Pets and Their People intimate knowledge of the land

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New York Times-bestselling superstar Isabel Allende

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Pets and Their People intimate knowledge of the landAn extraordinary mix of psychology, science, and cultural history exploring the relationship between humans and their pets. Humans have been domesticating animals for over ten thousand years. Why do we want tame wolves in our homes, subdued wild cats on our laps, and snakes draped like scarves around our necks? This ongoing debate between the wild and the tame has informed human history, human psychology, human politics, and human sociology. At the