King Solomon's Ring: New light on animal ways (Routledge Classics) - Hardcover

Lorenz, Konrad

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415267463 ISBN 13: 9780415267465

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

Solomon, the legend goes, had a magic ring which enabled him to speak to the animals in their own language. Konrad Lorenz was gifted with a similar power of understanding the animal world. He was that rare beast, a brilliant scientist who could write (and indeed draw) beautifully. He did more than any other person to establish and popularize the study of how animals behave, receiving a Nobel Prize for his work. King Solomon's Ring, the book which brought him worldwide recognition, is a delightful treasury of observations and insights into the lives of all sorts of creatures, from jackdaws and water-shrews to dogs, cats and even wolves. Charmingly illustrated by Lorenz himself, this book is a wonderfully written introduction to the world of our furred and feathered friends, a world which often provides an uncanny resemblance to our own. A must for any animal-lover!

About this title

Review:

'It is one of the best and most penetrating non-technical books about animals and animal nature that has ever been written ... every sensitive reader will agree that the book is a work of humanity, wisdom and balance as well as of delightful humour.' – W H Thorpe

About the Author:

Konrad Lorenz (1903-89). Pioneering and world-renowned scientist of animal behaviour. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Psychology in 1973.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415267463
• ISBN 13: 9780415267465
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 222