The Emperor's Embrace: Reflections on Animal Families and Fatherhood - Hardcover

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671020838 ISBN 13: 9780671020835

Publisher: Pocket Books, 1999

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of "When Elephants Weep" and "Dogs Never Lie About Love" comes an illuminating look at the bond of fatherhood in the human and animal worlds. The controversial psychoanalyst explores ten of the world's "best dads" (including wolves, penguins, and seahorses) and the "worst dads" (lions, langurs, bears--and humans).

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Review:

"Masson's enthusiasm for dogs is infectious".-- Publishers Weekly

From the Back Cover:

With fascinating insight, impeccable research and captivating writing, Jeffrey Masson, controversial psychoanalyst and a father himself, showcases the extraordinary behaviour of outstanding fathers in the animal kingdom. From the Emperor penguin, who incubates the eggs of his young by carrying them around on his feet for two months, to the seahorse, the only male animal that gives birth to its young, Masson also examines nature's worst fathers: lions, bears, and humans. A book that will forever change our perceptions of parenthood and love.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0671020838
• ISBN 13: 9780671020835
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 253