King Solomon's Ring: New Light on Animal Ways in Stellenbosch, Western Cape for sale

Tema:
Non Fiction
Soort:
Nature / Animals / General
Condition : Like New
Solomon, the legend goes, had a magic ring which enabled him to speak to the animals in their own language. Konrad Lorenz was gifted with a similar power of understanding the animal world. He was that rare beast, a brilliant scientist who could write (and indeed draw) beautifully. He did more than any other person to establish and popularize the study of how animals behave, receiving a Nobel Prize for his work. King Solomon's Ring, the book which brought him worldwide recognition, is a delightful treasury of observations and insights into the lives of all sorts of creatures, from jackdaws and water-shrews to dogs, cats and even wolves. Charmingly illustrated by Lorenz himself, this book is a wonderfully written introduction to the world of our furred and feathered friends, a world which often provides an uncanny resemblance to our own. A must for any animal-lover!
'This wise and beautiful book... bears upon every page the imprint of a profound, humane and questing mind.' - Observer
About the author (2002)
Konrad Lorenz (1903-89). Pioneering and world-renowned scientist of animal behaviour. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Psychology in 1973.
Bibliographic information.
Title King Solomon's Ring: New Light on Animal Ways
Authors Konrad Lorenz, Marjorie Kerr Wilson
Edition 2, illustrated, revised, reprint
Publisher Routledge, 2002, Paperback
ISBN 0415267471, 9780415267472
Length 192 pages
Subjects Science?Life Sciences?Zoology?General
History / General
Nature / Animals / General