Just Like Us
A Veterinarian’s Visual Memoir of Our Vanishing Great Ape Relatives
by Rick Quinn
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Pub Date Apr 06 2021 | Archive Date Apr 05 2021
Girl Friday Productions | Girl Friday Books
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Description
For most of his life, veterinarian Rick Quinn ignored a deep longing to meaningfully protect the endangered animals that fascinated him. Then one day, he read two magazine clippings about the great apes and knew it was time to set aside excuses and find the means to help. Armed with his camera and an insatiable curiosity, Dr. Quinn set off for the front lines of great ape conservation. Just Like Us is a gorgeous tribute to our not-too-distant relatives as well as the courageous people who are risking their lives to protect them.
In this remarkable memoir, we follow Dr. Quinn’s seven-year journey across seven African countries and Indonesia, where he photographed each great ape species in its natural habitat. Using inspiring stories juxtaposed with stunning photographs, he illuminates the threats to great ape survival as well as the complexity of saving them. The result delivers an empathetic sense that these magnificent beings really are—strikingly so—just like us.
Advance Praise
“Just Like Us is an entertaining and informative read that illustrates how one ordinary person can be a catalyst for positive change.” —Jane Goodall, primatologist and bestselling author
“Outstanding photography! This book is a valuable contribution to the public’s understanding of our remarkable ‘near relatives.’” —Robert Bateman, wildlife painter and environmental icon
"Just Like Us will be a classic and is a must read. The book adds much to what we can learn about ourselves. A beautifully written adventure with great apes, with some of the most difficult and stunning photographs of the great apes ever made." —Thomas Mangelsen, Award-winning nature and wildlife photographer and conservationist
"A thoughtful, personal, and beautifully photographed journey into some of the world's hardest-to-reach places in search of the last great apes. Just Like Usinspires us to care about our highly threatened relatives in the rainforest and lays out steps we can take to help save them."
—Rhett Butler, CEO and founder of Mongabay.com
"Rick Quinn’s Just Like Us presents each of Earth’s great ape species in their natural forest settings through extraordinary photographs and an elucidating, entertaining account of the Canadian veterinary opthamologist’s own education about our nearest relatives.
During this memoir, Quinn moves from curious ignorance to uncomfortable awareness. His transformation into a conservationist includes wry jokes at his own expense and meaningful reflections on the cost-benefits of great ape tourism.
With a cogent breakdown of human habituation and its effects on various great ape populations, Quinn addresses the human threat to great apes’ survival with insight and compassion. He notes that our destinies are intertwined, not only because the human fight for survival often infringes on great apes, but because of our many biological similarities.
Humble about his own role, Quinn’s is a fish-out-of-water story that emphasizes the apes themselves and the crucial, often invisible frontline work of the civilian and medical personnel living closest to these species. At its heart, Just Like Us is an invitation to connect to the natural world with action and hope." —Foreward Reviews
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All proceeds benefit Docs4greatapes.org
National distribution
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Digital Publicity campaign
All proceeds benefit Docs4greatapes.org
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781734880212 |
| PRICE | $34.95 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Reviewer 263324
Thank you to NetGalley and Girl Friday Productions for an opportunity to read Just Like Us
This is such a beautiful book - I can’t stop looking at the photos and will definitely be buying a copy for my bookshelf .
Reviewer 785419
Such a beautiful and sad book. The photographs of the animals are amazing and I love the descriptions of how and where they were taken. The stories told in the book were fascinating but some so sad. The author clearly put so much time and detail into this book and it shows. I would love to read more like this.
Jennifer H, Educator
Absolutely beautiful photos throughout and interesting from the beginning. I am fascinated by apes and their similarities to us. I enjoyed reading such an informative and beautiful book! Highly recommend!
Jessica K, Reviewer
Just Like Us is full of interesting information about great apes. I am a big fan of apes so didn't think I would learn as much as I did. There are beautiful pictures of all the great apes in their natural habitats. The pictures really show the personalities of the apes. The pictures of the babies especially with their mothers was my favorite part of Just Like Us.
Just Like Us is a must read for fans of apes.
Thank you Girl Friday Books and NetGalley for Just Like Us.
KRISTINE M, Reviewer
STUNNING! It starts w/the Book Cover, just look at how beautiful this Ape is and it is as if we can see into his being through his eyes.
The story is Dr. Rick Quinn is a veterinarian who specializes in Eye treatments for animals. He reads an article about Gorilla Doctors who go mostly to Africa and parts of Asia to care for different species of Apes and help with Conservation as they are now endangered. He decides to travel to Africa and help with this mission. He takes incredible pictures of the many different Apes.
Very interesting to know is that Apes are Primates and Chimps and Bonobos share 98.4% DNA with Humans.
The reason the Apes are endangered is due mostly to Logging and killing them for Meat. However, he stresses that we must understand the dire circumstances that the local farmers live under. They struggle to survive. In order for Conservation to work, we must assist and listen to the local people in these villages.
Dr. Quinn took the pictures in Rwanda, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malaysia, and the Central African Republic.
This is a book I would very much like to have in the Hard Cover version and will purchase it in April. I think most people would love to look through this Gorgeous book.
Thank you, NetGalley, Ken Quinn, and Girl Friday Productions. It touched my heart to read and see this book and the efforts made to help Apes.
Natalie H, Reviewer
I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
Just like us is a beautiful book about the author - Dr Rick Quinns experiences and knowledge told within this visual and written book of memoirs.
The photography is beautiful andcreally captures the beauty of the apes within their natural habitats. This book was such an interesting read and I could feel the live Dr Quinn has for these animals throughout this book.
Some parts of the book are very sad and brought tears to my eyes. I adore apes and what is happening to them, their habitats and around them is devastating.
This is such an important book I urge everyone to read and take note from.
Gwen W, Reviewer
Rick Quinn is a veterinarian who became fascinated with the great apes (Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Bonobos and Orangutangs) to the point where he spent seven years crossing Africa and Indonesia to photograph them. This tribute is part memoir/part nature book and he delves into the issues of why they are endangered today. The photographs in this book are amazing as he was able to get up close to these animals in their natural habitat. An informative and enjoyable read.
Thank you to Netgalley and Girl Friday Books for an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.
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