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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... reaching up with lazy and long-fingered hands to examine each other's faces and chests and rid each other of imaginary bugs. When John Clayton, Seventh Earl of Greystoke, slid Miss Jane Porter's filmy nightdress off her shoulders, they ...
... reaching up with lazy and long-fingered hands to examine each other's faces and chests and rid each other of imaginary bugs. When John Clayton, Seventh Earl of Greystoke, slid Miss Jane Porter's filmy nightdress off her shoulders, they ...
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... reached the lampshade stage, but that was certainly the trajectory—veiled grief, an endless supply of alcohol, and resentment on the part of a select few over Peter's appointment made for a strange and unpredictable atmosphere. Peter ...
... reached the lampshade stage, but that was certainly the trajectory—veiled grief, an endless supply of alcohol, and resentment on the part of a select few over Peter's appointment made for a strange and unpredictable atmosphere. Peter ...
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... reached across and grabbed the steering wheel. Isabel managed to brake before impact, but not before running off the road. This happened less than a week after Dr. Hughes's car was swarmed at a McDonald's drive-through when the driver ...
... reached across and grabbed the steering wheel. Isabel managed to brake before impact, but not before running off the road. This happened less than a week after Dr. Hughes's car was swarmed at a McDonald's drive-through when the driver ...
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... reaching for his arm. Mbongo obligingly stretched it toward her. Isabel took his hand and ran her fingers over it. Although the lab had humidifiers going all the time in the winter, the air still couldn't compete with that of the ...
... reaching for his arm. Mbongo obligingly stretched it toward her. Isabel took his hand and ran her fingers over it. Although the lab had humidifiers going all the time in the winter, the air still couldn't compete with that of the ...
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... “Celia?” Isabel asked tentatively. There was no answer. She walked toward the door that led to the parking lot. When she glanced behind her, Sam galloped silently past the doorway of the group room, a dark and muscled mass. Isabel reached.
... “Celia?” Isabel asked tentatively. There was no answer. She walked toward the door that led to the parking lot. When she glanced behind her, Sam galloped silently past the doorway of the group room, a dark and muscled mass. Isabel reached.
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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