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Through a Window

My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe

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Through a Window

Written by: Jane Goodall
Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt
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Summary

In her classic, In the Shadow of Man, Jane Goodall wrote of her first 10 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.

©1990 Soko Publications Limited; Preface copyright 2010 by Jane Goodall; Afterword copyright 2010 by Jane Goodall (P)2018 Tantor Biological Sciences Professionals & Academics Science Science & Technology Social Sciences
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An eye opening look into the life of our cousins the chimp. Jane Goodall writes in a manner that feels as though she is conversing with you, recounting amazing stories from the forests of Gombe. You cannot help but reevaluate what you know about chimpanzees and human research, and as someone who works in animal research, it has helped to navigate that world of research.

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