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What is it like to be a puppy? What's going on in their minds? In this adaptation for young readers, Alexandra Horowitz answers those questions all kids have--and more!Few people get to meet their dogs on the dog’s actual first birthday. Most of us missed the day our puppy opened her eyes, the first sweet sounds she made, or watching her learn to walk, bark, and play with her siblings. But the dog scientist Alexandra Horowitz got to. She met a...

“What Mr. Rogers was to children,  Alexandra Horowitz is to dogs: a wise and patient observer who seeks to intimately know a creature... Her chapters, packed with close observations about canine cognition and behavior, are mini-mood lifters." —NPR, Maureen Corrigan on Fresh AirWhat is it like to be a puppy? Author of the classic Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz tries to find out, spending a year scrutinizing her puppy’s daily existence and ...

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What is it like to be a puppy? Author of the classic Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz tries to find out, spending a year scrutinizing her puppy's daily existence, and poring over the science of early dog development.Few of us meet our dogs at Day One. The dog who will, eventually, become an integral part of our family, our constant companion and best friend, is born without us into a family of her own. A puppy's critical early development i...

This middle grade adaptation of Our Dogs, Ourselves is an eye-opening, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated look at humans' complicated and sometimes contradictory relationship with man's best friend by New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog.We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. Even while we see ourselves in dogs, we also treat them in surprising ways. On the one hand, we let ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog, an eye-opening, informative, "entertaining, and enlightening" (BookPage) celebration of the human-canine relationship for the curious dog owner and science-lover alike.We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. We buy them sweaters, toys, shoes, we are concerned with their social lives, their food, and their health. The story of humans ...

Wir geben unseren Hunden menschliche Namen und Twitteraccounts, investieren viel Geld in Futter und Zubehör und betrachten sie als Familienmitglieder - und dennoch fesseln wir unsere tierischen Gefährten oft nur allzu leicht mit dem Band, das wir zwischen uns knüpfen. Wir reden mit ihnen, aber wir hören nicht zu. Wir blicken sie an, aber wir sehen sie nicht. Als Hundeforscherin und als Person, die Hunde liebt und mit ihnen lebt, erkundet Alexa...

This middle grade adaptation of Our Dogs, Ourselves is an eye-opening, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated look about humans' complicated and sometimes contradictory relationship with man's best friend by New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog—Young Readers Edition.We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. Even while we see ourselves in dogs, we also treat them in surprising ways....

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The perfect companion to her huge bestseller, Inside of a Dog, an eye-opening, informative, and wholly entertaining examination and celebration of the human/canine relationship.

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog comes an eye-opening, informative, and wholly entertaining examination and celebration of the human-canine relationship for the curious dog owner and science-lover alike.

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Hunde definieren die Welt zu einem großen Teil über die Nase - eine Fähigkeit, die auch wir Menschen einst hatten, aber mangels Übung fast verlernt haben. Neugierig auf der Suche nach einer Antwort auf die Frage, wie es denn wohl sein mag, ein Hund zu sein, stößt die Autorin folglich immer wieder auf den Geruchssinn, erkundet ihn bis ins Detail und versucht, auch selbst ein bisschen Nasentier zu sein: Wie riechen die unterschiedlichen Straßen ...

This book highlights the state of the field in the new, provocative line of research into the cognition and behavior of the domestic dog. Eleven chapters from leading researchers describe innovative methods from comparative psychology, ethology, and behavioral biology, which are combined to create a more comprehensive picture of the behavior of Canis familiaris than ever before.Each of the book’s three parts highlights one of the perspectives ...

From the #1 bestselling author of Inside of a Dog—"an incredible journey into the olfactory world of man's best friend" (O, The Oprah Magazine), Alexandra Horowitz's follow-up to her New York Times bestseller explains how dogs experience the world through their most spectacular organ—the nose.In her "fascinating book…Horowitz combines the expertise of a scientist with an easy, lively writing style" (The New York Times Book Review) as she imagi...

Cosa sanno i cani? Cosa pensano? Chiunque abbia la fortuna di vivere accanto a un amico a quattro zampe non può fare a meno di chiederselo. In questo libro una psicologa cognitiva (e padrona di cani) spiega come i cani percepiscono il loro mondo quotidiano, i loro simili, e quei buffi animali che li accompagnano, gli umani, permettendo ai lettori di entrare nella testa di questi straordinari animali. Come pensa il tuo cane è un saggio aggiorna...

With more than 52 million pet dogs in America today, it's clear we are a nation of unabashed dog lovers. Yet the relationship between dogs and humans remains a fascinating mystery, as no one really knows what goes on in the canine mind. Now, in Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz fuses her perspectives as both scientist and dog owner to deliver a fresh look at the world of dogs---as seen from the animal's point of view.

Charles Wright Mills (1916-1962) was a famed sociologist, social commentator and critic. Noted for his anti-authoritarian, flamboyant character and radical ideas, he has been described as an 'American Utopian' - committed to social change, angered by the oppression he saw around him, and critical of what he saw as evidence of U.S. imperialism. His legacy includes a series of classic books - including The Power Elite, White Collar, and The Soci...