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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... Sorry. ID: I was afraid of that. JT: So what made you get into this type of work? ID: I was taking a class with Richard Hughes—he's the one who founded the lab— and he talked a little about the work he was doing. I was utterly ...
... Sorry. ID: I was afraid of that. JT: So what made you get into this type of work? ID: I was taking a class with Richard Hughes—he's the one who founded the lab— and he talked a little about the work he was doing. I was utterly ...
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... Sorry. JT: So you came back, you blew him out of the water, and you got the job. ID: I don't know about blowing him out of the water... JT: Tell me about the apes. ID: What about them? JT: Seeing you with them today, and then speaking ...
... Sorry. JT: So you came back, you blew him out of the water, and you got the job. ID: I don't know about blowing him out of the water... JT: Tell me about the apes. ID: What about them? JT: Seeing you with them today, and then speaking ...
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... sorry. That's a fair question. We believe it's a mechanism to relieve tension, resolve conflict, and reaffirm friendship, although it also has to do with the size of the females' clitorises and that they are sexually receptive ...
... sorry. That's a fair question. We believe it's a mechanism to relieve tension, resolve conflict, and reaffirm friendship, although it also has to do with the size of the females' clitorises and that they are sexually receptive ...
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... sorry excuse for dinner (four tiny cubes of cheese) and three strong cocktails (“It's a Glenda Bendah!” the host, and husband of Glenda, had exclaimed as he thrust a glass of the iced blue concoction into her hands). Isabel didn't ...
... sorry excuse for dinner (four tiny cubes of cheese) and three strong cocktails (“It's a Glenda Bendah!” the host, and husband of Glenda, had exclaimed as he thrust a glass of the iced blue concoction into her hands). Isabel didn't ...
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... sorry.” John nodded, hearing her as though from a distance. His brain flashed through images of today's visit—following Isabel to the observation area, noticing how her hair swung as she walked. Watching, rapt, as the bonobos plucked ...
... sorry.” John nodded, hearing her as though from a distance. His brain flashed through images of today's visit—following Isabel to the observation area, noticing how her hair swung as she walked. Watching, rapt, as the bonobos plucked ...
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Chapter 20 | |
Authors Note | |
Dedication Acknowledgments | |
About the Author | |
Discussion Questions for Ape House | |
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