Reason for Hope

A Spiritual Journey

Hardcover, 320 pages

English language

Published Oct. 18, 1999 by HarperCollins College.

ISBN:
978-0-7225-3928-6
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Dr. Jane Goodall's revolutionary study of chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe preserve forever altered the very, definition of humanity.Now, in a poignant and insightful memoir, Jane Goodall explores her extraordinary life and personal spiritual odyssey, with observations as profound as the knowledge she has brought back from the forest.

8 editions

reviewed Reason for Hope by Jane Goodall

chose to read her earlier memoir, though her work later continued to live the title

A first round of a life, mostly linear history centered on Gombe reserve, emphasizing care for animals, spirituality, persistence, and wonder. A pleasant read as she had a lovely meaningful life with challenges overcome gracefully.

Subjects

  • Animal behaviour
  • Biography: general
  • Environmentalist thought & ideology
  • Primates
  • Life Sciences - Zoology - Primatology
  • Scientists - General
  • Women
  • Biography / Autobiography