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  • King Solomon's Ring

    by Konrad Lorenz ...
    Series series Routledge Classics
    Solomon, the legend goes, had a magic ring which enabled him to speak to the animals in their own language. Konrad Lorenz was gifted with a similar power of understanding the animal world. He was that rare beast, a brilliant scientist who could write (and indeed draw) beautifully. He did more than any other person to establish and popularize the study of how animals behave, receiving a Nobel Prize ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • On Aggression

    by Konrad Lorenz ...
    Series series Routledge Classics
    Konrad Lorenz was the author of some of the most popular books ever published about animals, including the best-selling Man Meets Dog and King Solomon's Ring. On Aggression is one of his finest works, as well as the most controversial. Through an insightful and characteristically entertaining survey of animal behaviour, the Nobel Prize winner tracks the evolution of aggression throughout the ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • Comparative Studies on the Behaviour of Anatinae

    by Konrad Lorenz ...
    Comparative Studies on the Behaviour of Anatinae is Konrad Lorenz's work on the study of the Anatinae family which is a subfamily of the family Anatidae (swans, geese and ducks). Lorenz studied instinctive behavior in animals, especially in greylag geese and jackdaws. Working with geese, he rediscovered the principle of imprinting (originally described by Douglas Spalding in the 19th century) in ... Read more

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  • King Solomon's Ring

    New Light on Animal Ways

    by Konrad Z. Lorenz ...
    Like Solomon with his magic ring, famed Austrian ethologist Konrad Lorenz was a gifted student of the animal world. King Solomon's Ring, the book which brought him worldwide recognition, is a delightful collection of observations and insights into the lives of our furry and feathered friends, from the familiar cats and dogs to jackdaws. A must read for any animal lover. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • the Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

    by Charles Darwin ...
    Darwin's work of 1872 still provides the point of departure for research in the theory of emotion and expression. Although he lacked the modern research tool of cybernetics, his basic methods have not been improved upon: the study of infants, of the insane, of paintings and sculpture, of some of the commoner animals; the use of photographs of expression submitted to different judges; and the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Research Is a Passion With Me

    The Autobiography of a Bird Lover

    by Margaret Morse Nice ...
    In her incredibly productive lifetime (1883-1974), American-born ornithologist Margaret Morse Nice earned the admiration of ornithologists and naturalists in far distant lands.Research Is a Passion With Me is an enthralling autobiography of one of the great individuals in her field and of her time. The prominent California nature writer, Donald Peattie, in commenting on Margaret Nice’s writing ... Read more

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  • The Descent of Man

    by Charles Darwin, Tom Griffith ...
    Series series Classics of World Literature
    In The Descent of Man Darwin addresses many of the issues raised by his notorious Origin of Species: finding in the traits and instincts of animals the origins of the mental abilities of humans, of language, of our social structures and our moral capacities, he attempts to show that there is no clear dividing line between animals and humans. Most importantly, he accounts for what Victorians called ... Read more

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  • The Descent of Man

    Selection in Relation to Sex

    by Charles Darwin ...
    Series series Origin of Species
    In The Descent of Man Darwin applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details the theory of sexual selection, a form of biological adaptation distinct from, yet interconnected with, natural selection. The book discusses many related issues, including evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics, differences between human races, differences between sexes, the dominant role of women in ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • H Is for Hawk

    by Helen Macdonald ...
    Now a Major Motion Picture starring Claire Foy and Brendan GleesonOne of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyOne of Kirkus Reviews’s Best Books of the 21st CenturyOne of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the YearOne of Slate's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Last 25 YearsON MORE THAN 25 BEST B... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • We Were Liars

    by E. Lockhart ...
    Series Book 1 - We Were Liars
    **#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW STREAMING ON PRIME VIDEO • LOOK FOR THE LATEST NOVEL IN THE WE WERE LIARS UNIVERSE, WE FELL APART!The modern, sophisticated suspense novel that became a runaway smash hit on TikTok and introduced the world to a family hiding a jaw-dropping secret."Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable." —John Green, #1 New York ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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  • Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?

    by Frans de Waal ...
    A New York Times bestseller: "A passionate and convincing case for the sophistication of nonhuman minds." —Alison Gopnik, The AtlanticHailed as a classic, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? explores the oddities and complexities of animal cognition—in crows, dolphins, parrots, sheep, wasps, bats, chimpanzees, and bonobos—to reveal how smart animals really are, and how we’ve ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Becoming Wild

    How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace

    by Carl Safina ...
    Discover the rich cultures of non-human beings in Earth's remaining wild places, as revealed by bestselling author Carl Safina.In this superbly articulate cri de coeur, Carl Safina, New York Times bestselling author, brings readers close to three non-human cultures—what they do, why they do it, and how life is for them. Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve ... Read more

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