Título: Third Chimpanzee, The. The Evolution And Future Of The Human Animal | ||
Autor: Diamond, Jared | Precio: $400.00 | |
Editorial: Harper Perennial | Año: 2006 | |
Tema: | Edición: 1ª | |
Sinopsis | ISBN: 9780060845506 | |
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 |