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Nim Chimpsky
The Chimp Who Would Be Human
Written by Elizabeth Hess

Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: December 30, 2008
Price: $13.00

An adorable baby chimp, a loving family, and an
experiment that changed the lives of all it touched…

Project Nim, the brainchild of a Columbia University psychologist, was designed to refute Noam Chomsky’s claim that language is an exclusively human trait. Nim Chimpsky, the chimpanzee chosen to realize this potentially groundbreaking experiment... Read more >

Nim Chimpsky
The Chimp Who Would Be Human
Written by Elizabeth Hess

Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2008
Price: $23.00

Could an adorable chimpanzee raised from infancy by a human family bridge the gap between species—and change the way we think about the boundaries between the animal and human worlds? Here is the strange and moving account of an experiment intended to answer just those questions, and the astonishing biography of... Read more >

Animals Matter
A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect
Written by Marc Bekoff
Foreword by Jane Goodall

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $14.00

Nonhuman animals have many of the same feelings we do. They get hurt, they suffer, they are happy, and they take care of each other. Marc Bekoff, a renowned biologist specializing in animal minds and emotions, guides readers from high school age up—including older adults who want a basic introduction to... Read more >