{"product_id":"9781780747484","title":"The Third Chimpanzee : On the Evolution and Future of the Human Animal","description":"By: Diamond, Jared \u003cbr\u003e Format: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Oneworld Publications \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 01\/09\/15 \u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781780747484 \u003cbr\u003e Dimensions in mm: 130 x 198 x 31 \u003cbr\u003e Description: The Third Chimpanzee was first published in 1991 and has been in print ever since. This new, illustrated edition is aimed at a young readership. In it, Jared Diamond explores what makes us human and poses fascinating questions.   If we share more than 98% of our DNA with chimpanzees, how is it that we can write, read, talk, build telescopes and bombs, while we put our speechless and bomb-less close relatives in cages and zoos?What can woodpeckers teach us about spacecraft?Is genocide a human invention?Why does extinction matter?Why are we destroying the natural resources on which we depend for survival?What hope is there for future generations?Not only is The Third Chimpanzee a mind-boggling survey of how we came to be, but it is also a plea to the next generation to \"make better decisions than their parents and get us out of the mess we're in.\"","brand":"Scotia Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41039481143479,"sku":"9781780747484","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/5629\/7143\/files\/9781780747484.jpg?v=1717500569","url":"https:\/\/www.scotiabooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781780747484","provider":"scotia-books-online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}