Alex & Me [Audio CD]

"Youbegood.Iloveyou,"wereAlex'sfinalwordstohisowner,researchscientistIrenePepperberg,beforehisprematuredeathatagethirty-oneonSeptember6,2007.AnAfricanGreyparrot,Alexhadabrainthesizeofashelledwalnut,yethecouldadd,soundoutwords,understandconceptslikebigger,smaller,more,fewer,andnone,andhedisprovedthewidelyacceptedideathatbirdspossessnopotentialforlanguageoranythingremotelycomparabletohumanintelligence.Alex&Meistheremarkabletrueaccountofanamazing,irascibleparrotandhisbestfriendwhostayedtogetherthroughthickandthinforthirtyyears—theastonishing,moving,andunforgettablestoryofalandmarkscientificachievementandabeautifulrelationship.