Goodall, Jane. Reason for Hope.

Title

Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey

Author

Goodall, Jane, with Phillip Berman

Publisher

Warner Books

Year

1999

ISBN

0446522252 (Hardcover)

Illustrations

(16 pages of B&W photos)

Pages

320

Categories

autobiographies, memoirs, scientists, zoology, wildlife conservation, biology, Jane Goodall

Language

English (en), German (de)

My Summary

The autobiography of Jane Goodall, which she wrote at 65. Worth reading.

Summary from Amazon.com

As a young woman, Jane Goodall was best known for her groundbreaking fieldwork with the chimpanzees of Gombe, Africa. Goodall's work has always been controversial, mostly because she broke the mold of research scientist by developing meaningful relationships with her "specimens" and honoring their lives as she would other humans.
Now at the age of 60, she continues to break the mold of scientist by revealing how her research and worldwide conservation institutes spring from her childhood callings and adult spiritual convictions. Reason for Hope is a smoothly written memoir that does not shy away from facing the realities of environmental destruction, animal abuse, and genocide. But Goodall shares her antidote to the poison of despair with specific examples of why she has not lost faith. For instance, she shares her spiritual epiphany during a visit to Auschwitz; her bravery in the face of chimpanzee imprisonment in medical laboratories; and devotes a whole chapter to individuals, corporations, and countries that are doing the right thing. But most of all Goodall provides a beautifully written plea for why everyone can and must find a reason for hope. —Gail Hudson

Chapter 1

at Warner Books

TV Special

at KTCA with video clips

See and/or order this title at Amazon.com:

• Hardcover, 320 pages, Warner Books, 1999
• Audio cassette, Warner Books, 1999

See and/or order this title at Amazon.co.uk:

• Hardcover, 320 pages, Thorsons, 1999
• Audio cassette, Warner Books, 1999

See and/or order this title at PBS:

• VHS cassette, PBS, 1999

See and/or order this title at Amazon.de:

• Hardcover, 320 pages, Warner Books, 1999
• Audio cassette, Warner Books, 1999
• Grund zur Hoffnung, Hardcover, 350 pages, Riemann Verlag, 1999 (German)

Related Links

• Jane Goodall's Journey (amazon.com)
• Top-selling books about Apes & Monkeys (amazon.com)
• Pan troglodytes (Chimpanzee) (ROMDAP)