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NEXT OF KIN - MY CONVERSATIONS WITH CHIMPANZEES
by Roger Fouts (See other books by author)
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Publisher: Harper Collins/HRC
Edition: 1998 Paperback, 432 pages
ISBN: 9780380728220 Item: AN301
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Summary: This remarkable book describes Fouts' odyssey from novice researcher to celebrity scientist to impassioned crusader for the rights of animals. A voyage of scientific discovery and interspecies communication, this is a stirring tale of friendship, courage, and compassion that will change forever the way we view our biological--and spiritual--next of kin.
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For 30 years Roger Fouts has pioneered communication with chimpanzees through sign language--beginning with a mischievous baby chimp named Washoe. This remarkable book describes Fouts' odyssey from novice researcher to celebrity scientist to impassioned crusader for the rights of animals. Living and conversing with these sensitive creatures has given him a profound appreciation of what they can teach us about ourselves. It has also made Fouts an outspoken opponent of biomedical experimentation on chimpanzees. A voyage of scientific discovery and interspecies communication, this is a stirring tale of friendship, courage, and compassion that will change forever the way we view our biological--and spiritual--next of kin.
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| About Being, September 7, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Nancy |
| This book is about the relationship, or rather inter species relationships we have with other beings on our planet. With some of the scientific research, along with personal acounts of Dr. Fouts journey with Washoe and the other chimpanzees, it creates a humbling picture of our responsibility to all beings, not just what benefits human-beings. |
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| questionable, August 13, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Stephanie Wesloh |
| I found this book to be undependable and somewhat 'new age-y'. There are much better books on primate intelligence, morality, social structure, etc. -- check out any of the books by Frans De Waal. |
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