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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100547336950
ISBN-139780547336954
eBay Product ID (ePID)77920587
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Book TitleThrough a Window : My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLife Sciences / Microbiology, Animals / Primates, Environmentalists & Naturalists, Life Sciences / Zoology / Primatology
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJane Goodall
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight11.5 Oz
Item Length7.9 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-045230
Reviews"Both humbling and an exalting book, the result of thirty years of voyeurism that ranks with the great scientific achievements of the twentieth century." The Washington Post "Jane Goodall's work with chimpanzees represents one of the Western world's great scientific achievements." -- Stephen Jay Gould, Both humbling and an exalting book, the result of thirty years of voyeurism that ranks with the great scientific achievements of the twentieth century.
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal599.88509678
Table Of ContentCONTENTS PREFACE XI 1 GOMBE 1 2 THE MIND OF THE CHIMPANZEE 14 3 THE RESEARCH CENTRE 28 4 MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS 38 5 FIGAN'S RISE 50 6 POWER 62 7 CHANGE 76 8 GILKA 87 9 SEX 99 10 WAR 114 11 SONS AND MOTHERS 130 12 BABOONS 143 13 GOBLIN 159 14 JOMEO 173 15 MELISSA 184 16 GIGI 203 17 LOVE 218 18 BRIDGING THE GAP 235 19 OUR SHAME 247 20 CONCLUSION 268 AFTERWORD 281 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 292 APPENDIX I. SOME THOUGHTS ON THE EXPLOITATION OF NON-HUMAN ANIMALS 300 APPENDIX II. CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION AND SANCTUARIES 307 GOMBE BIBLIOGRAPHY 313 GOMBE RESEARCH AND SUPPORT 316 INDEX 321 ABOUT THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE 338
SynopsisThrough a Window is the dramatic saga of thirty years in the life of an intimately intertwined community -- one that reads like a novel, but it is one of the most important scientific works ever published., Through aWindow is the dramatic saga of thirty years in the life of an intimately intertwined community--one that reads like a novel, but is one of the most important scientific works ever published.The community is Gombe, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, where the principal residents are chimpanzees and one extraordinary woman who is their student, protector, and historian. In her classic In the Shadow of Man , Jane Goodall wrote of her first ten years at Gombe. In Through a Window she brings the story up to the present, painting a more complete and vivid portrait of our closest relatives.We watch young Figan's relentless rise to power and old Mike's crushing defeat. We learn how one mother rears her children to succeed and another dooms hers to failure.We witness horrifying murders, touching moments of affection, joyous births, and wrenching deaths. In short, we see every emotion known to humans stripped to its essence. In the mirror of chimpanzee life, we see ourselves reflected., The renowned British primatologist continues the "engrossing account" of her time among the chimpanzees of Gombe, Tanzania ( Publishers Weekly ).In her classic, In the Shadow of Man , Jane Goodall wrote of her first ten years at Gombe. In Through a Window she continues the story, painting a more complete and vivid portrait of our closest relatives. On the shores of Lake Tanganyika, Gombe is a community where the principal residents are chimpanzees. Through Goodall's eyes we watch young Figan's relentless rise to power and old Mike's crushing defeat. We learn how one mother rears her children to succeed and another dooms hers to failure. We witness horrifying murders, touching moments of affection, joyous births, and wrenching deaths. As Goodall compellingly tells the story of this intimately intertwined community, we are shown human emotions stripped to their essence. In the mirror of chimpanzee life, we see ourselves reflected."A humbling and exalting book . . . Ranks with the great scientific achievements of the twentieth century."-- Washington Post "[An] absolutely smashing account . . . Thrilling, affectionate, intelligent--a classic."-- Kirkus Reviews, starred review, The renowned British primatologist continues the "engrossing account" of her time among the chimpanzees of Gombe, Tanzania (Publishers Weekly). In her classic, In the Shadow of Man, Jane Goodall wrote of her first ten years at Gombe. In Through a Window she continues the story, painting a more complete and vivid portrait of our closest relatives. On the shores of Lake Tanganyika, Gombe is a community where the principal residents are chimpanzees. Through Goodall's eyes we watch young Figan's relentless rise to power and old Mike's crushing defeat. We learn how one mother rears her children to succeed and another dooms hers to failure. We witness horrifying murders, touching moments of affection, joyous births, and wrenching deaths. As Goodall compellingly tells the story of this intimately intertwined community, we are shown human emotions stripped to their essence. In the mirror of chimpanzee life, we see ourselves reflected. "A humbling and exalting book . . . Ranks with the great scientific achievements of the twentieth century."--Washington Post "[An] absolutely smashing account . . . Thrilling, affectionate, intelligent--a classic."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
LC Classification NumberQL737.P96G5877 2000
