A Primate's Memoir by Robert M. Sapolsky

A Primate's Memoir

Robert M. Sapolsky

304 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction memoir science challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Description

'I had never planned to become a Savannah baboon when I grew up; instead I assumed I would become a mountain gorilla,' writes Robert Sapolsky in this riveting chronicle of a scientist's coming of age in remote Africa. Upon graduating from college,...

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Moods

informative 93%
adventurous 62%
reflective 56%
funny 50%
emotional 37%
inspiring 18%
lighthearted 18%
sad 18%
challenging 12%
hopeful 6%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 25%
fast 25%

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