The Wolf in the Parlor: The Eternal Connection Between Humans and Dogs
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (811 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1400163404 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 149 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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They are everywhere, but how much do we really know about where they came from and what the implications are of their place in our world? 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. Of all the things hidden in plain sight, dogs are one of the most enigmatic. And so began one man's journey to the dogs, an odyssey that would take him from a 12,000-year-old grave to a conclusion so remarkable as to change our perception of ourselves. Soon Franklin was sharing hearth and home with a soulful and clever poodle named Charlie. 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. In this groundbreaking book, master storyteller Franklin shatter
(Sept.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. As concepts of the canine go, Franklin's is notably audacious. All rights reserved. His thesis: beginning about 12,000 years ago, as wild wolves evolved into follower wolves and were subsequently domesticated by early man, a kind of mind meld occurred. . Franklin buttresses his inventive assertion with a combination of absorbingly loquacious ruminations on the behavior of his own dog, Charlie, and a rigorous compilation of scientific facts rooted in a decade of study about the nature of wolves and dogs. Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Franklin (Molecules of the Mind) draws on
. Jon Franklin, the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, is a journalism professor at the University of Maryland and the author of The Molecules of the Mind.George K. Friedman to Thomas Pynchon, and has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards. Wilson has narrated over one hundred fiction and nonfiction audiobook titles, from Thomas L
A real-life mystery about the bond between mankind and dogs When his new wife bought home a puppy, Franklin realized he was going to have to live with a dog. One day he asked himself, "Why is there a wolf in my parlor?"The question wouldn't let him go. Franklin writes:"while dogs were everywhere one looked, humans gave them no serious notice--and what's more, didn't see anything odd about this arrangement. It was as if we were deliberately ignorin. Stuart H. Warner said A walk through our history with dogs. It became our morning ritual during the 11 months I was unemployed.First I felt a cold nose on my leg as I sat at the breakfast table. Next, I heard a faint whimper. Then WHAM! a dog's head crashed through my newspaper and came to rest on my lap.The message was clear. "It's time to go for our walk."Until I read the new book by Jon Franklin, The Wolf in the Parlor (Henry Holt and Company). C. Dundee said Lots and lots of filler and fluff. It appears that this guy took a 10-"Lots and lots of filler and fluff" according to C. Dundee. It appears that this guy took a 10-20 page paper about the connection between humans and dogs and expanded it into a 200+ page book. If self-indulgent philosophical rambling is your cup of tea you will enjoy this book but if you are actually interested in learning something about how dogs and humans interact you will be out of luck. I definitely expected a whole lot more hard science and . 0 page paper about the connection between humans and dogs and expanded it into a "Lots and lots of filler and fluff" according to C. Dundee. It appears that this guy took a 10-20 page paper about the connection between humans and dogs and expanded it into a 200+ page book. If self-indulgent philosophical rambling is your cup of tea you will enjoy this book but if you are actually interested in learning something about how dogs and humans interact you will be out of luck. I definitely expected a whole lot more hard science and . 00+ page book. If self-indulgent philosophical rambling is your cup of tea you will enjoy this book but if you are actually interested in learning something about how dogs and humans interact you will be out of luck. I definitely expected a whole lot more hard science and