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Of Wolves and Men
- Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Humankind's relationship with the wolf is the sum of a spectrum of responses ranging from fear to admiration and affection. Lopez's classic, careful study has won praise from a wide range of reviewers and improved the way books on wild animals are written. Of Wolves and Men explores the uneasy interaction between wolves and civilization over the centuries, and the wolf's prominence in our thoughts about wild creatures.
Drawing upon an impressive array of literature, history, science, and mythology as well as extensive personal experience with captive and free-ranging wolves, Lopez argues for the wolf's preservation and immerses the listener in its sensory world, creating a compelling portrait of the wolf both as a real animal and as imagined by different kinds of men. With irresistible charm and elegance, Of Wolves and Men celebrates careful scientific fieldwork, dispels folklore that has enabled the Western mind to demonize wolves, explains myths, and honors indigenous traditions, allowing us to understand how this remarkable animal has become so prominent for so long in the human heart.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-02-23
An incredibly well researched piece of literature
I've been getting increasingly obsessed with wolves, and I must say it has less to do with my dogs than books like these. Barry Lopez breaks down man's relationship with wolves over the past thousand or so years. The violence we've shown to the very animals our ancient ancestors have learnt so much 'culture' from is astounding. My jaw dropped on several occasions, not all of which having to do with wolf murder. The respect that the Inuit people and the native Americans have shown towards the wolves cut real deep, and Barry pens it all with impeccable humility and fervour. There was one specific line towards the end of the book that shines light on the need for science to accommodate intuition into its animal studies in-order to illuminate them as individuals rather than 'all animals'. i think this book has done exactly that to my outlook on not just wolves, but all animals.
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