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The Third Chimpanzee

Jared Diamond

What makes humans unique when our genes differ from chimpanzees by only a small fraction?

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Author
Jared Diamond

Why read it

  • You will see why a scientist from space would classify humans as a third species of chimpanzee
  • You will weigh the author's guess that a Great Leap Forward in art and tools began when we became capable of language
  • You will understand how one short span of change gave us language and art and also the power to destroy species

Who it is for

  • A curious reader asking what really sets humans apart
  • A student of evolution, anthropology or human history
  • A parent or teacher who wants a big picture of human origins

Contents

  1. THE Third Chimpanzee
  2. Introduction WHAT MAKES US HUMAN?
  3. PART ONE JUST ANOTHER BIG MAMMAL
  4. CHAPTER 1: A TALE OF THREE CHIMPS
  5. CHAPTER 2: THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD
  6. PART TWO A STRANGE LIFE CYCLE
  7. CHAPTER 3: HUMAN SEXUALITY
  8. CHAPTER 4: THE ORIGIN OF HUMAN RACES
  9. CHAPTER 5: WHY DO WE GROW OLD AND DIE?
  10. PART THREE UNIQUELY HUMAN
  11. CHAPTER 6: THE MYSTERY OF LANGUAGE
  12. CHAPTER 7: ANIMAL ORIGINS OF ART
  13. CHAPTER 8: AGRICULTURE, FOR BETTER AND WORSE
  14. CHAPTER 9: WHY DO WE SMOKE, DRINK, AND USE DANGEROUS DRUGS?
  15. CHAPTER 10: ALONE IN A CROWDED UNIVERSE
  16. PART FOUR WORLD CONQUERORS
  17. CHAPTER 11: THE LAST FIRST CONTACTS
  18. CHAPTER 12: ACCIDENTAL CONQUERORS
  19. CHAPTER 13: IN BLACK AND WHITE
  20. PART FIVE REVERSING OUR PROGRESS OVERNIGHT
  21. CHAPTER 14: THE GOLDEN AGE THAT NEVER WAS
  22. CHAPTER 15: BLITZKRIEG AND THANKSGIVING IN THE NEW WORLD
  23. CHAPTER 16: THE SECOND CLOUD
  24. Afterword NOTHING LEARNED, EVERYTHING FORGOTTEN?

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