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Ape house : a novel
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- ISBN: 9780307367952 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0307367959 (electronic bk.)
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1 online resource (306 pages) - Publisher: [Toronto] : Bond Street Books, [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
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Electronic resources
- Baker & Taylor
A tale drawn from the author's extensive research into human-ape communications follows the story of a group of apes who are kidnapped from a language laboratory and subsequently cast on a reality television show that calls into question scientific assumptions about common DNA that is shared by apes and people. By the author ofWater for Elephants. Reprint. A best-selling novel. - Random House, Inc.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â¢Â A âpropulsiveâ (Entertainment Weekly) novel âfull of heart, hope, and compelling questions about who we really areâ (Redbook) from the acclaimed author of At the Waterâs Edge and Water for Elephants
âTerrific: an incisive piece of social commentary.ââThe New York Times Book Review
Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, doesnât understand people, but apes she getsâespecially the bonobos Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena, who are capable of reason and communication through American Sign Language. Isabel feels more comfortable in their world than sheâs ever felt among humansâuntil she meets John Thigpen, a very married reporter writing a human interest feature. But when an explosion rocks the lab, Johnâs piece turns into the story of a lifetimeâand Isabel must connect with her own kind to save her family of apes from a new form of human exploitation.
