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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... didn't know Osgood's take on today's experience—they hadn't had a moment alone—but for John, something massive had shifted. He'd had a two-way conversation with great apes. He'd spoken to them in English, and they'd responded using ...
... didn't know Osgood's take on today's experience—they hadn't had a moment alone—but for John, something massive had shifted. He'd had a two-way conversation with great apes. He'd spoken to them in English, and they'd responded using ...
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... didn't he? ID: Yes. [pause] Pancreatic cancer. JT: I'm sorry. ID: Thank you. JT: So anyway, this class. Was it linguistics? Zoology? ID: Psychology. Behavioral psychology. JT: Is that what your degree is in? ID: My first one. I think ...
... didn't he? ID: Yes. [pause] Pancreatic cancer. JT: I'm sorry. ID: Thank you. JT: So anyway, this class. Was it linguistics? Zoology? ID: Psychology. Behavioral psychology. JT: Is that what your degree is in? ID: My first one. I think ...
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... didn't. But do you understand how strange that whole thing would seem to your average, everyday person? The concept that you can insult an animal in a social situation and have to make it up to him? And possibly fail? That you can have ...
... didn't. But do you understand how strange that whole thing would seem to your average, everyday person? The concept that you can insult an animal in a social situation and have to make it up to him? And possibly fail? That you can have ...
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... didn't normally drink—had in fact just purchased her first bottle of vodka so she'd have something on hand to offer guests— but this was the first social gathering of the people involved with the Great Ape Language Lab since Richard ...
... didn't normally drink—had in fact just purchased her first bottle of vodka so she'd have something on hand to offer guests— but this was the first social gathering of the people involved with the Great Ape Language Lab since Richard ...
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... didn't respond. Then he signed with a flurry: KISS HUG, KISS HUG. Isabel leaned in and took his head in both hands. She kissed his creased forehead and straightened his long black hair. “Poor Mbongo,” she said, wrapping her arms around ...
... didn't respond. Then he signed with a flurry: KISS HUG, KISS HUG. Isabel leaned in and took his head in both hands. She kissed his creased forehead and straightened his long black hair. “Poor Mbongo,” she said, wrapping her arms around ...
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Chapter 20 | |
Authors Note | |
Dedication Acknowledgments | |
About the Author | |
Discussion Questions for Ape House | |
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