The mysteries and emotional richness of the animal world revealed as never before, from the author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees.
Peter Wohlleben spent over twenty years working for the forestry
commission in Germany before leaving to put his ideas of ecology
into practice. He now runs an environmentally-friendly woodland in
Germany, where he is working towards the return of primeval
forests, as well as caring for both wild and domestic animals.
Wohlleben has been celebrated for his distinctive approach to
writing about nature; he brings to life groundbreaking scientific
research through his observations of nature and the animals he
lives amongst. He is also the author of the international
bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees.
Always fascinating… Wry, avuncular, careful and kind, Wohlleben
guides us from one creature to the next
*Guardian*
Wohlleben presents short chapter in bite-sized portions, so the
reader has a constant sense of learning something new almost with
every page ... The formula is provably winning. I still felt I was
on a robust learning curve as subjects as diverse as motherly love,
gratitude, deception, desire, shame and knowledge of good and evil
were explored one by one ... fascinating
*Observer*
Wohlleben is connecting with something big here… He truffles up
some wonderful animal facts, too… Wohlleben’s empathy with animals
can be touching and illuminating
*Sunday Times*
Entertaining and enthusiastic
*Daily Telegraph*
The Inner Life of Animals will rock your world. Surprising,
humbling, and filled with delight, this book shows us that animals
think, feel, and know in much the same way as we do -- and that
their lives are, to them, as precious as ours are to us.
*Sy Montgomery, author of THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS*
[Wohlleben] neatly combines anecdotes and scientific evidence in
his search for the answers to some basic questions, such as do
animals feel things the way we do?... Wohlleben has no doubt that
all animals have a rich inner life. By the end of this delightful,
surprising book, most readers will be persuaded that he is
right.
*Daily Mail*
The tone is friendly and informal and the prose largely free of
scientific jargon… Entertaining and thought-provoking
*Spectator*
Wouldn’t it be fascinating to know what animals think? Here, Peter
Wohlleben explores a range of bestial emotions we didn’t know
existed… unveiling remarkable insights into their hidden lives in
the process
*Country Living*
A fascinating read
*Sam Swannack, on COUNTRYFILE*
Peter Wohlleben’s convincing, highly readable stories about
free-living and domestic animals show there’s much overlap between
how humans and other animals experience bonding, loss, and the
great, shared themes of life.
*Carl Safina, author of BEYOND WORDS: WHAT ANIMALS THINK AND FEEL*
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