Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (959 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1603587551 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Her many books include Dreaming of Lions, The Hidden Life of Dogs, The Social Lives of Dogs, The Tribe of Tiger, The Old Way, and The Hidden Life of Deer. Her work has taken her from the cloud forest of Papua New Guinea (for a book on tree kangaroos) to the Altai Mountains of the Gobi (for another on snow leopards.) Her books for adults include The Soul of an Octopus (a National Book Award finalist), The Good Good Pig, Birdology, Spell of the Tiger, Journey of the Pink Dolphins, and Walking with the Great Apes. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband, the writer Howard Mansfield, their border collie, Thurber, and their flock of free-range laying hens.One of the most widely read aut
Researching articles, films, and her twenty-one books for adults and children, bestselling author Sy Montgomery has been chased by an angry silverback gorilla in Rwanda, hunted by a tiger in India, and swum with piranhas, electric eels, and pink dolphins in the . Her many books include Dreaming of Lions, The Hidden Life of Dogs, The Social Lives of Dogs,
Both authors have devoted their lives to sharing the animal kingdom’s magic with others, and their combined wisdom is an indispensable contribution to the field of animal literature.The book contains a foreword by Vicki Constantine Croke, author of the bestseller Elephant Company.. The more we learn about what other animals think and do, they explain, the more we understand ourselves as animals, too. Extraordinary new insights into the minds and lives of our fellow creatures from two of the world’s top animal authors, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and Sy Montgomery."In their writing and in their lives and in their remarkable friendship, Liz and Sy break down false barriers and carry us closer to our fellow creatures.”from the foreword by Vicki Constantine Croke, author of Elephant CompanyTamed and Untameda collection of essays penned by two of the world'