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The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal Audiobook
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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.
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"This is Diamond's first book and it touches on what he develops much more fully in Guns Germs & Steel and especially in Collapse, both of which I loved. Here he is following the development of humans through history in a provocative way. It is somewhat dated and I'm hoping he revises it soon."
— Mimi (4 out of 5 stars)
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Winner of the 1992 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology
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David Norris, 12/30/2024
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" Mostly good. I think his knowledge of anthropology is about 30 years out of date. I also got a bit sick of his soap-box preaching and I started hearing "this one time--at band camp" everytime he said "when I was in New Guinea". Most of his theories were quite interesting, even if I didn't agree with all of them. Worth the read if you can wallow through the repetetive politicks. I couldn't quite make it, myself. "
— Ceilidh, 2/20/2014 -
" Diamond's disregard for the likelihood of pre-Clovis culture in the Americas is outdated, but I found the rest of the book engaging and informative. "
— Sonia, 2/7/2014 -
" Quite interesting but seemed to repeat too much from "collapse" "
— Jenny, 2/5/2014 -
" Great insight as to how Humans evolved and took over the world. Seems to suggest we will not last long. definitely worth reading "
— Clint, 1/22/2014 -
" thought provoking book "
— Conor, 1/21/2014 -
" i learned a lot about man as an animal. he's a great science writer. "
— Taz, 1/19/2014 -
" Not as good as Guns, Germs and Steel. "
— Stella, 1/18/2014 -
" Interesting facts re the differences and similarities of our nearest ancient ancestors "
— Barry, 1/17/2014 -
" Want to understand human sexuality and how evolutionary processes converged to explain the way that we act EVERY day? Yeah, just read this. Mr. Diamond is a wonderful teacher. "
— Bobby, 1/17/2014 -
" You have to read this book. Especially if you're a human being. "
— Ray, 1/2/2014
About Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond is a professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. He began his scientific career in physiology and expanded into evolutionary biology and biogeography. He has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. Among Dr. Diamond’s many awards are the National Medal of Science, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, Japan’s Cosmos Prize, a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, and the Lewis Thomas Prize honoring the Scientist as Poet, presented by Rockefeller University. He has published more than two hundred articles and his book Guns, Germs, and Steel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
About Rob Shapiro
Rob Shapiro is a musician, writer, voice actor, and Earphones Award–winning narrator. He performed several seasons of radio comedy on Minneapolis Public Radio and voiced the titular lion in Leo the Lion. He is a musician and composer with his critically acclaimed band Populuxe. He is also a business consultant and software system designer.