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

TheDevelopmentofanExtraordinarySpeciesWehumanbeingsshare98percentofourgeneswithchimpanzees.Yethumansarethedominantspeciesontheplanet--havingfoundedcivilizationsandreligions,developedintricateanddiverseformsofcommunication,learnedscience,builtcities,andcreatedbreathtakingworksofart--whilechimpsremainanimalsconcernedprimarilywiththebasicnecessitiesofsurvival.WhatisitaboutthattwopercentdifferenceinDNAthathascreatedsuchadivergencebetweenevolutionarycousins?Inthisfascinating,provocative,passionate,funny,endlesslyentertainingwork,renownedPulitzerPrize–winningauthorandscientistJaredDiamondexploreshowtheextraordinaryhumananimal,inaremarkablyshorttime,developedthecapacitytoruletheworld...andthemeanstoirrevocablydestroyit.