to convince the reader of his hypotheses for artistic function. If the book’s purpose is, smartly, to show how similar humans are to chimps and to examine the key differences, why cite examples of artistic behavior in birds and elephants? Why not examine art among our fellow apes? Apparently apes in the wild exhibit little interest in artistic expression, which would make it a very short chapter. But the sexual motivation for art among birds is hardly cause to believe there is a similar cause among humans. Indeed, many of the great historical works of art were decidedly religious in nature. It would take a true cynic to believe Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling to better increase his chances of sexual conquest. “Agriculture’s Two-Edged Sword” Unlike complex language, agriculture is not a distinct dividing line between humans and other animals. After all, many human societies did not adopt agriculture until the 20th century, and a small number today still live as hunter-gatherers. However, as Diamond points out, it is difficult to imagine a single innovation that transformed our relationship with the rest of the planet more than agriculture. Diamond explores interesting research on the early stages of agriculture that showed how adopting an agricultural lifestyle actually diminished the quality and length of human life. With less diverse nutrition, people become smaller and weaker, with greater propensity for bone disease. This innovation made individuals lives worse, while making their larger society more powerful. Diamond returns to his larger theme with a compelling chapter that presages his later best-seller Guns, Germs, and Steel. Examining this historical development through a medical and biological lens, we are jarred from the traditional sense of linear historical progress and allowed to explore this cataclysmic shift in lifestyle with uncommon immediacy... Buy the book to continue reading! Follow @hyperink on Twitter! Visit us at www.facebook.com/hyperink! Go to www.hyperink.com to join our newsletter and get awesome freebies! CHAPTER OUTLINE Quicklet on Jared Diamond's The Third Chimpanzee + About the Book + Introducing the Author + An Overall Summary + Key Terms and Definitions + ...and much more
What It Means To Be 98 Chimpanzee
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Author : Jonathan Marks
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2003-11
What It Means To Be 98 Chimpanzee written by Jonathan Marks and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11 with Science categories.
Focusing on the remarkable similarity between chimp and human DNA, the author explores the role of molecular genetics, anthropology, biology, and psychology in the human-ape relationship.
Chimpanzee Politics
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Author : Frans B. M. Waal
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Chimpanzee Politics written by Frans B. M. Waal and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Chimpanzees categories.
"Precise but eminently readable and indeed exciting... This excellent book achieves the dual goal which eludes so many writers about animal behavior -- it will both fascinate the non-specialist and be seen as an important contribution to science." -- Times Literary Supplement