Illustrated Dogwatching - Softcover

Morris, Desmond; Morris, Donald R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0091865166 ISBN 13: 9780091865160

Verlag: Ebury Press, 1998

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Reseña del editor

What exactly is it about the canine personality that has singled out the dog, from all the 4, 236 species of non-human mammals, to be man's best friend? In his international bestseller Illustrated Dogwatching Desmond Morris gives fascinating answers to this and many other questions. why does a dog bury a bone? Why does a dog wag its tail? Do dogs have a sixth sense? Do dogs show remorse? and many more. Now published for the first time in paperback, the book is packed with dazzling colour photographs to illustrate the author's exploration of canine behaviour. No dog lover should be without it.

Biografía del autor

Desmond Morris (Author)
Desmond Morris was born in 1928. Educated at Birmingham and Oxford universities, he became the Curator of Mammals at London Zoo in 1959, a post he held for eight years. In 1967 he published The Naked Ape which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and has changed the way we view our own species forever. An accomplished artist, tv presenter, film maker and writer, Desmond Morris's books have been published in over thirty-six countries.

Donald R Morris (Author)
Donald R. Morris was born in 1924 and grew up in New York City. In 1948 he graduated from the US Naval Academy at Annapolis. After serving on several destroyers, he went on to Naval Intelligence School and Russian language training and was detailed to the CIA in 1956. He remained with the CIA and continued in the Naval Reserve until 1972, when he retired as a Lieutenant Commander. He earned two battle stars in Korea and holds the Navy Commendation medal. His 17 years with the CIA were spent almost entirely in Soviet counter-espionage operations. He was stationed for lengthy periods in Berlin, Paris, Kinshasa (Zaire) and Vietnam.

For many years Donald Morris was also a foreign affairs columnist for the Houston Post. In 1989 he formed the Trident Syndicate and published a weekly newsletter on current events and foreign affairs. He died in 2002.

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• Verlag: Ebury Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0091865166
• ISBN 13: 9780091865160
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 144