![]() ![]() ![]() Here, in a follow up to last year's spiritual autobiography Reason for Hope, are displayed the roots of that work, in a thick, fun, enlightening, somewhat diffuse compilation of letters that Goodall wrote to relatives, friends, and colleagues over the first 32 years of her life, now amplified by Peterson's introduction and annotations. ![]() "No one, perhaps, has done more for great apes than Goodall, whose decades of work with Kenyan chimpanzees showed the rest of the world how chimps live - how they use tools, eat, sleep, have sex, raise their young, fight, make peace - demonstrating that they deserve further study as well as human protection. this is a valuable book." The San Francisco Chronicle She is, as other writers have noted, a real-life Horatio Alger. "Jane Goodall is more than just a remarkable scientist. "An intimate and vivid portrait" -Natural History Magazine "Often letter anthologies are the purview of a subject's near-evangelical followers, but Africa in My Blood is an engrossing primate primer, a treat for old fans, and a fitting tribute to the woman who first made science friendly." -Biography Magazine Africa in My Blood confirms these additional talents." -Fort Worth Star-Telegram ![]() "is a natural writer and riveting storyteller. ![]()
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