Our symphony with animals : on health, empathy, and our shared destinies / Aysha Akhtar, M.D. ; foreword by Carl Safina.

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ISBN:

9781643130705

Personal Author:

Akhtar, Aysha

Edition:

First Pegasus Books edition.

Publication Information:

New York : Pegasus Books, 2019.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Contents:

Part one: Healing with animals. What is home? -- Finding our voices -- Humanizing ourselves -- Part two: Breaking with animals. Making of a murderer -- It's just an animal -- Do we hurt with animals?-- Part three: Joining with animals. Standing with animals -- Friends.

Summary:

"A leader in the fields of animal ethics and neurology examines the rich human-animal connection and how interspecies empathy enriches our well-being." -- From book jacket flap.

Personal Subject:

Akhtar, Aysha.

Subject Term:

Human-animal relationships

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OCLC Number:

on1053998620