304 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780224061216
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape (Random House)
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew up; instead, I had always assumed I would become a mountain gorilla," writes Robert Sapolsky in this witty and riveting chronicle of a scientist's coming-of-age in remote Africa.An exhila...
Community Reviews Summary of 343 reviews
Moods
adventurous 58%
reflective 52%
funny 47%
emotional 35%
inspiring 23%
lighthearted 17%
sad 17%
challenging 11%
hopeful 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 25%
Average rating
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Animal death, Alcoholism, ColonisationModerate
Racism, War, Gun violence
304 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780224061216
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape (Random House)
Publication date: Not specified
Description
"I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew up; instead, I had always assumed I would become a mountain gorilla," writes Robert Sapolsky in this witty and riveting chronicle of a scientist's coming-of-age in remote Africa.An exhila...
Community Reviews Summary of 343 reviews
Moods
adventurous 58%
reflective 52%
funny 47%
emotional 35%
inspiring 23%
lighthearted 17%
sad 17%
challenging 11%
hopeful 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 25%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Alcoholism, ColonisationModerate
Racism, War, Gun violence