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New York Times Bestseller The remarkable true story of an extraordinary relationship between psychologist Irene M. Pepperberg and Alex, an African Grey parrot who proved scientists and accepted wisdom wrong by demonstrating an astonishing ability to communicate and understand complex ideas. ""You be good. I love you,"" were Alex's final words to his owner, research scientist Irene Pepperberg, before his premature death at age thirty-one on September 6, 2007. An African Grey parrot, Alex had a brain the size of a shelled walnut, yet he could add, sound out words, understand concepts like bigger, smaller, more, fewer, and none, and he disproved the widely accepted idea that birds possess no potential for language or anything remotely comparable to human intelligence. Alex & Me is the incredible story of an amazing, irascible parrot and his best friend who stayed together through thick and thin for thirty years--the astonishing, moving, and unforgettable story of a landmark scientific achievement and a beautiful relationship.

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Highly readable... -- Booklist Highly readable... --Booklist To anyone who's dreamed of talking with the animals, Dr. Doolittle style, Alex was a revelation...This ornery reviewer tried to resist Alex's charms on principle. But his achievements got the better of me...Alex was a celebrity, and this book will surely please his legions of fans. --New York Times Book Review [Pepperberg's] book movingly combines the scientific detail of a researcher...with the affectionate understanding that children instinctively possess.... --Michiko Kakutani, New York Times A fascinating look at animal intelligence, Pepperberg's tale is also a love story between beings who sometimes 'squabble like an old married couple' but whose bond broke only with Alex's death at 31 in '07. Irresistible. --People Highly readable... --Booklist A moving tribute that beautifully evokes 'the struggles, the initial triumphs, the setbacks, the unexpected and often stunning achievements' during a grounbreaking scientific endeavor... --Publishers Weekly [Pepperberg s] book movingly combines the scientific detail of a researcher...with the affectionate understanding that children instinctively possess.... --Michiko Kakutani, New York Times To anyone who s dreamed of talking with the animals, Dr. Doolittle style, Alex was a revelation This ornery reviewer tried to resist Alex s charms on principle. But his achievements got the better of me Alex was a celebrity, and this book will surely please his legions of fans. --New York Times Book Review A moving tribute that beautifully evokes the struggles, the initial triumphs, the setbacks, the unexpected and often stunning achievements during a grounbreaking scientific endeavor... --Publishers Weekly A fascinating look at animal intelligence, Pepperberg s tale is also a love story between beings who sometimes squabble like an old married couple but whose bond broke only with Alex s death at 31 in 07. Irresistible. --People Highly readable... --Booklist

A fascinating look at animal intelligence, Pepperberg's tale is also a love story between beings who sometimes 'squabble like an old married couple' but whose bond broke only with Alex's death at 31 in '07. Irresistible. --People A moving tribute that beautifully evokes 'the struggles, the initial triumphs, the setbacks, the unexpected and often stunning achievements' during a grounbreaking scientific endeavor... --Publishers Weekly To anyone who's dreamed of talking with the animals, Dr. Doolittle style, Alex was a revelation...This ornery reviewer tried to resist Alex's charms on principle. But his achievements got the better of me...Alex was a celebrity, and this book will surely please his legions of fans. --New York Times Book Review [Pepperberg's] book movingly combines the scientific detail of a researcher...with the affectionate understanding that children instinctively possess.... --Michiko Kakutani, New York Times Highly readable... --Booklist

A moving tribute that beautifully evokes 'the struggles, the initial triumphs, the setbacks, the unexpected and often stunning achievements' during a grounbreaking scientific endeavor... --Publishers Weekly To anyone who's dreamed of talking with the animals, Dr. Doolittle style, Alex was a revelation...This ornery reviewer tried to resist Alex's charms on principle. But his achievements got the better of me...Alex was a celebrity, and this book will surely please his legions of fans. --New York Times Book Review [Pepperberg's] book movingly combines the scientific detail of a researcher...with the affectionate understanding that children instinctively possess.... --Michiko Kakutani, New York Times A fascinating look at animal intelligence, Pepperberg's tale is also a love story between beings who sometimes 'squabble like an old married couple' but whose bond broke only with Alex's death at 31 in '07. Irresistible. --People Highly readable... --Booklist

[Pepperberg's] book movingly combines the scientific detail of a researcher...with the affectionate understanding that children instinctively possess.... -- Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

A moving tribute that beautifully evokes 'the struggles, the initial triumphs, the setbacks, the unexpected and often stunning achievements' during a grounbreaking scientific endeavor... --Publishers Weekly

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Irene M. Pepperberg is an associate research professor at Brandeis University in Massachusetts and teaches animal cognition at Harvard University. She is head of the Alex Foundation and author of The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots.

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