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The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee

How Our Animal Heritage Affects the Way We Live

by Jared Diamond · 1991 · 368 pages

Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Recommended by 1 elite

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Richard Dawkins

About This Book

Explores the evolutionary origins of human behavior and the thin genetic line separating humans from chimpanzees. Jared Diamond examines how unique human traits like language, art, and culture emerged alongside darker tendencies toward genocide and environmental destruction.

Book Details

Published

1991

Pages

368

Language

en

ISBN

9780099913801

Awards & Recognition

Royal Society Prize for Science Books (1992)Los Angeles Times Book Prize (1992)

Audiobook Available

15h 33m
Narrated by Rob Shapiro

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