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Prologue
pt. 1. Just another species of big mammal
1. A tale of three chimps
2. The great leap forward
pt. 2. An animal with a strange life cycle
3. The evolution of human sexuality
4. The science of adultery
5. How we pick our mates and sex partners
6. Sexual selection, and the origin of human races
7. Why do we grow old and die?
pt. 3. Uniquely human
8. Bridges to human language
9. Animal origins of art
10. Agriculture's mixed blessings
11. Why do we smoke, drink, and use dangerous drugs?
12. Alone in a crowded universe
pt. 4. World conquerors
13. The last first contacts - 14. Accidental conquerors
15. Horses, Hittites, and history
16. In black and white
pt. 5. Reversing our progress overnight
17. The golden age that never was
18. Blitzkrieg and Thanksgiving in the New World
19. The second cloud
Epilogue : nothing learned and everything forgotten?
Acknowledgments
Further readings
Index
pt. 1. Just another species of big mammal
1. A tale of three chimps
2. The great leap forward
pt. 2. An animal with a strange life cycle
3. The evolution of human sexuality
4. The science of adultery
5. How we pick our mates and sex partners
6. Sexual selection, and the origin of human races
7. Why do we grow old and die?
pt. 3. Uniquely human
8. Bridges to human language
9. Animal origins of art
10. Agriculture's mixed blessings
11. Why do we smoke, drink, and use dangerous drugs?
12. Alone in a crowded universe
pt. 4. World conquerors
13. The last first contacts - 14. Accidental conquerors
15. Horses, Hittites, and history
16. In black and white
pt. 5. Reversing our progress overnight
17. The golden age that never was
18. Blitzkrieg and Thanksgiving in the New World
19. The second cloud
Epilogue : nothing learned and everything forgotten?
Acknowledgments
Further readings
Index