Author: Dale Peterson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520969960
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
On July 12, 1969, Ruth Davis, a young American volunteer at Dr. Jane Goodall’s famous chimpanzee research camp in the Gombe Stream National Park of Tanzania, East Africa, walked out of camp to follow a chimpanzee into the forest. Six days later, her body was found floating in a pool at the base of a high waterfall. With careful detail, The Ghosts of Gombe reveals for the first time the full story of day-to-day life in Goodall’s wilderness camp—the people and the animals, the stresses and excitements, the social conflicts and cultural alignments, and the astonishing friendships that developed between three of the researchers and some of the chimpanzees—during the months preceding that tragic event. Was Ruth’s death an accident? Did she jump? Was she pushed? In an extended act of literary forensics, Goodall biographer Dale Peterson examines how Ruth’s death might have happened and explores some of the painful sequelae that haunted two of the survivors for the rest of their lives.
The Ghosts of Gombe
Author: Dale Peterson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520969960
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
On July 12, 1969, Ruth Davis, a young American volunteer at Dr. Jane Goodall’s famous chimpanzee research camp in the Gombe Stream National Park of Tanzania, East Africa, walked out of camp to follow a chimpanzee into the forest. Six days later, her body was found floating in a pool at the base of a high waterfall. With careful detail, The Ghosts of Gombe reveals for the first time the full story of day-to-day life in Goodall’s wilderness camp—the people and the animals, the stresses and excitements, the social conflicts and cultural alignments, and the astonishing friendships that developed between three of the researchers and some of the chimpanzees—during the months preceding that tragic event. Was Ruth’s death an accident? Did she jump? Was she pushed? In an extended act of literary forensics, Goodall biographer Dale Peterson examines how Ruth’s death might have happened and explores some of the painful sequelae that haunted two of the survivors for the rest of their lives.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520969960
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
On July 12, 1969, Ruth Davis, a young American volunteer at Dr. Jane Goodall’s famous chimpanzee research camp in the Gombe Stream National Park of Tanzania, East Africa, walked out of camp to follow a chimpanzee into the forest. Six days later, her body was found floating in a pool at the base of a high waterfall. With careful detail, The Ghosts of Gombe reveals for the first time the full story of day-to-day life in Goodall’s wilderness camp—the people and the animals, the stresses and excitements, the social conflicts and cultural alignments, and the astonishing friendships that developed between three of the researchers and some of the chimpanzees—during the months preceding that tragic event. Was Ruth’s death an accident? Did she jump? Was she pushed? In an extended act of literary forensics, Goodall biographer Dale Peterson examines how Ruth’s death might have happened and explores some of the painful sequelae that haunted two of the survivors for the rest of their lives.
Elephant Reflections
Author: Dale Peterson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520942949
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 749
Book Description
Elephant Reflections brings award-winning wildlife photographer Karl Ammann's gorgeous images together with a revelatory text by writer Dale Peterson to illuminate one of nature's greatest and most original works of art: the elephant. The photographs move from the purely aesthetic to the informative, depicting animals who are at once enigmatic, individual, mysterious, elusive, and iconic. In riveting prose, Peterson introduces the work of field scientists in Africa and explains their recent astonishing discoveries. He then explores the natural history and conservation status of African elephants and discusses the politics of ivory. Elephant Reflections is a book that could change the way the world thinks about elephants while we still have some measure of control over their fate.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520942949
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 749
Book Description
Elephant Reflections brings award-winning wildlife photographer Karl Ammann's gorgeous images together with a revelatory text by writer Dale Peterson to illuminate one of nature's greatest and most original works of art: the elephant. The photographs move from the purely aesthetic to the informative, depicting animals who are at once enigmatic, individual, mysterious, elusive, and iconic. In riveting prose, Peterson introduces the work of field scientists in Africa and explains their recent astonishing discoveries. He then explores the natural history and conservation status of African elephants and discusses the politics of ivory. Elephant Reflections is a book that could change the way the world thinks about elephants while we still have some measure of control over their fate.
