The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal by Diamond, Jared - 1992

U.S.A.: Harpercollins, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine or better copy in Fine or better dustwrapper. First printing copy with full number line.Stated first edition. Unread copy. Slight yellow fading (1/8-1/4 inches wide) on top and bottom of covers and inside of dust jacket (not visible unless dust jacket is taken off). Otherwise as new book in everything. Curiously, author's address and phone number from his UCLA office laid in.Author's first book. He won the Pulitzer Prize for GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL. Summary: 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.