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How To Be A Good Creature

A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

2018·200 pages·Nonfiction

Biography Literary Fiction

memoir short stories

A naturalist and adventurer discusses the personalities and quirks of thirteen animals who have profoundly affected her, exploring themes of learning to become empathetic, creating families, coping with loss, and the otherness and sameness of people and animals.

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How To Be A Good Creature

A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

Year

2018

Pages

200

Type

Nonfiction

Biography Literary Fiction Science & Mind

Tags

memoir short stories

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A naturalist and adventurer discusses the personalities and quirks of thirteen animals who have profoundly affected her, exploring themes of learning to become empathetic, creating families, coping with loss, and the otherness and sameness of people and animals.

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