Annal:1992 Aventis Prize for General Science Book
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Results of the Aventis Prize in the year 1992. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- Aventis Prize for General Science Book
- Nonfiction books
- Nonfiction authors
- Science/Technology books
- Science/Technology authors.
The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
- 1992 Aventis-General winner
- 1992 LATimes–Sci/Tech winner
- Score: 20.42
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.
