No He's Not a Monkey, He's an Ape and He's My Son - Paperback

by Hester Mundis (Author)

Meet 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 The Last Unicorn

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 No He's Not a Monkey, He's an Ape and He's My Son 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, ape--ever to occupy an apartment on the Upper West Side of New York City in this true adventure of woman versus beast.

Author Biography

Hester Mundis is the author or coauthor of twenty-six books, including the bestselling Earl Mindell's Vitamin Bible. Her articles have appeared in Ladies' Home Journal, GQ, McCall's, Cosmopolitan, Reader's Digest, and Working Mother. A New York publishing veteran and stand-up comedienne, Hester Mundis is the former head writer for The Joan Rivers Show and a four-time Emmy nominee for Outstanding Achievement in Writing. She is listed in Who's Who in the East, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in Entertainment, and Contemporary Authors, and holds a World's Who's Who of Women 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.