Jane Goodall
Author: Dale Peterson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547053561
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Peterson shows clearly and convincingly how truly remarkable Goodall's accomplishments were and how unlikely it is that anyone else could have duplicated them. This biography details how Goodall helped set radically new standards and a new intellectual style in the study of animal behavior.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547053561
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Peterson shows clearly and convincingly how truly remarkable Goodall's accomplishments were and how unlikely it is that anyone else could have duplicated them. This biography details how Goodall helped set radically new standards and a new intellectual style in the study of animal behavior.
The Moral Lives of Animals
Author: Dale Peterson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1608193462
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Examines the moral behavior observed in animals and argues that human beings are not the only species to live by the principles of cooperation, kindness, and empathy.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1608193462
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Examines the moral behavior observed in animals and argues that human beings are not the only species to live by the principles of cooperation, kindness, and empathy.
Eating Apes
Author: Dale Peterson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520243323
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Annotation As Jane Goodall never fails to mention, "bush meat is the greatest conservation crisis in my lifetime." This book documents in text and photographs how wild animals in the Congo Basin, particularly the Great Apes but also chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas, are slaughtered and used for human consumption.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520243323
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Annotation As Jane Goodall never fails to mention, "bush meat is the greatest conservation crisis in my lifetime." This book documents in text and photographs how wild animals in the Congo Basin, particularly the Great Apes but also chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas, are slaughtered and used for human consumption.
Demonic Males
Author: Richard W. Wrangham
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395877432
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Whatever their virtues, men are more violent than women. Why do men kill, rape, and wage war, and what can be done about it? Drawing on the latest discoveries about human evolution and about our closest living relatives, the great apes, "Demonic Males" offers some startling new answers to these questions.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395877432
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Whatever their virtues, men are more violent than women. Why do men kill, rape, and wage war, and what can be done about it? Drawing on the latest discoveries about human evolution and about our closest living relatives, the great apes, "Demonic Males" offers some startling new answers to these questions.
Introduction to California Birdlife
Author: Jules Evens
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520242548
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
An introduction to the behavior and natural history of California's birds, organized by their habitats.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520242548
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
An introduction to the behavior and natural history of California's birds, organized by their habitats.
Giraffe Reflections
Author: Dale Peterson
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520266854
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Presents a cultural, historical, and pictorial history of giraffes, describing their biology and behavior and demonstrating their grace and elegance through over one hundred photographs.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520266854
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Presents a cultural, historical, and pictorial history of giraffes, describing their biology and behavior and demonstrating their grace and elegance through over one hundred photographs.
Beyond Innocence
Author: Jane Goodall
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618257348
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
The second volume of Goodall's autobiography in letters, this book covers her life after the publication of "In the Shadow of the Man, " the book that made her famous. photos.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618257348
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
The second volume of Goodall's autobiography in letters, this book covers her life after the publication of "In the Shadow of the Man, " the book that made her famous. photos.
Critical Thinking
Author: Peter Nardi
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520291840
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
"Critical Thinking: A Methodology for Interpreting Information 'deconstructs' common errors in thinking and teaches students to become smarter consumers of research results. Written to complement a textbook or a collection of readings, this brief methods book strengthens students' ability to interpret information whenever and wherever data are used. It includes a wide range of examples along with end of chapter exercises for further discussion. This book will be a coursebook for the undergraduate social science courses where critical thinking, numeracy, and data literacy are common learning objectives"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520291840
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
"Critical Thinking: A Methodology for Interpreting Information 'deconstructs' common errors in thinking and teaches students to become smarter consumers of research results. Written to complement a textbook or a collection of readings, this brief methods book strengthens students' ability to interpret information whenever and wherever data are used. It includes a wide range of examples along with end of chapter exercises for further discussion. This book will be a coursebook for the undergraduate social science courses where critical thinking, numeracy, and data literacy are common learning objectives"--Provided by publisher.