Page 10 of Spring 2008 by New World Library

the emotional lives of animals a leading scientist explores animal joy sorrow and empathy and why they matter first trade paperback edition marc bekoff foreword by jane goodall i welcome marc bekoff s book the emotional lives of animals his holiness the dalai lama a glorious moving important book to enjoy and share ingrid newkirk · powerful evidence of animal emotions and the lessons they hold for humankind · by the coauthor with jane goodall of the ten trusts over 20,000 copies sold in this important book world-renowned biologist marc bekoff questions the conventional scientific wisdom that denies animal emotions he makes a strong case for something that every animal lover and pet owner already knows animals have rich emotional lives that not only can teach us about love empathy and compassion but also challenge us to rethink our domination over and too-frequent abuse of them bekoff skillfully blends stories of animal grief joy embarrassment anger and love with current scientific research that confirms the existence of these shared traits between humans and our animal kin he explores the evolutionary purposes of emotions the brain structures that produce them the evolutionary continuum of shared brain structures between species and breakthroughs garnered from new noninvasive neurological research techniques filled with bekoff s light humor and touching stories about animals around the world the emotional lives of animals argues for a reassessment of how we view and treat our extraordinary animal friends marcbekoff is a professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology at the university of colorado boulder his books include the smile of a dolphin and with jane goodall the ten trusts the cofounder with goodall of ethologists for the ethical treatment of animals he lives in boulder colorado janegoodall lives in london i information available in june animals nature trade paperback isbn · · $14.95 240 pp · 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 5 1 4 9 5 9 781577 316299 978-1-57731-629-9 rights world m marketing · · a one spirit book club selection publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author s speaking engagements 10 new world library 800-972-6657 ext 52 www.newworldlibrary.com

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