内容简介
Manypeoplewhohaveeverownedapetwillswearthattheirdogorcatorotheranimalhasexhibitedsomekindofbehaviortheyjustcan'texplain.Howdoesadogknowwhenitsownerisreturninghomeatanunexpectedtime?Filledwithcaptivatingstoriesandthought-provokinganalysis,DogsThatKnowWhenTheirOwnersAreComingHomeisagroundbreakingexplorationofanimalbehaviorthatwillprofoundlychangethewaywethinkaboutanimals,andourselves.Afterfiveyearsofextensiveresearchinvolvingthousandsofpeoplewhoownandworkwithanimals,RupertSheldrakeconclusivelyproveswhatmanypetownersalreadyknow-thatthereisastrongconnectionbetweenhumansandanimalsthatliesbeyondpresent-dayscientificunderstanding.Thisbookhasonlyoneeditionandwasfirstpublishedin1999withsubsequentreprints.
作者简介
DrRupertSheldrakeisabiologistandauthorofmorethan80scientificpapersandtenbooks.AformerResearchFellowoftheRoyalSociety,hestudiednaturalsciencesatCambridgeUniversity.HehasappearedinmanyTVprogramsinBritainandoverseas,andhastakenpartinBBCandotherradioprogrammes.HehaswrittenfornewspaperssuchastheGuardian,wherehehadaregularmonthlycolumn,TheTimes,SundayTelegraph,DailyMirror,DailyMailandSundayTimes,andhascontributedtoavarietyofmagazines,includingNewScientist,Resurgence,theEcologistandtheSpectator.HelivesinLondonwithhiswifeandtwosons.