false 344308 4 &#8220;This is a book about autism. Specifically, it is about my autism, which is both like and unlike other people&#8217;s autism. But just as much, it is a story about how I emerged from the darkness of it into the beauty of it.&#8221;<br><br>In this elegant and thought-provoking memoir, Dawn Prince-Hughes traces her personal growth from undiagnosed autism to the moment when, as a young woman, she entered the Seattle Zoo and immediately became fascinated with the gorillas.<br><br>Having suffered from a lifelong inability to relate to people in a meaningful way, Dawn was surprised to find herself irresistibly drawn to these great primates. By observing them and, later, working with them, she was finally able to emerge from her solitude and connect to living beings in a way she had never previously experienced.<br><br><b>Songs of the Gorilla Nation</b> is more than a story of autism, it is a paean to all that is important in life. Dawn Prince-Hughes&#8217;s evocative story will undoubtedly have a lasting impact, forcing us, like the author herself, to rediscover and assess our own understanding of human emotion. 423862 2004 Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism total:161|5:47|4:46|3:50|2:14|1:4| 161 601 231 39 5 1 false false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 20:33:34 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 20:53:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 23:35:56 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 22:18:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 14:54:07 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 15:04:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 30 13:58:29 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 15 16:31:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 16:47:07 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 08:22:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 21:06:05 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 13:40:53 -0700 2008
"Songs of the Gorilla Nation" wasn't interesting in sense that it contained almost no adventure. All of the stories about Dawn's life were obviously recalled in the past (her writing sounded like it was a history rather than a story about now). But I...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 11:19:49 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 11:23:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 14:28:57 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 14:32:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 13:43:21 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 11:29:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 00:28:33 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 14:04:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun May 10 13:59:40 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 14:05:28 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed May 20 18:26:17 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 18:28:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 22 12:27:16 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 12:29:40 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Sep 07 09:36:36 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 09:47:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 19:54:53 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 20:17:30 -0700 2008 1 Songs of the Gorilla Nation is a must-read for anyone who thinks they *know* what autism is, or who thinks there is a clear dividing line between human and animal. It's the story of Dawn Prince-Hughes's journey "from the darkness of autism into (its) beauty," with a group of gorillas helpi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 10 21:23:47 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 21:27:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jun 16 09:55:56 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 08:38:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 19:45:15 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 09:18:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 11 11:37:52 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 22:45:44 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 11:37:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 23 10:31:12 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 24 15:52:19 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=344308