In the Shadow of Man

World-renowned primatologist, conservationist, and humanitarian Dr. Jane Goodall’s account of her life among the wild chimpanzees of Gombe is one of the most enthralling stories of animal behavior ever written. Her adventure began when the famous anthropologist Dr. Louis Leakey suggested that a long-term study of chimpanzees in the wild might shed light on the behavior of our closest living relatives. Accompanied by only her mother and her African assistants, she set up camp in the remote Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in Tanzania. For months the project seemed hopeless; out in the forest from dawn until dark, she had but fleeting glimpses of frightened animals. But gradually she won their trust and was able to record previously unknown behavior, such as the use—and even the making— of tools, until then believed to be an exclusive skill of man. As she came to know the chimps as individuals, she began to understand their complicated social hierarchy and observed many extraordinary behaviors, which have forever changed our understanding of the profound connection between humans and chimpanzees.  In the Shadow of Man is “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements” (Stephen Jay Gould) and a vivid, essential journey of discovery for each new generation of readers.

• My Life with the Chimpanzees
• Gorillas in the Mist
• Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey
• Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe
• Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
• Jane Goodall: 50 Years at Gombe
• Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall
• The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do to Care for The Animals We Love
• Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink
• Africa in My Blood: An Autobiography in Letters: The Early Years