In a daring exploration of three intersecting

impulses--instinct, intelligence, and sur-

vival-Harold Hayes weaves three intriguing

strands of narrative.

One of these is his personal quest as a

journalist in search of answers to the hard

questions about the prospects for the survival

of man, the only animal that systematically

destroys his own environment. In Nairobi,

Sydney, and Moscow, as well as in places less

remote, he questions the experts on their

views and finds agreement that individual

ingenuity holds the key to our future and the

future of our planet. Portraits of these men--

among them, A. 1. Oparin, Cyril Ponnamperuma, Garrett Hardin, Archie Carr--vividly emerge through their own words,which range from grim to hilarious.