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Beyond words : what animals think and feel / Carl Safina.
Carl Safina's childhood by the long island shore launched a life-long passion for animals. In his new book, Safina delves deeply into the lives of animals, witnessing their profound capacity for perception, thought, and emotion. He delivers a examination of how animals truly think and feel and what really does make us human.
Record details
- ISBN: 0805098887 : (hc.) ;
- ISBN: 9780805098884 : (hc.)
- Physical Description: 461 p. : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A John Macrae Book"--Title page. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-438) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Into the mine field -- Trumpets of elephants. The big question ; The same basic plan ; Distinctly human? ; Deep and ancient circuits ; We are family ; Motherhood happens ; Do elephants love their babies? ; Elephant empathy ; Good grief ; I don't know how you say good-bye ; I say hello ; Holding back, letting go ; Troubled minds ; Ebony and ivory ; Where baby elephants come from -- Howls of wolves. Into the Pleistocene ; A perfect wolf ; Packing and unpacking ; The wolf named Six ; A shattering of promises ; In a time of truce ; Magnificent outcasts ; Where the wolf birds lead us ; Wolf music ; The hunter is a lonely heart ; A will to live ; Domestic servants ; Two ends of the same leash -- Whines and pet peeves. Never mind theory ; Sex, lies, and humiliated seabirds ; conceit and deceit ; Chuckles and wacky ideas ; Mirror, mirror ; And speaking of neurons ; People of an ancient nation -- Killer wails. Sea rex ; A more complex killer ; Just very sexual ; Inner visions ; Diverse minds ; Intelligent in what way? ; The social brain ; Woo-woo ; Helping in mind ; Do not disturb ; To have and to hold ; Expect personality ; A vision true and mighty -- Final scratch. |
| Citation/References Note: | Kirkus Reviews, June 01, 2015. Library Journal, May 15, 2015. Publishers Weekly, May 11, 2015. Library Journal Prepub Alert, February 02, 2015. |
| Target Audience Note: | Adult. Brodart. Adult. Brodart. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Animal psychology. Animal behavior. Elephants > Psychology. Wolves > Psychology. Whales > Psychology. Psychology, Comparative. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Coldwater Branch | 591.56 SAF (Text) | 35401424978228 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| LDR | 02999pam a2200457 i 4500 | ||
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| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aBeyond words : ‡bwhat animals think and feel / ‡cCarl Safina. |
| 250 | . | ‡aFirst edition. | |
| 260 | . | ‡aNew York : ‡bHenry Holt and Company, ‡c2015. | |
| 300 | . | ‡a461 p. : ‡billustrations ; ‡c25 cm. | |
| 500 | . | ‡a"A John Macrae Book"--Title page. | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 413-438) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aInto the mine field -- Trumpets of elephants. The big question ; The same basic plan ; Distinctly human? ; Deep and ancient circuits ; We are family ; Motherhood happens ; Do elephants love their babies? ; Elephant empathy ; Good grief ; I don't know how you say good-bye ; I say hello ; Holding back, letting go ; Troubled minds ; Ebony and ivory ; Where baby elephants come from -- Howls of wolves. Into the Pleistocene ; A perfect wolf ; Packing and unpacking ; The wolf named Six ; A shattering of promises ; In a time of truce ; Magnificent outcasts ; Where the wolf birds lead us ; Wolf music ; The hunter is a lonely heart ; A will to live ; Domestic servants ; Two ends of the same leash -- Whines and pet peeves. Never mind theory ; Sex, lies, and humiliated seabirds ; conceit and deceit ; Chuckles and wacky ideas ; Mirror, mirror ; And speaking of neurons ; People of an ancient nation -- Killer wails. Sea rex ; A more complex killer ; Just very sexual ; Inner visions ; Diverse minds ; Intelligent in what way? ; The social brain ; Woo-woo ; Helping in mind ; Do not disturb ; To have and to hold ; Expect personality ; A vision true and mighty -- Final scratch. |
| 510 | 4 | . | ‡aKirkus Reviews, ‡cJune 01, 2015. |
| 510 | 4 | . | ‡aLibrary Journal, ‡cMay 15, 2015. |
| 510 | 4 | . | ‡aPublishers Weekly, ‡cMay 11, 2015. |
| 510 | 4 | . | ‡aLibrary Journal Prepub Alert, ‡cFebruary 02, 2015. |
| 520 | . | ‡aCarl Safina's childhood by the long island shore launched a life-long passion for animals. In his new book, Safina delves deeply into the lives of animals, witnessing their profound capacity for perception, thought, and emotion. He delivers a examination of how animals truly think and feel and what really does make us human. | |
| 521 | 1 | . | ‡aAdult. ‡bBrodart. |
| 521 | 2 | . | ‡aAdult. ‡bBrodart. |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aAnimal psychology. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aAnimal behavior. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aElephants ‡xPsychology. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aWolves ‡xPsychology. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aWhales ‡xPsychology. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aPsychology, Comparative. | |
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