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How The Wolf Became The Dog: An Epic Tale (2011)

by Mark Derr(Favorite Author)

2.85 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1590203534 (ISBN13: 9781590203538)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Overlook Press

review 1: There were so many interesting bits of information provided and a lot of ground was covered. A worthwhile read for dog lovers. I see a lot of people dislike the organizational style of the book and have to agree that it bounced around a lot. I am amused by some reviews complaining that this was overly scientific while others felt it pseudoscience. There is a lot of jargon used, so buy a dictionary and up your vocabulary game people... Or stay out of the non-fiction section of the library. Aside from the disorganization and weird transitions, a thoroughly interesting read.
review 2: The author would have been better off simply making this an epoch-spanning novel. Instead, he blithely makes up his own fantasies of what the past was like, ignores any facts that... more disagree with his fantasies, and generally acts as though the truth, since it is currently scientifically unproven, can be bent to be whatever we wish it to be. If you like his arbitrary classifications (dogwolves, wolfdogs, socialized wolves, uhh, probably a few more I forgot), have fun with it. I'm not going to waste my time reading the rest. less

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