The Hidden Life of Deer: Lessons from the Natural World by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas. (New York: Collins, 2009)"One of the most widely read American anthropologists, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas has observed dogs, cats, and elephants during her half-century-long career. In the 1980s Thomas studied elephants alongside Katy Payne—the scientist who discovered elephants' communication via infrasound. In 1993 Thomas wrote The Hidden Life of Dogs, a groundbreaking work of animal psychology that spent nearly a year on the New York Times bestseller list. Her book on cats, Tribe of Tiger, was also an international bestseller. She lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire, on her family's former farm, where she observes deer, bobcats, bear, and many other species of wildlife." Here she "turns her attention to wild deer, and the many lessons we can learn by observing nature." This book is based on the twelve months Thomas spent studying the local deer population near her home. (quotes are from the HarperCollins website)
Ms. Thomas was a recent guest on The Exchange and will be talking about her book at local bookstores during October.
- Gibson's on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 7pm
- Toadstool Bookshop (Keene), Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 2pm
- Water Street Bookstore, Friday, October 16, 2009 at 7pm
- Barnes & Noble (Manchester), Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 7pm
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