Reason for Hope

A Spiritual Journey

Hardcover, 320 pages

English language

Published Oct. 24, 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.

12 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