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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... took the backpacks, disappeared into a hallway, reappeared on the other side of the glass, and handed them to the apes. John and Osgood stood watching as the bonobos unpacked their gifts. John was so close to the partition his nose and ...
... took the backpacks, disappeared into a hallway, reappeared on the other side of the glass, and handed them to the apes. John and Osgood stood watching as the bonobos unpacked their gifts. John was so close to the partition his nose and ...
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... took a comprehensive linguistics 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 ...
... took a comprehensive linguistics 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 ...
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... took mercy on him, pulled the door shut on her taffeta dress, and waved the driver onward. Isabel had no idea what happened after she left. The party hadn't quite reached the lampshade stage, but that was certainly the trajectory—veiled ...
... took mercy on him, pulled the door shut on her taffeta dress, and waved the driver onward. Isabel had no idea what happened after she left. The party hadn't quite reached the lampshade stage, but that was certainly the trajectory—veiled ...
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... 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 his shoulders. “I'll tell you what. Tomorrow I'll get you another ball. But don't carry ...
... 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 his shoulders. “I'll tell you what. Tomorrow I'll get you another ball. But don't carry ...
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... took the brunt of the impact. When her eyes filled with stars and her mouth with blood, she filed these facts away for future reference. She watched helplessly as the fireball whooshed past the door and rolled onward toward the apes ...
... took the brunt of the impact. When her eyes filled with stars and her mouth with blood, she filed these facts away for future reference. She watched helplessly as the fireball whooshed past the door and rolled onward toward the apes ...
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Chapter 20 | |
Authors Note | |
Dedication Acknowledgments | |
About the Author | |
Discussion Questions for Ape House | |
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