The Resource A beautiful truth, Colin McAdam, (electronic resource eBook)
A beautiful truth, Colin McAdam, (electronic resource eBook)
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The item A beautiful truth, Colin McAdam, (electronic resource eBook) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item A beautiful truth, Colin McAdam, (electronic resource eBook) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "Told simultaneously from the perspective of humans and chimpanzees, set in a Vermont home and a Florida primate research facility, A Beautiful Truth--at times brutal, other times deeply moving--is about the simple truths that transcend species, the meaning of family, the lure of belonging, and the capacity for survival. A powerful and haunting meditation on human nature told from the dual perspectives of a Vermont family that has adopted a chimp as a surrogate son, and a group of chimpanzees in a Florida research institute. Looee, a chimp raised by a well-meaning and compassionate human couple who cannot conceive a baby of their own, is forever set apart. He's not human, but with his peculiar upbringing he is no longer like other chimps. One tragic night Looee's two natures collide and their unique family is forever changed. At the Girdish Institute in Florida, a group of chimpanzees has been studied for decades. The work at Girdish has proven that chimps have memories and solve problems, that they can learn language and need friends, and that they build complex cultures. They are political, altruistic, get angry, and forgive. When Looee is moved to the Institute, he is forced to try to find a place in their world. A Beautiful Truth is an epic and heartfelt story about parenthood, friendship, loneliness, fear and conflict, about the things we hold sacred as humans and how much we have in common with our animal relatives. A novel of great heart and wisdom from a literary master, it exposes the yearnings, cruelty, and resilience of all great apes"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Isbn
- 9781616953164
- Label
- A beautiful truth
- Title
- A beautiful truth
- Statement of responsibility
- Colin McAdam
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Told simultaneously from the perspective of humans and chimpanzees, set in a Vermont home and a Florida primate research facility, A Beautiful Truth--at times brutal, other times deeply moving--is about the simple truths that transcend species, the meaning of family, the lure of belonging, and the capacity for survival. A powerful and haunting meditation on human nature told from the dual perspectives of a Vermont family that has adopted a chimp as a surrogate son, and a group of chimpanzees in a Florida research institute. Looee, a chimp raised by a well-meaning and compassionate human couple who cannot conceive a baby of their own, is forever set apart. He's not human, but with his peculiar upbringing he is no longer like other chimps. One tragic night Looee's two natures collide and their unique family is forever changed. At the Girdish Institute in Florida, a group of chimpanzees has been studied for decades. The work at Girdish has proven that chimps have memories and solve problems, that they can learn language and need friends, and that they build complex cultures. They are political, altruistic, get angry, and forgive. When Looee is moved to the Institute, he is forced to try to find a place in their world. A Beautiful Truth is an epic and heartfelt story about parenthood, friendship, loneliness, fear and conflict, about the things we hold sacred as humans and how much we have in common with our animal relatives. A novel of great heart and wisdom from a literary master, it exposes the yearnings, cruelty, and resilience of all great apes"--
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- McAdam, Colin
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- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR9199.4.M38
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
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- Parenthood
- Chimpanzees
- Chimpanzees as pets
- Chimpanzees
- Human-animal relationships
- Label
- A beautiful truth, Colin McAdam, (electronic resource eBook)
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- online resource
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- rdacarrier
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- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781616953164
- Lccn
- oc2013094003
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Format: Adobe EPUB eBook
- Format: Kindle Book
- Format: OverDrive Read
- Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle
- Label
- A beautiful truth, Colin McAdam, (electronic resource eBook)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781616953164
- Lccn
- oc2013094003
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- bc
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- f52c4c7f-8f2e-4425-9f28-fbe68513fa41
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System details
-
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Format: Adobe EPUB eBook
- Format: Kindle Book
- Format: OverDrive Read
- Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle
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