Bibliograph

The third chimpanzee for young people, on the evolution and future of the human animal, Jared Diamond ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff

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The third chimpanzee for young people, on the evolution and future of the human animal, Jared Diamond ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff

Language

eng

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mapsillustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The third chimpanzee for young people

Oclc number

870142744

Responsibility statement

Jared Diamond ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff

Sub title

on the evolution and future of the human animal

Table Of Contents

Introduction: What makes us human? -- Part one. Just another big mammal -- A tale of three chimps -- The great leap forward -- Part two. A strange life cycle -- Human sexuality -- The origin of human races -- Why do we grow old and die? -- Part three. Uniquely human -- The mystery of language -- Animal origins of art -- Agriculture, for better and worse -- Why do we smoke, drink, and use dangerous drugs? -- Alone in a crowded universe -- Part four. World conquerors -- The last first contacts -- Accidental conquerors -- In black and white -- Part five. Reversing our progress overnight -- The golden age that never was -- Blitzkrieg and thanksgiving in the New World -- The second cloud -- Afterword: Nothing learned, everything forgotten?

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