indywind ([personal profile] indywind) wrote in [personal profile] lightreads 2009-02-20 08:41 pm (UTC)

(here via [livejournal.com profile] synecdochic)

I've read Thinking in Pictures, looking forward to giving this a try.

Have you read Dogwatching by Desmond Morris? It's a good look at the likely cognitive and biological underpinnings of canine behavior, and the tone is similar to Grandin's, very observational: here's what happens, here's why I think it happens. Morris also has Catwatching and Horsewatching and The Naked Ape whichshocked people when it first came out. How dare this guy suppose humans were, like other animals, largely products of their biology and socialization?

You might enjoy any of these, if you like Grandin's style.

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