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Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo

Vanessa Woods

Hardcover | Pages: 278 pages

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ISBN:	1592405460 (ISBN13: 9781592405466)
Edition Language:	English

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A young woman follows her fiancé to war-torn Congo to study extremely endangered bonobo apes - who teach her a new truth about love and belonging.

In 2005, Vanessa Woods accepted a marriage proposal from a man she barely knew and agreed to join him on a research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country reeling from a brutal decade-long war that had claimed the lives of millions. Settling in at a bonobo sanctuary in Congo's capital, Vanessa and her fiancé entered the world of a rare ape with whom we share 98.7 percent of our DNA. She soon discovered that many of the inhabitants of the sanctuary - ape and human alike - are refugees from unspeakable violence, yet bonobos live in a peaceful society in which females are in charge, war is nonexistent, and sex is as common and friendly as a handshake.

A fascinating memoir of hope and adventure, Bonobo Handshake traces Vanessa's self-discovery as she finds herself falling deeply in love with her husband, the apes, and her new surroundings while probing life's greatest question: What ultimately makes us human? Courageous and extraordinary, this true story of revelation and transformation in a fragile corner of Africa is about looking past the differences between animals and ourselves, and finding in them the same extraordinary courage and will to survive. For Vanessa, it is about finding her own path as a writer and scientist, falling in love, and finding a home.

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Title	:	Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo
Author	:	Vanessa Woods
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 278 pages
Published	:	May 27th 2010 by Gotham (first published January 1st 2010)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Animals. Autobiography. Memoir. Cultural. Africa. Science. Environment. Nature

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In a review of another book, I wrote that I'm a sucker for chimpanzee stories. Now I'm a bigger sucker for bonobo stories after reading this book, a fascinating story about something I knew very little about. The author is clearly passionate about her subjects -- which include more than just bonobos. She speaks with great compassion of the Congolese people, who suffered greatly in the most devastating war since World War II. (How many Americans have even heard of this war?) And she successfully

I received this book from Goodreads Firsteads Giveaway. I really enjoyed this book, although there are some tough parts, showing the worst of man and animal. She explains the political background well. She is not concerned with personal redemption, and focuses on her love of the animals and their story. If you care about animals, bonobos or chimps, and aren't bothered by the mention of penis and clitoris repeatedly, you will enjoy this book, and probably learn something about African politics.

I liked this book for the most part. Before having read it I didn't really even know that bonobos exist, which is unfortunate because they are such fascinating creatures. I really enjoyed how the author described the bonobos at Lola ya Bonobo as having very distinct personalities (gay fashionista, tomboy, princess, goddess, etc.) Animals of a particular species often get lumped together as being pretty much the same as far as demeanor goes, but this really showed that they differ just as much as

Bonobo Handshake is that rare important book that I wish all people would read, for it is not just a brief treatise about our closest non-human cousins, but it is also a heartbreaking reflection of the horrors of which we are repeatedly and maddeningly capable, and the inspiring ways we press on despite it all. And when I say we, Im not simply talking about humans.Thats not to say this is a depressing read. While author Vanessa Woods does not shy away from the terrible truths and graphic

I bailed on this book just started reading. There were just too many moments that made me cringe and roll my eyes to keep going. The author musing on how strange it is that humans are the only apes to develop to the extent that we have? No, that's not fate sweetheart, that's because humans pummeled every other humanoid primate to death, and we're getting pretty close to doing the same to all the remaining great apes too. But more than that, repeatedly commenting on how the Congo is "a fucked up

This is one of those books that everyone one should read.You learn so much about the Bonobos, the Congo and about people themselves. I am in awe of the survivors in this book, having gone through so much and still being able to get through, especially the young rescued Bonobos!Lola ya Bonobo does such great work, and it is the only Bonobo sanctuary in the world. It rescues, rehabilitates and re-releases Bonobos into the wild. How is it that the most peaceful of apes, lives in one of the most