In the Shadow of Man

One of history’s most impressive field studies; an instant animal classic * TIME *Apart from its enormous scientific value, IN THE SHADOW OF MAN is absolutely fascinating to read as a story of discovery…The whole book is enthralling – Monica DickensI can’t imagine a more vivid or unexpectedly moving introduction to chimpanzees in the wild than Jane Goodall’s * New York Times *Jane Goodall’s work has already passed into the legends of culture … and represents one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements … Chimpanzees are not so much the shadow of man as our mirror, only slightly blurred by the mists of time – Stephen Jay Gould

Jane Goodall was an English zoologist and a renowned expert on chimpanzees. She studied them at the Gombe Stream Reserve by Lake Tanganyika from 1970 and worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues. Her books include IN THE SHADOW OF MAN, published in more than forty languages. She was the winner of the Kyoto Prize (1990), Hubbard Medal (1995), and Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1997). She was also a UN Ambassador and received her Damehood in 2004. She died in 2025.