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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... laughed. This was so devastating that Mbongo turned his back and flatly refused to acknowledge John from that point forward. Isabel eventually cheered him up by playing the game properly, but he declined to interact with John for the ...
... laughed. This was so devastating that Mbongo turned his back and flatly refused to acknowledge John from that point forward. Isabel eventually cheered him up by playing the game properly, but he declined to interact with John for the ...
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... laughed. “And what did he do to deserve that?” “A game of Monster Chase gone hideously wrong.” Celia picked up a plastic dish and held it at various angles, trying to determine whether it had been washed or licked clean. “In Pigpen's ...
... laughed. “And what did he do to deserve that?” “A game of Monster Chase gone hideously wrong.” Celia picked up a plastic dish and held it at various angles, trying to determine whether it had been washed or licked clean. “In Pigpen's ...
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... laughed. “And what about Mbongo? Did he also love the visitor?” Bonzi considered for a moment and then wiggled her fingers beneath her chin and swept her hand downward, signing, DIRTY BAD! DIRTY BAD! “Did Mbongo think the visitor was a ...
... laughed. “And what about Mbongo? Did he also love the visitor?” Bonzi considered for a moment and then wiggled her fingers beneath her chin and swept her hand downward, signing, DIRTY BAD! DIRTY BAD! “Did Mbongo think the visitor was a ...
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... laughed and assumed a posture of mock offense. “You don't like my coffee?” Bonzi sat on her haunches, looking sheepish. Lola climbed over her shoulder and blinked at Isabel. “Touché. Neither do I,” Isabel conceded. “You want a caramel ...
... laughed and assumed a posture of mock offense. “You don't like my coffee?” Bonzi sat on her haunches, looking sheepish. Lola climbed over her shoulder and blinked at Isabel. “Touché. Neither do I,” Isabel conceded. “You want a caramel ...
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Chapter 20 | |
Authors Note | |
Dedication Acknowledgments | |
About the Author | |
Discussion Questions for Ape House | |
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