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Somewhereatthedawnofourhistory,awolflaydownbyaCro-Magnoncampfireandthefirstintimaterelationshipbetweenanimalandhumanwasborn.Asthemillenniapassed,welearnedtoharnessthetirelessspeedandstrengthofhorsesandmatchlesshuntingandherdingskillsofdogs,andthusbecamethedominantmammalsontheplanet.Wecontinuetoemployandrelyonanimalstothisday,notonlyforthemanyheroicandutilitarianservicestheyperform,butalsoforthepeerlesscompanionshipandunconditionallovetheyoffer.PEOPLEISLEEPWITHdocumentsthisveryspecialbondbetweensomeveryspecialcreatures,bothdomesticandexotic,andtheirbelovedhumanguardians.Thispowerfulcollectionofimagesisbyturnspoignant,provocative,andwhimsical.Itisimpossiblenottomarvelatthemastiffandtheboacurledprotectivelyaroundtheirdreamingboy.Orsmileatthesensitivehensnuggleduptohergirl,theinkyembraceofthetattooedgentlemanwithnappingpoodles,orthedapper,delicatescorpionandhisdozingyoungfriend.Eachphotographcapturestheeffortlessintimacybetweenspeciesastheysleep,sometimestenderlyintertwined,sometimesnoteventouching,yetalwaysquietly,undeniablyconnected.Acollectionofphotographsdepictingdomesticandexoticanimalsnappingwiththeirhumans.Awonderfuladditiontoanyphotographycollector'¬?slibrary,with200black-and-whitephotographsfeaturing50animal-and-humanfamilies.Agloriousgiftforanimalloversofeverystripeforanyoccasion.Dogs,cats,horses,donkeys,pigs,llamas,rabbits,wolves,birds,snakes,monkeys,andmorearerepresented.