A Primate's Memoir by Robert M. Sapolsky

A Primate's Memoir

Robert M. Sapolsky

304 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction memoir science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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'I had never planned to become a Savannah baboon when I grew up; instead I assumed I would become a mountain gorilla,' writes Robert Sapolsky in this riveting chronicle of a scientist's coming of age in remote Africa. Upon graduating from college,...

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Moods

informative 90%
funny 65%
adventurous 63%
emotional 51%
reflective 46%
inspiring 39%
sad 21%
challenging 12%
lighthearted 12%
hopeful 9%
relaxing 4%
dark 2%

Pace

medium 59%
fast 21%
slow 18%

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