{"product_id":"9780385314251","title":"When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals","description":" This national bestseller exploring the complex  emotional lives of animals was hailed as \"a  masterpiece\" by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and as  \"marvelous\" by Jane  Goodall.\u003cp\u003eThe popularity of \u003ci\u003e When Elephants  Weep\u003c\/i\u003e has swept the nation, as author Jeffrey  Masson appeared on Dateline NBC, Good Morning  America, and was profiled in \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e for his  ground-breaking and fascinating study. Not since Darwin's  \u003ci\u003eThe Expression of Emotions in Man and  Animals\u003c\/i\u003e has a book so thoroughly and effectively  explored the full range of emotions that exist  throughout the animal kingdom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom  dancing squirrels to bashful gorillas to spiteful  killer whales, Masson and coauthor Susan McCarthy  bring forth fascinating anecdotes and illuminating  insights that offer powerful proof of the  existence of animal emotion. Chapters on love, joy,  anger, fear, shame, compassion, and loneliness are  framed by a provocative re-evaluation of how we treat  animals, from hunting and eating them to  scientific experimentation. Forming a complete and  compelling picture of the inner lives of animals,  \u003ci\u003eWhen Elephants Weep\u003c\/i\u003e assures that we will  never look at animals in the same way  again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating...Compassionate...A book to  be read more than once...A kind of nature lover's  rendezvous with  reality.\"—\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In  this impassioned volume [Masson and McCarthy] argue  their case with intriguing examples culled from  scientific literature...In addition to offering a  fascinating array of animals, it convincingly argues  that their emotional life is an area worthy of  scientific exploration.\"—\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024921018608,"sku":"9780385314251","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385314251_p0.gif?v=1763694342","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385314251","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}