'The Intimate Ape' takes readers into the lives and habits of orang-utans, a species threatened with extinction in the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Each chapter is a direct portrayal of the lives of individual orang-utans allowing readers to experience the complex nature of these great apes.
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| Foreword: Orangutans, Us, and a Common Planet | |
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| Jungle Confidential | |
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| In Deepest, Darkest Borneo | |
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| Forest Murmurs | |
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| Touched by an Ape | |
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| Sumatra: The Other Side of Paradise | |
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| Too Smart for Us | |
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| The Little Schoolhouse in the Jungle | |
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| Music to Their Ears | |
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| The Heartfelt Man | |
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| Our Lady of the Forests | |
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| Requiem for an Ape | |
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| Fare Thee Well, Orangutan | |
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| References | |
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| For More Information | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Index | |
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson is the author of "Dogs Never Lie About Love: Reflections on the Emotional World of Dogs"; "When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals"; "My Father's Guru: A Journey Through Spirituality & Disillusion"; "Final Analysis: The Making & Unmaking of a Psychoanalyst"; & "The Assault on Truth: Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory", among other books. After receiving his undergraduate degree & a Ph.D. in Sanskrit & Indian Studies from Harvard University, he completed a full clinical training program in psychoanalysis at the Toronto Psychoanalytic Institute from 1970 to 1978. Masson served for one year as Projects Director of the Sigmund Freud Archives in London.
