In a world where we measure animals by human standards, prize-winning author and MacArthur Fellow Carl Safina takes us inside their minds, witnessing their profound capacity for perception, thought and emotion
Carl Safina's writing about the living world has won a MacArthur "genius" prize, Pew, and Guggenheim Fellowships; book awards from Lannan, Orion, and the National Academies; and the John Burroughs, James Beard, and George Rabb medals. He has studied seabirds, worked to ban high-seas drift nets and to overhaul U.S. fishing policy. Safina is now the first Endowed Professor for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University and he runs the not-for-profit Safina Center. He is author of the classic book, Song for the Blue Ocean. He lives on Long Island, New York with his wife Patricia and their dogs and feathered friends.
Dr. Safina is a terrific writer, with a contagious enthusiasm ...
draws out haunting resonances between animal lives and our own ...
Captivating * New York Times *
At once moving and surprising, Beyond Words asks us to reexamine
our relationship to other species-and to ourselves -- Elizabeth
Kolbert, author of * The Sixth Extinction *
This book breathes love of and respect for animals and is rich with
observations and extraordinary travel experiences. It is a
delightful and enlightening account of both how we relate to them
and how they relate to each other -- Frans de Waal
Combines lambent writing with dazzling facts, while also
illuminating our knowledge of significant and engaging subjects ...
Exemplary * Washington Post *
Wise, passionate, and eye-opening at every turn, Beyond Words is
ultimately a graceful examination of humanity's place in the world
* Psychology Today *
Safina's engaging writing takes readers along on his journey ...
The result is a meandering, entertaining tour of the animal
kingdom, with pit stops for both amusing anecdotes and the latest
scientific studies of animal behavior ... entertaining and
informative * Slate *
Brilliant ... makes intimate these wild animals in vivid family
portraits ... Safina is a font of research, his wonder contagious *
Elle *
Safina offers a rich and often heart-touching account of his
journeys with scientists exploring the minds and emotions of
elephants, wolves, and dolphins. His compassion and empathy for
animals shines throughout, and he uses both to illuminate the
booming field of animal cognition. A beautifully written,
accessible, and compelling read -- Virginia Morrell, author of *
Animal Wise: How We Know Animals Think and Feel *
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