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04568aam a22005178i 4500 001 E786F8D0E3A511E2A5666587DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20210210014256 008 130606s2013 nyu 000 0 eng 010 $a 2013019856 020 $a 1616953152 (hardback) 020 $a 9781616953157 (hardback) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PR9199.4.M38 $b B42 2013b 082 00 $a 813/.6 $2 23 084 $a FIC045000 $a FIC025000 $a FIC045000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a McAdam, Colin. 245 12 $a A beautiful truth / $c Colin McAdam. 263 $a 1309 264 1 $a New York : $b Soho Press, $c 2013. 300 $a pages cm 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Parenthood $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Chimpanzees $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Chimpanzees as pets $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Chimpanzees $x Psychology $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Human-animal relationships $v Fiction. 650 7 $a FICTION / Literary. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a FICTION / Psychological. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a FICTION / Family Life. $2 bisacsh 655 0 $a Psychological fiction. 856 42 $3 Cover image $u 9781616953157.jpg 941 $a 10 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20230203012146.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204071315.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110053242.0 952 $l AAPF906 $d 20190717024029.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006072452.0 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20180907031007.0 952 $l MGPD463 $d 20180907022154.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418095547.0 952 $l VFPB334 $d 20140114014316.0 952 $l ZYPE837 $d 20131231010324.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E786F8D0E3A511E2A5666587DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search