Bonobo Handshake A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo【電子書籍】[ Vanessa Woods ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A young woman follows her fianc? to war-torn Congo to study extremely endangered bonobo apes-who teach her a new truth about love and belonging.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 2005, Vanessa Woods accepted a marriage proposal from a man she barely knew and agreed to join him on a research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country reeling from a brutal decade-long war that had claimed the lives of millions. Settling in at a bonobo sanctuary in Congo's capital, Vanessa and her fianc? entered the world of a rare ape with whom we share 98.7 percent of our DNA. She soon discovered that many of the inhabitants of the sanctuary-ape and human alike-are refugees from unspeakable violence, yet bonobos live in a peaceful society in which females are in charge, war is nonexistent, and sex is as common and friendly as a handshake.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A fascinating memoir of hope and adventure, ＜em＞Bonobo Handshake＜/em＞ traces Vanessa's self-discovery as she finds herself falling deeply in love with her ．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る