Ape House: A NovelRandom House Publishing Group, 7 Sep 2010 - 320 halaman NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly) novel “full of heart, hope, and compelling questions about who we really are” (Redbook) from the acclaimed author of At the Water’s Edge and Water for Elephants “Terrific: an incisive piece of social commentary.”—The New York Times Book Review Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, doesn’t understand people, but apes she gets—especially the bonobos Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena, who are capable of reason and communication through American Sign Language. Isabel feels more comfortable in their world than she’s ever felt among humans—until she meets John Thigpen, a very married reporter writing a human interest feature. But when an explosion rocks the lab, John’s piece turns into the story of a lifetime—and Isabel must connect with her own kind to save her family of apes from a new form of human exploitation. |
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... Apparently having three seats to herself was not enough to offset the trauma of having spent her day poring over linguistics texts when she had been expecting to meet six great apes. Although she'd tried to disguise the symptoms of her ...
... Apparently having three seats to herself was not enough to offset the trauma of having spent her day poring over linguistics texts when she had been expecting to meet six great apes. Although she'd tried to disguise the symptoms of her ...
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... Apparently Dr. Benton had become “Peter” to the intern at some point over the last twenty-four hours. “No. I haven't seen him,” Isabel said carefully. At the previous night's New Year's Eve party, Isabel had been uncharacteristically ...
... Apparently Dr. Benton had become “Peter” to the intern at some point over the last twenty-four hours. “No. I haven't seen him,” Isabel said carefully. At the previous night's New Year's Eve party, Isabel had been uncharacteristically ...
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... apparently had no idea, Peter disliked her. “What?” Celia stopped digging vegetable peelings out of the bottom of the sink and glanced down the length of her arm. Isabel realized she'd been staring at the tattoos. She turned her eyes ...
... apparently had no idea, Peter disliked her. “What?” Celia stopped digging vegetable peelings out of the bottom of the sink and glanced down the length of her arm. Isabel realized she'd been staring at the tattoos. She turned her eyes ...
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... apparently given up, but now they inexplicably showed up at noon each Sunday to recount the sermon and wax on about how darling, how adorable, the children in the nursery were. The mournful sighs and static-filled silences made John ...
... apparently given up, but now they inexplicably showed up at noon each Sunday to recount the sermon and wax on about how darling, how adorable, the children in the nursery were. The mournful sighs and static-filled silences made John ...
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... (apparently the boomer generation preferred to think of itself as in its forties rather than in its sixties). They'd collaborated on the treatment—a five-page description of the project—and Amanda stood to earn fifteen thousand an ...
... (apparently the boomer generation preferred to think of itself as in its forties rather than in its sixties). They'd collaborated on the treatment—a five-page description of the project—and Amanda stood to earn fifteen thousand an ...
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Chapter 20 | |
Authors Note | |
Dedication Acknowledgments | |
About the Author | |
Discussion Questions for Ape House | |
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Amanda Ape House Ape Language Ape Trust arms asked baby bathroom began bonobos Bonzi Booger breath cage called camera can’t cap guns Cat Douglas Celia cell phone chest chimpanzees coffee corner couldn’t didn’t door edge eyes face Faulks’s feet felt finally fingers floor forward Fran front glanced glass going hadn’t hair hand he’d head human Isabel Duncan Ivanka Jawad Jelani John heard John stared John Thigpen John’s Ken Faulks kiss knew laptop laughed leaned lexigrams lips Lola looked Makena Mbongo mother mouth Nathan never nodded nose okay paused Peter Peter Benton Philadelphia Inquirer picked Pinegar pulled realized Rose she’d shook shoulder sighed smile someone sorry stood stopped sure swung talk television tell There’s they’re thing Thomas Bradshaw thought tiny took Topher turned voice waiting walked wall wasn’t watched What’s window You’re