The Wolf in the Parlor: How the Dog Came To Share Your Brain - Brossura

Franklin, Jon

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0312662645 ISBN 13: 9780312662646

Casa editrice: Griffin, 2010

Riassunto

There is no question that the dog inhabits a singular position in relation to humans, a position no other animal occupies. But where did this extraordinary bond originate, and what distinguishes it from the way we feel about other animals? And why is it that humans are as important to dogs as they are to us? Jon Franklin set out to find out and ended up spending a decade studying the origins and significance of the dog and its peculiar attachment to humans. As the intellectual pursuit of his subject began to take over Franklin's life, he married a dog lover and was quickly introduced to the ancient and powerful law of nature, to wit: Love me, love my dog. Soon Franklin was sharing hearth and home with a soulful and clever poodle named Charlie. And so began an odyssey, from a 12,000-year-old grave to a conclusion so remarkable as to change our perception of ourselves. Building on evolutionary science, archaeology, behavioral science, and the firsthand experience of watching his own dog evolve from puppy to family member, Franklin posits that man and dog are more than just inseparable; they are part and parcel of the same creature. Along the way,The Wolf in the Parlor imparts a substantial yet painless education on subjects as far-ranging as psychological evolution and neurochemistry. In this groundbreaking book, master storyteller Franklin shatters the lens through which we see the world and shows us an unexpected, enthralling picture of the human/canine relationship.

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L'autore

Jon Franklin is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism and the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, among numerous other awards. He was a science writer forThe Baltimore Evening Sun and is now a journalism professor at the University of Maryland. He is also the author ofThe Molecules of the Mind, a New York Times Book of the Year, and Writing for Story.

Product Description

Explores the relationship between man and dog, where that bond originates, what it is based on, what distinguishes it from the way humans feel about other animals, and why humans are as important to dogs as dogs are to people.

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• Editore: Griffin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0312662645
• ISBN 13: 9780312662646
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 283