Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey

Jane Goodall, the prominent English primatologist and a world expert on chimpanzees, fulfilled her lifelong dream in 1960. At the age of twenty-six, without special education or training, armed only with a notebook, binoculars, and a deep love for wildlife, she left England to study animals in Africa. Goodall was the first to give the world a profound understanding of our closest relatives, describing chimpanzees as emotional beings capable of long-term relationships.
«Reason for Hope» is an autobiographical book that takes the reader from Goodall's London home to the tropical forests of Gombe in western Tanzania. She writes about a time when the world knew next to nothing about chimpanzees and even less about their genetic kinship with humans. With touching sincerity, the author recalls the unforgettable moment when a small chimpanzee gently squeezed her hand for the first time, the terror of an attack by Zairian rebels on her students, and the grief over her husband's death. After half a century of revolutionary research, Goodall re-examines the relationship between humans and nature, expressing an unwavering belief that despite all the challenges facing the planet, we still have hope.