Jon Cohen Knihy

Asking for Trouble is your indispensable guide to asking people what they think.

The book explores groundbreaking research on the chimpanzee genome, revealing profound insights into the genetic similarities and differences between humans and chimpanzees. Acclaimed science reporter Jon Cohen chronicles the DNA discoveries alongside innovative studies on ape communication, human evolution, and the impacts of diet and disease. This narrative offers a compelling look at how these findings reshape our understanding of both our closest primate relatives and the evolutionary journey of humankind.

When you climb a tree, the first thing you do is to hold on tight... Thirty-four-year-old Harry Crane works as an analyst for the US Forest Service. When his wife dies suddenly, he is unable to cope. Leaving his job and his old life behind, Harry makes his way to the remote woods of northeastern Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains, determined to lose himself. But fate intervenes in the form of a fiercely determined young girl named Oriana. She and her mother, Amanda, are struggling to pick up the pieces from their own tragedy--Amanda stoically holding it together while Oriana roams the forest searching for answers. And in Oriana's magical, willful mind, she believes that Harry is the key to righting her world. Now it's time for Harry to let go... After taking up residence in the woods behind Amanda's house, Harry reluctantly agrees to help Oriana in a ludicrous scheme to escape his tragic past. In so doing, the unlikeliest of elements--a wolf, a stash of gold coins, a fairy tale called The Grum's Ledger and a wise old librarian named Olive--come together to create a golden adventure that will fulfill Oriana's wildest dreams and open Harry's heart to a whole new life. Harry's Trees is an uplifting story about the redeeming power of friendship and love and the magic to be found in life's most surprising adventures.

The struggle to develop an AIDS vaccine has been fraught with challenges, including scientific setbacks, interpersonal conflicts, market uncertainties, political disarray, and ethical issues. Jon Cohen explores these complexities, providing a critical analysis of the factors that have slowed progress since the 1984 discovery linking HIV to AIDS. Alongside his critique, he presents actionable recommendations aimed at revitalizing and hastening the vaccine development process.

A poignant, darkly comic novel by the author of Max Lakeman and the Beautiful Stranger. A disfigured man stays in the safety of his parents' house for 16 years--until a fateful accident causes him to meet the woman who changes his life. "A gentle romantic fantasy of piercing and eccentric beauty".--Boston Globe. Optioned for a film by Scott Rudin (Flatliners).

Seit Harry auf Bäume klettern kann, weiß er, wie man sicher durchs Leben kommt: Man muss sich nur gut festhalten. Doch ein kleines Mädchen lehrt ihn eine noch viel wichtigere Lektion: Sie zeigt ihm, wie man loslässt. Harry Crane braucht nicht viel zum Glücklichsein: seine Frau Beth und die sichere Geborgenheit von Bäumen und Wäldern. Als Beth völlig überraschend stirbt, steht er vor dem Nichts – und beschließt, in den tiefen Wäldern Pennsylvanias zu verschwinden. Dabei kommt ihm allerdings das Schicksal in die Quere, in Gestalt der zehnjährigen Oriana, die an die Magie der Märchen glaubt. Sie hat ihren Vater verloren, ist aber felsenfest davon überzeugt, dass er nicht tot, sondern nur verwandelt ist – und es liegt an ihr, den Zauber zu brechen. In Harry sieht sie den Schlüssel zur Lösung des Rätsels. Und Harry? Findet sich schneller, als ihm lieb ist, mittendrin in einer aberwitzigen Mission: Er soll Orianas Märchen wahr werden lassen … Ein Roman, zartbitter, witzig und rührend schön, über Trauer und Verlust, über die Macht von Geschichten und die heilende Kraft von Bäumen – ein Roman, der sprüht vor Fantasie, Fabulierlust und ungebrochener Lebensfreude.