Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (537 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1400167450 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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For Vanessa, it is about finding her own path as a writer and scientist, falling in love, and finding a home.. A fascinating memoir of hope and adventure, Bonobo Handshake traces Woods's self-discovery as she finds herself falling deeply in love with her husband, the apes, and her new surroundings while probing life's greatest question: What ultimately makes us human? Courageous and extraordinary, this true story of revelation and transformation in a fragile corner of Africa is about looking past the differences between animals and ourselves, and finding
"This is a must read if you love animals. It also includes informative information on the" according to Nahserah. This is a must read if you love animals. It also includes informative information on the history of the Congo.. "Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Great!. "Fabulous - interesting and engaging" according to Texas_reader. This book is fabulous! I got it last week and couldn't put it down - the first page grabbed me and the subsequent ones kept hold of me until I reached the back cover.Bonobo Handshake is a wonderful mix of story-telling, science, and history melded together to become an engaging memoir. A lot of non-fiction falls into the "dry" category for me, but this book was anything but stodgy. I was able to learn while being e
Woods's personable, accessible work about bonobos elucidates the marvelous intelligence and tolerance of this gentle cousin to humans. (Apr.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . All rights reserved. From Publishers Weekly Devoted to learning more about bonobos, a smaller, more peaceable species of primate than chimpanzees, and lesser known, Australian journalist Woods and her fiancé, scientist Brian Hare, conducted research in the bonobos' only known habitat—civil war–torn Congo. When Woods describes her daily interaction with the bono