“Wonderful....JaredDiamondconductshisfascinatingstudyofourbehaviorandoriginswithanaturalist’seyeandaphilosopher’scunning.“--DianeAckerman,authorofANaturalHistoryoftheSensesInthisfascinating,provocative,passionate,funny,endlesslyentertainingwork,renownedPulitzerPrize-winningauthorandscientistJaredDiamond,authorofGun,Germs,andSteel,exploreshowtheextraordinaryhumananimal,inaremarkablyshorttime,developedthecapacitytoruletheworld...andthemeanstoirrevocablydestroyit.Wehumanbeingsshare98percentofourgeneswithchimpanzees.Yethumansarethedominantspeciesontheplanet--havingfoundedcivilizationsandreligions,developedintricateanddiverseformsofcommunication,learnedscience,builtcities,andcreatedbreathtakingworksofart--whilechimpsremainanimalsconcernedprimarilywiththebasicnecessitiesofsurvival.WhatisitaboutthattwopercentdifferenceinDNAthathascreatedsuchadivergencebetweenevolutionarycousins?TheThirdChimpanzeeisatourdeforce,aniconoclastic,compelling,sometimesalarminglookattheuniqueandmarvelouscreaturethatisthehumananimal.
