Called a "chimpanzee whisperer" by Jane Goodall herself, Stany Nyandwi truly has a special gift for working with these remarkable animals! This inspiring memoir chronicles his impoverished childhood; the brutal ethnic war that plagued his home country of Burundi; his marriage, family, and spiritual journey; and his life-saving work with primates "whose families," notes Goodall, "like his own, were torn apart by violence." Harrowing and uplifting in equal measure, Nyandwi's story is an exemplary display of compassion, courage, and conservation.