"P.S., insights, interviews & more": pages [1]-16 (3rd group).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-391) and index.

Prologue -- Part 1. Just another species of big mammal. 1. A tale of three chimps; 2. The great leap forward -- Part 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? -- Part 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 -- Part 4. World conquerors. 13. The last first contacts; 14.Accidental conquerors; 15. Horses, Hittites, and history; 16. In black and white -- Part 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.