One of the key texts on dog behaviour, praised by specialists such as Stephen Budiansky (The Truth About Dogs) and Jeffrey Masson (Dogs Never Lie About Love), but written in as a straightforward, accessible narrative Was a bestseller on first publication 'A classic' Independent on Sunday 'A fascinating account of the interaction between dogs, and between dogs and humans' The Times 'Informative, delightful, innovative and full of an intimate knowledge of canine life' New York Times Book Review 'The Hidden Life of Dogs has a clarity and objectivity that elevates it to the best of popular science' Daily Express
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas is the author of The Harmless People, a non-fiction work about the !Kung Bushmen of south-western Africa, and of Reindeer Moon, a novel about the paleolithic hunter-gatherers of Siberia, both of which were tremendous international successes. She lives in New Hampshire.
'What is extraordinary about this little, reissued and much loved classic isnot so much the secret lives of dogs, but the life of the woman who wrote it. . . Is this astonishing woman, who has similiarly observed and writen about warrior herdsmen and cats, barking? I cannot say, but her book is utterly compelling.' Daily Mail, 19-09-2004.
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