Animals
Our closest companions and most fascinating neighbors on Earth take center stage in these illuminating works about animal behavior, intelligence, and relationships. Whether exploring the complex social lives of primates, sharing heartwarming tales of beloved pets, or unlocking the secrets of animal minds, these books celebrate the remarkable creatures who share our world.
Animals Book Summaries
Alice Through the Looking-Glass
A girl steps through the parlor mirror to find she is a pawn inside a chessboard.
Fantasy
Classics
Children
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Alice Through the Looking-Glass
A girl steps through the parlor mirror to find she is a pawn inside a chessboard.
Fantasy
Classics
Children
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Strangers Drowning
They give kidneys and fortunes to strangers. Why their goodness is more unsettling than inspiring.
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Biography
Essays
Strangers Drowning
They give kidneys and fortunes to strangers. Why their goodness is more unsettling than inspiring.
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Biography
Essays
Wild Magic
An animal-speaking orphan must defend her new home from immortal monsters without losing herself.
Fantasy
Young Adult
High Fantasy
Adventure
Magic
Wild Magic
An animal-speaking orphan must defend her new home from immortal monsters without losing herself.
Fantasy
Young Adult
High Fantasy
Adventure
Magic
How to Create a Vegan World
Purism may hold animal advocacy back. The strategic case for welcoming reducers, not just converts.
Activism
Food
Animals
Philosophy
Politics
How to Create a Vegan World
Purism may hold animal advocacy back. The strategic case for welcoming reducers, not just converts.
Activism
Food
Animals
Philosophy
Politics
Empire of the Ants
He inherits a Paris apartment where the forbidden cellar leads to a war among intelligent ants.
Science Fiction
Animals
France
Mystery
Adventure
Empire of the Ants
He inherits a Paris apartment where the forbidden cellar leads to a war among intelligent ants.
Science Fiction
Animals
France
Mystery
Adventure
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Rosemary Cooke grew up with a chimpanzee sister. The silence that followed shaped her entire life.
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
Family
Animals
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Rosemary Cooke grew up with a chimpanzee sister. The silence that followed shaped her entire life.
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
Family
Animals
The Future of Life
Extinction runs 1,000 times too fast. The bottleneck is not knowledge but a global land ethic.
Science
Environment
Nature
Biology
Ecology
The Future of Life
Extinction runs 1,000 times too fast. The bottleneck is not knowledge but a global land ethic.
Science
Environment
Nature
Biology
Ecology
Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
To rescue her crush's shelter, an awkward girl must skate in a show she'll wreck.
Middle Grade
Children
Humor
Graphic Novels
Contemporary
Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
To rescue her crush's shelter, an awkward girl must skate in a show she'll wreck.
Middle Grade
Children
Humor
Graphic Novels
Contemporary
Tales from Watership Down
The warren's storytellers spin legends of a trickster prince and tales of courage.
Fantasy
Classics
Animals
Short Stories
Young Adult
Tales from Watership Down
The warren's storytellers spin legends of a trickster prince and tales of courage.
Fantasy
Classics
Animals
Short Stories
Young Adult
The New Breed
Robot panic is sci-fi fueled. The real future looks more like our ancient partnership with animals.
Science
Technology
Animals
Philosophy
History
The New Breed
Robot panic is sci-fi fueled. The real future looks more like our ancient partnership with animals.
Science
Technology
Animals
Philosophy
History
Never Leave the Dogs Behind
Divorced and hounded online, she moved four dogs into a waterless trailer on the Utah desert.
Memoir
Audiobooks
Dogs
Animals
Travel
Never Leave the Dogs Behind
Divorced and hounded online, she moved four dogs into a waterless trailer on the Utah desert.
Memoir
Audiobooks
Dogs
Animals
Travel
Reaching the Animal Mind
A cheap plastic clicker unlocks creativity in dolphins, trust in horses, and focus in humans.
Animals
Science
Psychology
Nature
Biology
Reaching the Animal Mind
A cheap plastic clicker unlocks creativity in dolphins, trust in horses, and focus in humans.
Animals
Science
Psychology
Nature
Biology
We Are the Weather
Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.
Environment
Climate Change
Food
Science
Nature
We Are the Weather
Sixty percent of mammals are livestock. Two plant-based meals a day saves 1.3 metric tons of carbon.
