my take: Our book club loved this … everybody had something to say and everybody read it!
As a fan of memoir, a fan of an earlier work (Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers), and one who’s travelled to Kenya, this was right up my alley. Although, I have to admit, there were a few nights it put me to sleep (maybe the small print? or old testament baboon names?) … for an insomniac this is actually a plus in a book selection.
Sapolsky is a great story teller, and he regals with stories of a baboon troop and his own travels around Africa. Seriously, for a neurobiologist, this guy is fun and funny…. a hippie who’s doing really important brain research. A documentary about stress & his research is worth a watch … “Stress~Portrait of a Killer” shows him and baboons.
my source: Book Chicks pick … our resident nonfiction lover’s choice
my verdict: great science-y/adventure memoir.
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Maybe one to bring along on vacation that Peter and I would BOTH like to read?! We sometimes have trouble coordinating on that…
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This is a surprise delight. I read it, Joel read it, Maggie's reading between study sessions for orgo. Having stayed in a lovely \”green\” camp outside Kruger (Umlani Bush Camp) i did wonder about the negative impact we had … I recommend this book to a lot of friends.
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