The HUMAN-ANIMAL CONNECTION
Suggested Reading List
Book List – Section A -
Author Title___________________________________________________
Lawrence Anthony The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild
Lance Bacon Hero Dogs: Secret Missions and Selfless Service
Johnathan Balcombe Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and The Nature of Feeling Good
Johnathan Balcombe What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins
Alan Beck Between Pets and People: The Importance of Animal Companionship
Marc Bekoff The Emotional Lives of Animals:
A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy – and Why They Matter
Gregory Berns How Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain
Stanley Coren How to Speak Dog: Mastering the Art of Dog-Human Communication
Stanley Coren The Pawprints of History: Dogs and the Course of Human Events
Charles Darwin The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals
Christopher Defusco Animal Consciousness
Frans De Waal Mama's Last Hug - Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves
Frans de Waal Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Frans de Waal The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates
Frans de Waal The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society
Jane Goodall In the Shadow of Man
Temple Grandin Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
Temple Grandin Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals
Donald Griffin Animal Minds: Beyond Cognition to Consciousness
Brian Hare & V. Woods The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter Than You Think
Alexandra Horowitz Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
Jocelyn Kessler The Secret Language of Dogs
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson Dogs Never Lie About Love: Reflections on the Emotional Worlds of Dogs
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals
Patricia McConnell For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend
Patricia McConnell The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs
Virginia Morell Animal Wise: How We Know Animals Think and Feel
Meg D. Olmert Made for Each Other: The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond
Francine Patterson The Education of Koko
Irene Pepperberg The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots
Carl Safina Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel
Carl Safina Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth’s Last Dinosaur
James Serpell In the Company of Animals: A Study of Human-Animal Relationships
Rupert Sheldrake Dogs that Know When Their Owners are Coming Home
Hal Whitehead The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins
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Reading List – Section B (Personal Stories)
Rebecca Asher-Walsh Devoted: 38 Extraordinary Tales of Love, Loyalty, and Life with Dogs
Ted Andrews Animal-Wise: Understanding the Language of Animal Messengers & Companions
Betty Jean Craige Conversations with Cosmo – At Home with an African Grey Parrot
Bronwen Dickey Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon
Jane Goodall Reason for Hope
Jane Goodall My Life with the Chimpanzees
Carol Gurney The Language of Animals – 7 Steps to Communicating with Animals
Vicki Hearne Bandit: Rescue from Death Row
Ralph Helfer Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived
Susan Chernak McElroy Animals as Teachers and Healers: True Stories and Reflections
Rachel McPherson Every Dog Has a Gift: True Stories of Dogs Who Bring Hope and Healing Into Our Lives
Andy Merrifield The Wisdom of Donkeys: Finding Tranquility in a Chaotic World
Luis Carlos Montalvan Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him
Sy Montgomery The Soul of an Octopus: Explorations of Consciousness
Sy Montgomery The Good Pig
Jason Morgan A Dog Called Hope - A Wounded Warrior and the Service Dog Who Saved Him
Carter Niemeyer Wolf Land
Irene Pepperberg Alex and Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence
and Formed a Bond in the Process
John Pilley Chaser: Unlocking the Genius of the Dog Who Knows a Thousand Words
Kim Sheridan Animals and the Afterlife: True Stories of Our Best Friends’ Journey Beyond Death
William Stolzenburg The Heart of a Lion: A Lone Cat’s Walk Across America
Tia Torres My Life Among the Underdogs
Marta Williams Learning Their Language - Intuitive Communication with Animals and Nature
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