A Primate's Memoir by Robert M Sapolsky
Book-smart and more than a little naive, Robert Sapolsky left the comforts of college in the US for a research project studying a troop of baboons in Kenya. Whether he's relating his adventures with his neighbours, Masai tribesmen, or his experiences learning how to sneak up and dart suspicious baboons, Sapolsky combines irreverence and humour with the best credentials in his field. A Primate's Memoir is the culmination of over two decades of experience and research - an exhilarating, hilarious and daring memoir, and an astonishing masterpiece of the people and nature of Africa.
One of the most engrossing, exhilarating and irreverent books on Africa and its wildlife ever published * Financial Times *
Smart, stylish, distinctive.. A magnificent tale of morality among the hamfisted machiavellians * Independent *
Splendidly written and entertaining... ACE. Buy this book now * Scotsman *
Flies along like a well-paced and finely crafted novel...[giving] us a cast of characters as memorably colorful as any that Dickens ever created * Newsweek *
One of the best scientist-writers of our time -- Oliver Sacks
Smart, stylish, distinctive.. A magnificent tale of morality among the hamfisted machiavellians * Independent *
Splendidly written and entertaining... ACE. Buy this book now * Scotsman *
Flies along like a well-paced and finely crafted novel...[giving] us a cast of characters as memorably colorful as any that Dickens ever created * Newsweek *
One of the best scientist-writers of our time -- Oliver Sacks
Robert Sapolsky is Professor of Biology and Neurology at Stanford University, and a research associate with the Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya. He lives in San Francisco.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780099285779 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099285770 |
| Title | A Primate's Memoir |
| Author | Robert M Sapolsky |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2002-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Aventis Prize for Science Books 2002, Short-listed for Natural World Book of the Year 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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