Tuesday, August 23, 2011

New This Week, Part Two

Bats Sing, Mice Giggle: The Surprising Science of Animals' Inner Lives
by Karen Shanor & Jagmeet Kanwal
Totem Books / Icon Books
Trade Paperback

From the book description:

"Amazing, moving, and enlightening. Bats Sing, Mice Giggle presents the latest findings on the intimate lives of animals with great elegance. I recommend it wholeheartedly."—Larry King
Bats Sing, Mice Giggle is the culmination of years of fascinating scientific research that reveals how animals have secret inner lives of which, until recently, we had little proof. Karen Shanor and Jagmeet Kanwal take readers on an eye-opening voyage of discovery, showing how animals build, create, and communicate—expressing grief, joy, anger, and fear—which emphasizes just how animal we humans are.
Karen Shanor lectures at Georgetown University and is a clinical psychologist and an advisor for the Discovery Channel’s Animal Planet programs.
Jagmeet Kanwal teaches at Georgetown University and is an internationally recognized neurothologist.


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