What's a Dog For?: The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy, and Politics of Man's Best Friend, (Paperback)

from bereanna

I did not finish this one. The title's question did not seem to be answered. It was August 2015's OLLI nonfiction bookclub choice.

from bereanna

I did not finish this one. The title's question did not seem to be answered. It was August 2015's OLLI nonfiction bookclub choice.

from LisCarey

There's a lot of interesting material here, and yet in the end I am deeply frustrated with this book.Homans gathers together in highly readable form much of the most recent research on dogs, their ancestors, and their relationship with us. Teasing out the history of dogs, just barely genetically ...

from KayMackey

Disclosure: I received a free copy of What's a Dog For? The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy, and Politics of Man's Best Friend by John Homans via GoodReads First Reads, courtesy of Penguin Press.What's a Dog For? is a blend of a touching story about the author's love for his own rescued d...

from LibraryCin

In this book, the author looks at various aspects of the history of dogs and dog-human relationships. Some of the topics include evolution, dog behaviour (also compared to other animals), breeds, rescues, etc. I quite liked this. Despite being an audio book, I was kept interested (though appare...