{"product_id":"monkey-farm-a-summer-among-the-macaques-9798998815287","title":"Monkey Farm: A Summer Among the Macaques","description":"\u003cp\u003e15,000 captive macaques. One naive 22-year-old vet tech. A summer you couldn't make up if you tried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody warns you what to do when a full grown monkey with two-inch fangs decides to charge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1995, Jeff Pennington took a job as a veterinary technician at a sprawling primate breeding facility. Within weeks he was alone in a corral running for his life. And that was a normal Tuesday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was also a pre-dawn boat ride to the island home of thousands of free-ranging monkeys. An exotic animal house call to a Frank Lloyd Wright estate and more true stories populated with primates and people stranger than you can imagine. \u003cem\u003eMonkey Farm\u003c\/em\u003e is full of hilarity, heartbreak and inspiration. Both a comedy of errors and the story of a homesick kid trying to figure out what he's made of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart \u003cem\u003eThis Is Going to Hurt\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003epart \u003cem\u003eAll Creatures Great and Small\u003c\/em\u003e, this is a story about choices that shape us before we understand ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonkey Farm\u003c\/em\u003e will fascinate and resonate with anyone who has ever wondered \"what do I want to be when I grow up?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Pennington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Balacynwood Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798998815287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePennington, Jeff:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Before a career in pediatric research, Jeff Pennington wanted to be a veterinarian when he grew up. To get there, he worked entry-level jobs on farms and in animal hospitals. Eventually landing what seemed like a dream job working with monkeys at a large non-human primate breeding facility. Through this, he learned that a love of science and animals wasn't enough. A chance to work in data analysis led to a thirty year career with numbers, but a love of words never left. Jeff added \"author\" to his resume in 2025 and never looked back.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jeff Pennington \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":67804807168157,"sku":"9798998815287","price":16.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3c3ed692-a502-4c33-abd6-aa9b5c42985b.jpg?v=1794383468","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/monkey-farm-a-summer-among-the-macaques-9798998815287","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}