The Bond LP: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them - Softcover

Pacelle, Wayne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062017861 ISBN 13: 9780062017864

Publisher: Harper Large Print, 2011

Synopsis

"If the animals knew about this book they would, without doubt, confer on Wayne Pacelle, their highest honor."
--Jane Goodall

"The Bond is the best overall book on animals I have ever read. Brilliant and moving."
--John Mackey, CEO and Co-founder of Whole Foods Market

"The Bond is at once heart-breaking and heart-warming. No animal escapes Wayne Pacelle's attention; nor should his book escape any human animal's attention."
--Alexandra Horowitz, New York Times Bestselling Author of Inside of a Dog

The president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, the world's largest animal protection organization, Wayne Pacelle brings us The Bond, a heartfelt, eye-opening exploration of the special bond between animals and humans. With the poignant insight of Animals Make Us Human and the shocking reality of Fast Food Nation--filled with history, valuable insights, and fascinating stories of the author's experience in the field--The Bond is an important investigation into all the ways we can repair our broken bond with the animal kingdom and a thrilling chronicle of one man's extraordinary contribution to that effort.

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Review:

"If the animals knew about this book, they would, without doubt, confer on Wayne Pacelle, their highest honor."--JANE GOODALL

""The Bond" is the best overall book on animals I have ever read. Brilliant and moving, it will change the way we see the world and the way we see ourselves."--JOHN MACKEY, CEO and Co-founder of Whole Foods Market

If the animals knew about this book, they would, without doubt, confer on Wayne Pacelle, their highest honor. --JANE GOODALL"

"The Bond" is the best overall book on animals I have ever read. Brilliant and moving, it will change the way we see the world and the way we see ourselves. --JOHN MACKEY, CEO and Co-founder of Whole Foods Market"

"Majestic in sweep and beautifully written, The Bond" is a monumental achievement. I can t think of any other book that is so valuable. It is truly wonderful! --JEFFREY MASSON, "New York Times" bestselling author of "When Elephants Weep""

"The Bond is the best overall book on animals I have ever read. Brilliant and moving, it will change the way we see the world and the way we see ourselves."--JOHN MACKEY, CEO and Co-founder of Whole Foods Market

Majestic in sweep and beautifully written, The Bond is a monumental achievement. I can't think of any other book that is so valuable. It is truly wonderful!"--JEFFREY MASSON, New York Times bestselling author of When Elephants Weep

About the Author:

As president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Wayne Pacelle leads the largest and most effective animal protection organization and one of the most dominant, high-impact non-profit groups of any kind. Placing special emphasis on transforming public policies and corporate behavior, he has been a primary strategist in securing the enactment of hundreds of state and federal animal-protection laws and helped drive reforms adopted by many of America's biggest for-profit companies. He's been named an "Executive of the Year" by The Non-Profit Times; a contributor to influential newspapers and magazines, including Foreign Affairs; and author of the New York Times bestseller The Bond: Our Kindship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them. His blog, A Humane Nation, is published each weekday. He received his B.A. in history and environmental studies from Yale University in 1987. Pacelle lives in Maryland with his wife Lisa Fletcher, a journalist, and their dog Lily and cat Zoe.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Large Print
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0062017861
• ISBN 13: 9780062017864
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 658