{"product_id":"no-hes-not-a-monkey-hes-an-ape-and-hes-my-son-9781497645011","title":"No He's Not a Monkey, He's an Ape and He's My Son","description":"\u003cb\u003eMeet Boris, the chimp who took a bite out of the Big Apple--and wished it had been a banana: \"No one concerned with either apes or people should miss it.\" --Peter S. Beagle, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Unicorn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book answers the question that is on everybody's mind: \"What's it like to raise a chimpanzee in Manhattan?\" Hester Mundis's hilarious memoir \u003ci\u003eNo He's Not a Monkey, He's an Ape and He's My Son\u003c\/i\u003e is the complete guide to raising a chimp in the heart of urban America. Join Hester, her husband, their terrifying attack dog Ahab, and the funniest monkey--excuse us, \u003ci\u003eape\u003c\/i\u003e--ever to occupy an apartment on the Upper West Side of New York City in this true adventure of woman versus beast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHester Mundis is the author or coauthor of twenty-six books, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eEarl Mindell's Vitamin Bible\u003c\/i\u003e. Her articles have appeared in \u003ci\u003eLadies' Home Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcCall's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWorking Mother\u003c\/i\u003e. A New York publishing veteran and stand-up comedienne, Hester Mundis is the former head writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Joan Rivers Show\u003c\/i\u003e and a four-time Emmy nominee for Outstanding Achievement in Writing. She is listed in Who's Who in the East, \u003ci\u003eWho's Who of American Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWho's Who in Entertainment\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eContemporary Authors\u003c\/i\u003e, and holds a \u003ci\u003eWorld's Who's Who of Women\u003c\/i\u003e Certificate of Merit for Distinguished Achievement. She recently helped to create the www.joanrivers.com website and currently writes for it on a daily basis.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50466788147474,"sku":"9781497645011","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5bc67494-c225-4803-84eb-c4049553ff24.jpg?v=1730127139","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/no-hes-not-a-monkey-hes-an-ape-and-hes-my-son-9781497645011","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}