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About the book - POSSIBLE SPOILERS

Partly autobiographical, Irene Pepperberg's memoir reveals info about her own life, starting with her lonely,...more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 3 1 false Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 15:49:06 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 08:01:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 5 1 false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 09 07:34:11 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 16 18:55:06 -0700 2009
While I wasn’t wild about Irene Pepperberg’s writing style and found her to be not quite as likeable in the book as she is in television interviews, the story of how she tau...more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 5 1 false Fri Jan 09 09:16:17 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 09:20:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 3 1 false Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 21 10:32:20 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 08 12:20:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 4 1 false Tue Mar 10 13:46:22 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 13:50:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 4 0 true Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 17:32:20 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 17:41:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 22:15:35 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 22:17:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 5 0 false Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 07:57:17 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 08:17:26 -0800 2008
We have all felt that our animal companions are more than just animals that enjoy our company, but non-pet owners often say that we are projecting our own feelings and emotions onto our pets.

I own an African Grey Parrot named Zuki. This book fro...more...]]> 6581765 0061673986 9780061673986 15 9 3.69 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6581765-alex-me 4 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Dec 01 06:39:41 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 06:39:41 -0800 2009
The subtitle for this book is "How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence—and Formed A Deep Bond in the Process." I think this sums it up pretty well as this book is many things—a memoir of Irene Pepperberg and her work with A...more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 3 0 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 30 13:30:34 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 13:49:01 -0800 2009
Let me start by saying that the story of Dr. Pepperberg's bond with Alex is very touching, and if that is your cup of tea, you will probably treasure this book. Ditto if you are a parrot fanatic.

I have a parrot, but I'm ...more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 5 0 false Sun Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 19:40:35 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 22:51:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 5 1 false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 05:19:08 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 05:19:54 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 3 0 false Mon May 04 16:05:10 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 16:11:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 4 1 true Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 21 16:55:09 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 16:56:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 4 0 false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 23:57:57 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 00:39:23 -0700 2009
Dr. Irene Pepperberg spent three decades teaching, training, and learning from, a parrot named Alex who demonstrated the amazing capacity of a brain the "size of a shelled walnut". We've come to expect a lot from primates thanks to w...more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 3 0 false Sun Oct 04 18:37:15 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 18:19:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3018307 0061672475 9780061672477 559 219 3.69 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256053364m/3018307.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3018307.Alex_Me_How_a_Scientist_and_a_Parrot_Discovered_a_Hidden_World_of_Animal_Intelligence_and_Formed_a_Deep_Bond_in_the_Process 5 0 false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 06:04:26 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 16:55:22 -0700 2009
Irene Pepperberg worked for 30 years with her African Gray Parrot, Alex, studying the vocal and cognitive abilities of avians amid a storm of opposition within her own scien...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6581765