TY - BOOK AU - Jared Diamond TI - The Third Chimpanzee SN - 9780060984038 AV - GN281 U1 - 573.2 PB - Harper Perennial KW - Life Sciences N2 - Though we share 98 percent of our genes with the chimpanzee, our species evolved into something quite extraordinary. Jared Diamond explores the fascinating question of what in less than 2 percent of our genes has enabled us to found civilizations and religions, develop intricate languages, create art, learn science--and acquire the capacity to destroy all our achievements overnight. The Third Chimpanzee is a tour de force, an iconoclastic, entertaining, sometimes alarming look at the unique and marvelous creature that is the human animal ER -