Dogwatching answers fundamental and fascinating questions about man's best friend--questions often overlooked by standard dog books and even by dog owners themselves. 21 black-and-white photographs.

Straw Dogs is an exciting, radical work of philosophy, which sets out to challenge our most cherished assumptions about what it means to be human. From Plato to Christianity, from the Enlightenment to Nietzsche, the Western tradition has been based on the belief that humans are radically different from other animals. Taking inspiration from art, poetry, the frontiers of science...(展开全部)

The British bestseller "Straw Dogs "is an exciting, radical work of philosophy, which sets out to challenge our most cherished assumptions about what it means to be human. From Plato to Christianity, from the Enlightenment to Nietzsche and Marx, the Western tradition has been based on arrogant and erroneous beliefs about human beings and their place in the world. Philosophies s...(展开全部)

We spend our lives surrounded by air, hardly even noticing it. It's the most miraculous substance on earth, yet responsible for our food, our weather, our water, and our ability to hear. In fact, we live at the bottom of an ocean of air. In this exuberant book, gifted science writer Gabrielle Walker peels back the layers of our atmosphere with the stories of the people who unco...(展开全部)

What exactly is it about the canine personality that has singled out the dog, from all the 4236 species of non-human mammals, to be man's best friend? Desmond Morris gives answers to this and many other questions, which include: why does a dog bury a bone?; why does a dog wag its tail?; do dogs have a sixth sense?; and do dogs show remorse?

What exactly is it about the canine personality that has singled out the dog, from all the 4236 species of non-human mammals, to be man's best friend? Desmond Morris gives answers to this and many other questions, which include: why does a dog bury a bone?; why does a dog wag its tail?; do dogs have a sixth sense?; and do dogs show remorse?

<BLOCKQUOTE> "Bark, George," says George's mother, and George goes: "Meow," which definitely isn't right, because George is a dog. And so is his mother, who repeats, "Bark, George." And George goes, "Quack, quack."</P></BLOCKQUOTE> What's going on with George? Find out in this hilarious new picture book from Jules Feiffer.

Dog lovers will laugh out loud at the quirkiness and unbridled enthusiasm of their canine pals in this hilarious collection of poems by lovable, if sometimes misguided, dogs. In these tongue-in-cheek poems, the author who successfully interpreted the musings of poetic felines in the bestseller I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats now turns his talent to our canine frien...(展开全部)

A COLLECTION FO RPEVIOUS UNPBULISHED RADIO MYSTERIES FROM THE 1930'S AND 1940S BY ELLERY QUEEN