Environment
Climate Change
Food
Science
Nature
The Dalai Lama's Cat and the Four Paws of Spiritual Success
A Himalayan cat at the Dalai Lama's side discovers a path from suffering to compassion.
Buddhism
Spirituality
Animals
Cats
Self Help
The Dalai Lama's Cat and the Four Paws of Spiritual Success
A Himalayan cat at the Dalai Lama's side discovers a path from suffering to compassion.
Buddhism
Spirituality
Animals
Cats
Self Help
The End of Animal Farming
Ending factory farming depends less on your diet than on what happens in labs and boardrooms.
Animals
Food
Science
Philosophy
Environment
The End of Animal Farming
Ending factory farming depends less on your diet than on what happens in labs and boardrooms.
Animals
Food
Science
Philosophy
Environment
The Dogs of Babel
After his wife's fatal fall, a linguist teaches his dog to speak, desperate to know why.
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Contemporary
Book Club
Animals
The Dogs of Babel
After his wife's fatal fall, a linguist teaches his dog to speak, desperate to know why.
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Contemporary
Book Club
Animals
The Way of the Hermit
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
Memoir
Nature
Autobiography
Adventure
Travel
The Way of the Hermit
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
Memoir
Nature
Autobiography
Adventure
Travel
Canine Enrichment for the Real World
You're feeding your dog's stomach but starving its brain. Real enrichment, woven into daily life.
Dogs
Pets
Animals
Science
Psychology
Canine Enrichment for the Real World
You're feeding your dog's stomach but starving its brain. Real enrichment, woven into daily life.
Dogs
Pets
Animals
Science
Psychology
The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy
Burnout's cure is slow, sleepy, and furry. The rules for a life where rest comes first.
Self Help
Humor
Philosophy
Psychology
Animals
The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy
Burnout's cure is slow, sleepy, and furry. The rules for a life where rest comes first.
Self Help
Humor
Philosophy
Psychology
Animals
By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020
His world tour stalls at a Bosnian meow; a scrawny kitten joins the ride and redirects it.
Travel
Animals
Memoir
Cats
Biography
By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020
His world tour stalls at a Bosnian meow; a scrawny kitten joins the ride and redirects it.
Travel
Animals
Memoir
Cats
Biography
Water for Elephants
Orphaned, a vet student joins a traveling circus and falls for the mercurial animal trainer's wife.
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Adult Fiction
Adult
Water for Elephants
Orphaned, a vet student joins a traveling circus and falls for the mercurial animal trainer's wife.
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Adult Fiction
Adult
Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham
A relentless optimist won't stop until a stubborn grump tries the weirdest breakfast.
Children
Classics
Poetry
Humor
Fantasy
Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham
A relentless optimist won't stop until a stubborn grump tries the weirdest breakfast.
Children
Classics
Poetry
Humor
Fantasy
Kiki's Delivery Service
To prove herself, a young witch opens a flying delivery service in a town wary of witches.
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Witches
Japan
Classics
Kiki's Delivery Service
To prove herself, a young witch opens a flying delivery service in a town wary of witches.
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Witches
Japan
Classics
Racism as Zoological Witchcraft
Racism is a ritual of consumption that devours animal and human bodies. Here's the exit strategy.
Race
Social Justice
Animals
Feminism
Vegan
Racism as Zoological Witchcraft
Racism is a ritual of consumption that devours animal and human bodies. Here's the exit strategy.
Race
Social Justice
Animals
Feminism
Vegan
What Evolution Is
An architect of modern evolutionary theory shows his work: fossils, genes, and islands all converge.
Science
Biology
Nature
History
Philosophy
What Evolution Is
An architect of modern evolutionary theory shows his work: fossils, genes, and islands all converge.
Science
Biology
Nature
History
Philosophy
The Animal Kingdom
DNA reveals the animal kingdom's true family tree: insects dominate, humans are a recent arrival.
Science
Biology
Evolution
Animals
Zoology
The Animal Kingdom
DNA reveals the animal kingdom's true family tree: insects dominate, humans are a recent arrival.
Science
Biology
Evolution
Animals
Zoology
When the Cranes Fly South
An elderly widower fights to keep his dog as his son and his body conspire.
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Adult Fiction
Family
Death
When the Cranes Fly South
An elderly widower fights to keep his dog as his son and his body conspire.
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Adult Fiction
Family
Death
