(Incomprehensive and in no particular order [or of any particular relevance]; most recent edition listed)
In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall (Mariner, $15)
Great Apes by Will Self (Grove, $13)
The Complete Adventures of Curious George by Margret and H.A. Rey (Houghton Mifflin, $29.95)
Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion by Edward J. Larson (Harvard, $17.95)
Monkey Island by Paula Fox (Yearling, $5.50)
Trials of the Monkey: An Accidental Memoir by Matthew Chapman (Picador, $14)
Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut (Delta, $14)
The Naked Ape: A Zoologist’s Study of the Human Animal by Desmond Morris (Delta, $15)
The Great Ape Project: Equality Beyond Humanity edited by Paola Cavalieri and Peter Singer (St. Martin’s Griffin, $16.95)
James and Other Apes by James Mollison (Chris Boot, $39.95)
This article appears in August 5 • 2005.