http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
on the evolution and future of the human animal
xiii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Refelects on the puzzle of human revolution, on where we came from and where we may be heading.
A tale of three chimps -- The great leap forward -- Human sexuality -- The origin of human races -- Why do we grow old and die? -- 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 -- The last first contacts -- Accidental conquerors -- In black and white -- The golden age that never was -- Blitzkrieg and thanksgiving in the new world -- The second cloud -- Afterword nothing learned, everything forgotten?.
by Jared Diamond ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff.
Adapted from Jared M. Diamond's The third chimpanzee.