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The Truth About Dogs

The Truth About Dogs An Inquiry Into the Ancestry, Social Conventions, Mental Habits, and Moral Fiber of Canis Familiaris

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Publisher's Synopsis

Describes dogs' evolution, senses, emotions, and relationship with humans, and explains why dogs exhibit such behaviors as barking at the mailman, cowering during thunderstorms, and displaying aggression.

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Viking

Viking

Viking publishes the widest possible range of literary fiction and non-fiction. Our fiction list includes John le Carr?, Nick Hornby, Will Self, Colm T?ib?n, Nicole Krauss, William Trevor, Catherine O' Flynn, Jonathan Coe, and Joshua Ferris. In non-fiction, the range covers current affairs, history, biography, memoir, narrative non-fiction, music and sport. Our authors include Antony Beevor, Andrew Rawnsley, Mark Bostridge, Sarah Bradford, Saul David, Catherine Bailey, Lynn Barber, Claire Tomalin and John Stubbs.

Book information

ISBN: 9780670892723
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Viking
Pub date:
DEWEY: 636.70887
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 263
Weight: 435g
Height: 223mm
Width: 148mm
Spine width: 25mm

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