{"product_id":"jennie-paperback","title":"Jennie - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas J. Preston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Douglas Preston's \u003ci\u003eJennie, \u003c\/i\u003e based on the real story of the chimpanzee who inspired Curious George, is the celebrated novel that was made into the award-winning Disney television film \u003ci\u003eThe Jennie Project\u003c\/i\u003e. Translated into many languages, \u003ci\u003eJennie \u003c\/i\u003ebecame a worldwide bestselling sensation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a research trip to West Africa, Dr. Hugo Archibald of the Boston Museum of Natural History encounters an orphaned baby chimpanzee. Archibald decides to bring the ape, whom he names Jennie, back to Boston and raise her alongside his own two young children as a kind of scientific experiment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJennie captures the hearts of everyone she encounters. She believes herself to be a human being. She does almost everything a human child can, from riding a tricycle to fighting over the television with her siblings to communicating in American Sign Language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold from shifting points of view of those closest to Jennie, this heartwarming and bittersweet novel forces us to take a closer look at the species that shares 98 percent of our DNA and ask ourselves the question: What does it really mean to be human?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Preston\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-author with Lincoln Child of the celebrated Pendergast series of novels, including such best-selling titles as \u003ci\u003eFever Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wheel of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRelic\u003c\/i\u003e, which became a number one box office hit movie. His solo novels include the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eImpact\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlasphemy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Codex\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTyrannosaur Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e. His nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eThe Monster of Florence\u003c\/i\u003e is being made into a film starring George Clooney. Preston is an expert long-distance horseman, a member of the elite Long Riders Guild, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He has traveled to remote parts of the world as an archaeological correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He also worked as an editor and writer at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University. Preston is the Co-president of International Thriller Writers, and serves on the Governing Council of the Authors Guild.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693998608447,"sku":"9780765315618","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2b41f8d5a7f53d6ce4e30ecb2fcf961e.webp?v=1765000675","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/jennie-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}