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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionseBook editionsThrough a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombeby Jane Goodall
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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 Figans relentless rise to power and old Mikes 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. Synopsis:Originally published: 2000. With new pref. and afterword.
Synopsis:Through 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. About the AuthorJANE GOODALL continues to study and write about primate behavior. She founded the Gombe Stream Research Center in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, and the Jane Goodall Institute for Wild Life Research, Education, and Conservation to provide ongoing support for field research on wild chimpanzees. She is the author of many books, including two autobiographies in letters, Africa in My Blood and Beyond Innocence. Today Dr. Goodall spends much of her time lecturing, sharing her message of hope for the future, and encouraging young people to make a difference in their world. Table of ContentsCONTENTS PREFACE XI 1 GOMBE 1 2 THE MIND OF THE CHIMPANZEE 14 3 THE RESEARCH CENTRE 28 4 MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS 38 5 FIGANS 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 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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