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Beyond Words
- What Animals Think and Feel
- Narrated by: Carl Safina
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
Weaving decades of field observations with exciting new discoveries about the brain, Carl Safina's landmark book offers an intimate view of animal behavior to challenge the fixed boundary between humans and nonhuman animals. In Beyond Words listeners travel to Amboseli National Park in the threatened landscape of Kenya and witness struggling elephant families work out how to survive poaching and drought, then to Yellowstone National Park to observe wolves sort out the aftermath of one pack's personal tragedy and finally plunge into the astonishingly peaceful society of killer whales living in the crystalline waters of the Pacific Northwest.
Beyond Words brings forth powerful and illuminating insight into the unique personalities of animals through extraordinary stories of animal joy, grief, jealousy, anger, and love. The similarity between human and nonhuman consciousness, self-awareness, and empathy calls us to reevaluate how we interact with animals. Wise, passionate, and eye opening at every turn, Beyond Words is ultimately a graceful examination of humanity's place in the world.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-22
Simply a brilliant book
Safina's passion for the animal kingdom shines through both the prose and the performance. This book has stayed with me long after finishing it.
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- beringei
- 13-10-23
Compelling
Extraordinary tales about the social lives and cognitive abilities of elephants, wolves, cetaceans and other animals. A thoroughly enjoyable listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-01-23
Very interesting!
Eye opening discoveries about animals that few of us are aware of. A very important topic and book!
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- Ben Fletcher
- 17-12-15
Beautiful, informative and inspiring
Where does Beyond Words rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This is the best audiobook I have had the pleasure of listening to.
What did you like best about this story?
It is incredibly informative. In every minute I was learning something new and exciting. I was genuinely moved by Carl's stories and experiences, and truly inspired.
What about Carl Safina’s performance did you like?
Carl's performance is superb. He speaks in a soft yet passionate tone, drawing in the listener throughout.
Any additional comments?
Everyone should read/listen to this book.
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- Bruce
- 12-12-17
Fascinating, powerful, heartbreaking and hopeful
I'd arrived here via Humankind by Timothy Morton (Verso 2017). I'd hoped to have my residual prejudices about the limitations of the personhood of other-than-human animals challenged. My expectations were surpassed. Satisfyingly and engagingly read by the author and written from a passionate point of view, the book is rich with astonishing insight into the lives of specific elephants, wolves, dogs, orcas and other creatures. Sometimes difficult to listen to in the parts concerning the idiocy and brutality of humans, this book communicates the wonder of many different encounters with our fellow earthlings and makes a compelling case for compassion in our relations with them - and each other.
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- Ms
- 20-03-16
Communication without words
Fabulous. Thoughtfully challenges the way humans respond to and communicate with other sentient beings. recommended
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-03-17
Engrossing. Thought provoking. Amazing!
This book is by far the best I've had on Audible! I didn't really know what to expect when I bought it, but it turned out to be everything I was looking for and more. Hard to sum up in a short paragraph- I would recommend to just give it a listen and see for yourself
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- Piotr
- 22-07-17
Outstanding!
This book is not an easy and relaxing read/listen. But no book that that is profound can ever be.
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- Eve
- 29-09-15
interesting, informative and entertaining
Not always a fan of authors narrating their own books, but this one worked well and was read with the right amount of passion and involvement.
Most of the facts and stories were not news to me because of my interest in the subject, but many people will be blown away by some of the content. A must read for humanity I would say.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-07-23
Loved this book
Listened to it twice in a row and still more to go back for. Thoughtfully written, joyous and deeply moving.
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