Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us about Connection, Community, and Ourselves - Rilegato

O’Connell, Caitlin; Rodwell, Timothy

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ISBN 10: 1452184852 ISBN 13: 9781452184852

Casa editrice: Chronicle Books, 2021

Riassunto

Wild Rituals explores how embracing the rituals of the animal kingdom can make us more connected to ourselves, nature, and others.

Behavioral ecologist and world-renowned elephant scientist Caitlin O'Connell dives into the rituals of elephants, apes, zebras, rhinos, lions, whales, flamingos, and many more.

This fascinating read helps us better understand how we are similar to wild animals, and encourages us to find healing, self-awareness, community, and self-reinvention.

• Filled with fascinating stories on 10 different animal rituals
• Features original full-color photos, from the Caribbean to the African savannah
• Demonstrates the profound way we are similar to the wild creatures who captivate us

Wild Rituals journeys into the desert, tundra, and rainforest to reveal the importance of rituals and how they can help us find a simpler, more meaningful way of living.

In a culture of technology where we find ourselves living at a greater distance from nature and each other, this remarkable book taps into the unspoken languages of creatures around the world.

• Caitlin O'Connell is a Harvard assistant professor and award-winning author who spent more than 30 years studying animals in the wild.
• Makes a great gift for anyone curious about nature, animals, and how humans compare to and interact with both
• Add it to the shelf with books like Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel by Carl Safina; Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal; The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion―Surprising Observations of a Hidden World by Peter Wohlleben; and The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Caitlin O'Connell, PhD, is a world-renowned elephant scientist on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. She is also an associate of the Harvard University Center for the Environment. She is the author of the internationally acclaimed The Elephant's Secret Sense, among other award-winning books. Her book Elephant Don is the subject of the award-winning Smithsonian documentary, Elephant King. O'Connell is also the cofounder and CEO of the nonprofit organization, Utopia Scientific. She has taught science writing for Stanford University and the New York Times.

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Behavioural ecologist and world-renowned elephant scientist Caitlin O’Connell has spent more than 30 years studying animals in the wild. With fascinating stories and full-colour photography, O’Connell reveals 10 lost rituals from the animal kingdom that teach us how to be more connected to ourselves, nature and others. Through her expeditions in the Caribbean and the African savannah, she immerses us in the cultures of elephants, apes, zebras, rhinos, lions, whales, flamingos and other animals. The result is a captivating look at just how similar we are to these wild creatures and how we can reclaim our innate ability to connect for a more meaningful life.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Chronicle Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1452184852
• ISBN 13: 9781452184852
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 246
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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