The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee

The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee Paperback – 28 May 1992 by Jared Diamond (Author).

From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel

More than 98 % of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man.

Jared Diamond surveys our life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 368 pages
• Dimensions 129 x 198 x 22mm | 255g
• Publication date 01 Jul 2003
• Publisher Vintage Publishing
• Imprint Vintage
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Illustrations note 14 illustrations
• ISBN10 0099913801
• ISBN13 9780099913801