Zoobiquity : what animals can teach us about health and the science of healing / Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers.
Views human health and disease in comparison to animal behavior and medicine, relating stories of fish that faint, dinosaur cancers, and adolescent elephant behavior.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307593481
- ISBN: 0307593487
- Physical Description: viii, 308 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-291) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Zoobiquity -- The feint of heart (fainting) -- Jews and jaguars (cancer) -- Roar-gasm (sexuality and dysfunction) -- Zoophoria (substance abuse and addiction) -- Scared to death (sudden death) -- Fat planet (obesity) -- The koala and the clap (sexually transmitted diseases) -- Grooming gone wild (self-mutilation) -- Fear of feeding (eating disorders) -- Leaving the nest (animal adolescence) -- Dr. House, meet Dr. Doolittle.
- Citation/References Note:
- Booklist starredKirkus ReviewPublisher's WeeklyBooklist starred, May 2012Kirkus Review, May 2012Publisher's Weekly, April 2012
- Target Audience Note:
- AdultAdult Follett Library Resources
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| 250 | . | ‡aFirst edition | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bAlfred A. Knopf, ‡c2012. | |
| 300 | . | ‡aviii, 308 pages ; ‡c25 cm | |
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| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 249-291) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aZoobiquity -- The feint of heart (fainting) -- Jews and jaguars (cancer) -- Roar-gasm (sexuality and dysfunction) -- Zoophoria (substance abuse and addiction) -- Scared to death (sudden death) -- Fat planet (obesity) -- The koala and the clap (sexually transmitted diseases) -- Grooming gone wild (self-mutilation) -- Fear of feeding (eating disorders) -- Leaving the nest (animal adolescence) -- Dr. House, meet Dr. Doolittle. |
| 510 | 0 | . | ‡aBooklist starred |
| 510 | 0 | . | ‡aKirkus Review |
| 510 | 0 | . | ‡aPublisher's Weekly |
| 510 | 3 | . | ‡aBooklist starred, May 2012 |
| 510 | 3 | . | ‡aKirkus Review, May 2012 |
| 510 | 3 | . | ‡aPublisher's Weekly, April 2012 |
| 520 | . | ‡aViews human health and disease in comparison to animal behavior and medicine, relating stories of fish that faint, dinosaur cancers, and adolescent elephant behavior. | |
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