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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... course over the summer, read all his work, and came back to him fluent in ASL he'd think about it. JT: And did you? ID: [seems surprised] Yeah. I did. It was the hardest summer of my life. That's like telling someone to go off and ...
... course over the summer, read all his work, and came back to him fluent in ASL he'd think about it. JT: And did you? ID: [seems surprised] Yeah. I did. It was the hardest summer of my life. That's like telling someone to go off and ...
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... course not. We'll commute on weekends.” “All the way across the country?” “We can alternate weekends.” “How would we afford all that flying? And what about your rent? You'd have to get an apartment. And a car.” John's voice rose along ...
... course not. We'll commute on weekends.” “All the way across the country?” “We can alternate weekends.” “How would we afford all that flying? And what about your rent? You'd have to get an apartment. And a car.” John's voice rose along ...
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... okay? ... Uh-huh. Of course. Okay.” He hung up and closed his eyes. Then he turned back to Amanda. “I have to go back to Kansas.” “What happened?” “The language lab got bombed.” She brought a hand to her mouth. “The place from.
... okay? ... Uh-huh. Of course. Okay.” He hung up and closed his eyes. Then he turned back to Amanda. “I have to go back to Kansas.” “What happened?” “The language lab got bombed.” She brought a hand to her mouth. “The place from.
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... course, newspapers themselves were now among the afflicted. But who was he to deny someone else's unexpected opportunity? It should be easy enough to confirm if the series were real— there would be a letter of offer or a contract—but ...
... course, newspapers themselves were now among the afflicted. But who was he to deny someone else's unexpected opportunity? It should be easy enough to confirm if the series were real— there would be a letter of offer or a contract—but ...
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Chapter 20 | |
Authors Note | |
Dedication Acknowledgments | |
About the Author | |
Discussion Questions for Ape House | |
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