{"product_id":"how-to-be-animal-melanie-challenger-9780143134350","title":"How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A remarkable combination of biology, genetics, zoology, evolutionary psychology and philosophy.\" \u003cb\u003e--Richard Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Overstory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A brilliant, thought-provoking book.\" --Matt Haig, New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Library\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wide-ranging take on why humans have a troubled relationship with being an animal, and why we need a better one\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHuman are the most inquisitive, emotional, imaginative, aggressive, and baffling animals on the planet. But we are also an animal that does not think it is an animal. How well do we really know ourselves? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Be Animal\u003c\/i\u003e tells a remarkable story of what it means to be human and argues that at the heart of our existence is a profound struggle with being animal. We possess a psychology that seeks separation between humanity and the rest of nature, and we have invented grand ideologies to magnify this. As well as piecing together the mystery of how this mindset evolved, Challenger's book examines the wide-reaching ways in which it affects our lives, from our politics to the way we distance ourselves from other species. We travel from the origin of homo sapiens through the agrarian and industrial revolutions, the age of the internet, and on to the futures of AI and human-machine interface. Challenger examines how technology influences our sense of our own animal nature and our relationship with other species with whom we share this fragile planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat we are separated from our own animality is a delusion, according to Challenger. Blending nature writing, history, and moral philosophy, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Animal \u003c\/i\u003eis both a fascinating reappraisal of what it means to be human, and a robust defense of what it means to be an animal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie Challenger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143134353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143134350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2021 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/19\/2021","brand":"Melanie Challenger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053683667199,"sku":"9780143134350","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00b1e7b5-07d6-4356-be70-a7a498cf80a6.jpg?v=1685025675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-be-animal-melanie-challenger-9780143134350","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}