Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves by Frans

Description: Mama's Last Hug by Frans de Waal A New York Times Bestseller and winner of the PEN / E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award "Game-changing." —Sy Montgomery, New York Times Book Review FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Mamas Last Hug is a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals, beginning with Mama, a chimpanzee matriarch who formed a deep bond with biologist Jan van Hooff. Her story and others like it—from dogs "adopting" the injuries of their companions, to rats helping fellow rats in distress, to elephants revisiting the bones of their loved ones—show that humans are not the only species with the capacity for love, hate, fear, shame, guilt, joy, disgust, and empathy. Frans de Waal opens our hearts and minds to the many ways in which humans and other animals are connected. Author Biography Frans de Waal (1948—2024), author of Mamas Last Hug, was C. H. Candler Professor Emeritus of Primate Behavior at Emory University and the former director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center. Review "A captivating and big-hearted book, full of compassion and brimming with insights about the lives of animals, including human ones." -- Yuval Noah Harari, New York Times best-selling author of Sapiens"Through colorful stories and riveting prose, de Waal firmly puts to rest the stubborn notion that humans alone in the animal kingdom experience a broad array of emotions." -- Barbara J. King - NPR"De Waals eye-opening observations argue for better treatment and greater appreciation of animals, even as he ensures that youll never look at them—or yourself—the same way again." -- People"An original thinker, [de Waal] seems to invite us to his front-row seats, sharing the popcorn as he gets us up to speed on the plot of how life works, through deeply affecting stories of primates and other animals, all dramas with great lessons for our own species." -- Vicki Constantine Croke - The Boston Globe"De Waals conversational writing is at times moving, often funny and almost always eye-opening.… Its hard to walk away from Mamas Last Hug without a deeper understanding of our fellow animals and our own emotions." -- Erin Wayman - Science News"There is nothing sentimental about de Waals position.… All the things he has learned about animals have come from observation. He is a brilliant observer, and is often amazed by what he sees." -- Michael Bond - New Scientist"I doubt that Ive ever read a book as good as Mamas Last Hug, because it presents in irrefutable scientific detail the very important facts that animals do have these emotions as well as the other mental features we once attributed only to people. Not only is [the book] exceedingly important, its also fun to read, a real page-turner. I cant say enough good things about it except its utterly splendid." -- Elizabeth Marshall Thomas"Before I realized Frans de Waals connection to Mamas actual last hug, I sent the online video link to a large group of scientists saying, I believe it is possible to view this interaction and be changed forever. Likewise, I believe that anyone reading this book will be changed forever. De Waal has spent so many decades watching intently and thinking deeply that he sees a planet that is deeper and more beautiful than almost anyone realizes. In these pages, you can acquire and share his beautiful, shockingly insightful view of life on Earth." -- Carl Safina, author of Beyond Worlds: What Animals Think and Feel""After youve read Mamas Last Hug it becomes obvious that animals have emotions. Learn how they resemble us in many ways." -- Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make Us Human and Animals in Translation"Frans de Waal is one of the most influential primatologists to ever walk the earth, changing the way we think of human nature by exploring its continuity with other species. He does this again in the wonderful Mamas Last Hug, an examination of the continuum between emotion in humans and other animals. This subject is rife with groundless speculation, ideology, and badly misplaced folk intuition, and de Waal ably navigates it with deep insight, showing the ways in which our emotional lives are shared with other primates. This is an important book, wise and accessible." -- Robert Sapolsky, author of Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Review Quote Through colorful stories and riveting prose, de Waal firmly puts to rest the stubborn notion that humans alone in the animal kingdom experience a broad array of emotions....De Waal contributes immensely to an ethical sea change for animals.--Barbara J. King, NPR De Waals eye-opening observations argue for better treatment and greater appreciation of animals, even as he ensures that youll never look at them--or yourself--the same way again.--People Game-changing....For too long, emotion has been cognitive researchers third rail....But nothing could be more essential to understanding how people and animals behave. By examining emotions in both, this book puts these most vivid of mental experiences in evolutionary context, revealing how their richness, power and utility stretch across species and back into deep time....The book succeeds most brilliantly in the stories de Waal relates.--Sy Montgomery, The New York Times Book Review An original thinker, [de Waal] seems to invite us to his front-row seats, sharing the popcorn as he gets us up to speed on the plot of how life works, through deeply affecting stories of primates and other animals, all dramas with great lessons for our own species.--Vicki Constantine Croke, Boston Globe De Waals conversational writing is at times moving, often funny and almost always eye-opening....Its hard to walk away from Mamas Last Hug without a deeper understanding of our fellow animals and our own emotions.--Erin Wayman, Science News A captivating and big-hearted book, full of compassion and brimming with insights about the lives of animals, including human ones.--Yuval Noah Harari, New York Times best-selling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Before I realized Frans de Waals connection to Mamas actual last hug, I sent the online video link to a large group of scientists saying, I believe it is possible to view this interaction and be changed forever. Likewise, I believe that anyone reading this book will be changed forever. De Waal has spent so many decades watching intently and thinking deeply that he sees a planet that is deeper and more beautiful than almost anyone realizes. In these pages, you can acquire and share his beautiful, shockingly insightful view of life on Earth.--Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel I doubt that Ive ever read a book as good as Mamas Last Hug , because it presents in irrefutable scientific detail the very important fact that animals do have these emotions as well as the other mental features we once attributed only to people. Not only is the book exceedingly important, its also fun to read, a real page-turner. I cant say enough good things about it except its utterly splendid.--Elizabeth Marshall Thomas Frans de Waal is one of the most influential primatologists to ever walk the earth, changing the way we think of human nature by exploring its continuity with other species. He does this again in the wonderful Mamas Last Hug , an examination of the continuum between emotion in humans and other animals. This subject is rife with groundless speculation, ideology, and badly misplaced folk intuition, and de Waal ably navigates it with deep insight, showing the ways in which our emotional lives are shared with other primates. This is an important book, wise and accessible.--Robert Sapolsky, author of Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst In Mamas Last Hug , Frans de Waal marshals his wealth of knowledge and experience, toggling expertly between rigorous science and captivating anecdote to explain animal behavior--humans included. While doing so, he rebukes the common conceit that we are necessarily better, or smarter, than our closest relatives.--Jonathan Balcombe, author of What a Fish Knows Details ISBN039335783X Year 2020 ISBN-10 039335783X ISBN-13 9780393357837 Format Paperback Language English Pages 352 Short Title Mamas Last Hug Subtitle Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves Imprint WW Norton & Co Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-02-14 NZ Release Date 2020-02-14 US Release Date 2020-02-14 UK Release Date 1900-01-01 Illustrations 16 pages of black and white illustrations Author Frans de Waal Publisher WW Norton & Co Publication Date 2020-02-14 Alternative 9780393635065 DEWEY 599.88515 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:169155926;

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