Puppy Kindergarten

The New Science of Raising a Great Dog

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“Convincingly shows that each puppy is a unique puzzle—solve it and you will have a perfect friend.”
– Anderson Cooper, Host of Anderson Cooper 360.

“A firehose of knowledge suffused with levity and charm from the ingenious minds behind the Puppy Kindergarten at Duke University.”
– Alexandra Horowitz, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Inside of a Dog

“Wonderful. These explanations of individual canine foibles will make raising your next best friend more fascinating, successful and joyful than ever.”
– Richard Wrangham, author of The Goodness Paradox

SURVIVAL OF THE FRIENDLIEST

Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity

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“Brilliant, eye-opening, and absolutely inspiring—and a riveting read. Hare and Woods have written the perfect book for our time.”
— Cass Sunstein, author of How Change Happens and co-author of Nudge

“Powerful, insightful, accessible—this book gives me hope.”
— Megan Phelps-Roper, author of Unfollow

“How can a top predator like the wolf have evolved to become ‘man’s best friend’? Finally a book that explains in the clearest terms how friendliness and cooperation shaped dogs and humans. This book left me with a happy and optimistic view of nature.”
— Isabella Rossellini, actress and activist

THE GENIUS OF DOGS

New York Times Bestseller

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The Genius of Dogs is a fascinating look at what goes on between the ears of the animals we share our lives with. I found it entertaining, fast-moving, and filled with gee-whiz insights that gave me a new appreciation for the complex social intelligence of man’s best friend.”
— John Grogan, author of Marley & Me and The Longest Trip Home

“The Genius of Dogs is a fantastic book. It makes it very clear that there are different kinds of intelligence. All dog lovers should read this book.”
— Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make Us Human and Animals in Translation

“The Genius of Dogs is not just about dogs, and not just about genius. It’s an exciting detective story by two comparative biologists with amazing discoveries to report.”
— Bernd Heinrich, author of Mind of the Raven

Bonobo Handshake

Winner of the Thomas Lowell Award

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“This is a startling book. Page after page astonished me. A beautifully written journey into the tangled jungle of the human mind, it also brings us movingly into intimate, loving contact with our extraordinary cousins. This is a compelling story, told with striking honesty, humor, and intelligence.”
– Alan Alda, actor, director, screenwriter, comedian, and author.

“Funny, adventurous, and heartbreaking. Woods takes us with her to darkest Africa to meet our nearest relative, the nearly extinct bonobo. This must-read book illuminates extraordinary courage in both people and animals.”
– Sara Gruen, author of New York Times Bestseller Water For Elephants

“Don’t think that this is just a book about apes. It’s a love story, an adventure story, and a political education about a country that has seen more tragedy and inhumanity than you can imagine. Above all, it’s an introduction to creatures who have every claim to being more human, in the best sense of the word, than we are.”
– Adam Hochschild, author of the award winning King Leopold’s Ghost