In the Shadow of Man

Jane Goodall · 1971 · 297 pages

Jane Goodall writes about the years she spent watching chimpanzees in Tanzania. They use tools, they have politics, and they are not symbols. They are animals she got to know.

Why we picked it

Nonfiction that reads like a field diary. A good break from novels, and it changes how you watch animals.

Something to think about

What did you think made humans special, and does this book leave that idea alone?

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