Bonobo Handshake by Vanessa Woods
In 2005, Vanessa Woods accepted a marriage proposal from a man she barely knew and agreed to join him on a research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country reeling from a brutal decade-long war that had claimed the lives of millions. Settling in at a bonobo sanctuary in Congo's capital, Vanessa and her fiance entered the world of a rare ape with whom we share 98.7 percent of our DNA. She soon discovered that many of the inhabitants of the sanctuary-ape and human alike-are refugees from unspeakable violence, yet bonobos live in a peaceful society in which females are in charge, war is nonexistent, and sex is as common and friendly as a handshake. A fascinating memoir of hope and adventure, Bonobo Handshake traces Woods's self-discovery as she finds herself falling deeply in love with her husband, the apes, and her new surroundings while probing life's greatest question: What ultimately makes us human? Courageous and extraordinary, this true story of revelation and transformation in a fragile corner of Africa is about looking past the differences between animals and ourselves, and finding in them the same extraordinary courage and will to survive. For Vanessa, it is about finding her own path as a writer and scientist, falling in love, and finding a home.Vanessa Woods is a researcher, journalist, and children's book author. She collaborates with Duke University and Lola Ya Bonobo in Congo as a member of the Hominoid Psychology Research Group. She's also a Discovery Channel feature writer, and her work has appeared in publications including BBC Wildlife and Travel Africa. It's Every Monkey for Themselves, her first book, was released in Australia in 2007. Woods and her husband, physicist Brian Hare, live in North Carolina.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781592406340 |
| ISBN 10 | 1592406343 |
| Title | Bonobo Handshake |
| Author | Vanessa Woods |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Gotham Books |
| Year published | 2011-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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