Beyond Innocence: An Autobiography in Letters : The Later Years

Goodall, Jane/ Peterson, Dale (Editor)/ Peterson, Dale

ISBN 10: 0618125205 / ISBN 13: 9780618125203

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001

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418 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond Innocence: An Autobiography in Letters : The Later Years
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618125205
• ISBN 13: 9780618125203
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.75 kilograms

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Synopsis

A second volume of letters by the renowned scientist chronicles her greatest trials and tribulations, from making startling discoveries about chimpanzee behavior and the birth of her son Grub to her marriage to Derek Bryceson and and her mission to stop chimpanzees from being injected with HIV, which forced her to evolve from a private observer to a public crusader. 25,000 first printing.

About the Author

Dale Peterson is the author of THE DELUGE AND THE ARK and coauthor, with Richard Wrangham, of DEMONIC MALES . He resides in Massachusetts.

Jane Goodall was a young secretarial school graduate when Louis Leakey sent her to Tanzania in 1960 to study chimpanzees. She later received a Ph.D. from Cambridge University and has become one of the world's most honored scientists and writers. Jane Goodall's research on chimpanzees has been described by Stephen Jay Gould as "one of the Western world's great scientific achievements." Her books include the recent REASON FOR HOPE, IN THE SHADOW OF MAN, and THROUGH A WINDOW. She is the co-author with Dale Peterson of VISIONS OF CALIBAN. She resides in Tanzania.