Temple Grandin

How can we give animals the best life— for them? What does an animal need to be happy? In her groundbreaking, best-selling book Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with autism as well as her experience as an animal scientist to deliver extraordinary insights into ... (more)how animals think, act, and feel. Now she builds on those insights to show us how to give our animals the best and happiest life— on their terms, not ours. Knowing what causes animals physical pain is usually easy, but pinpointing emotional distress is much harder. Drawing on the latest research and her own work, Grandin identifies the core emotional needs of animals and then explains how to fulfill the specific needs of dogs and cats, horses, farm animals, zoo animals, and even wildlife. Whether it’s how to make the healthiest environment for the dog you must leave alone most of the day, how to keep pigs from being bored, or how to know if the lion pacing in the zoo is miserable or just exercising, Grandin teaches us to challenge our assumptions about animal contentment and honor our bond with our fellow creatures. Animals Make Us Human is the culmination of almost thirty years of research, experimentation, and experience. This is essential reading for anyone who’s ever owned, cared for, or simply cared about an animal.

In her groundbreaking and best-selling book Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with autism as well as her distinguished career as an animal scientist to deliver extraordinary insights into how animals think, act, and feel. Now she builds on those insights to show us how ... (more)to give our animals the best and happiest life

Author: Temple Grandin, World Famous Animal Advocate and Bestselling Author of Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior and Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism. One of the most accomplished and well-known adults with autism in the world, ... (more)Temple Grandin offers remarkable insights into animal behavior from her unique position at the intersection of autism and science. Temple has a Ph.D. in Animal Science and is a Professor at Colorado State University. Temple is also the Author of four previous Bestselling Books.
Throughout her career, Temple has spearheaded reform of the quality of life and humaneness of death for farm animals. She lectures frequently on both animal science and autism. "Autism made school and social life hard, but it made animals easy," says acclaimed Animal Scientist Temple Grandin. As you probably know, Temple is the most accomplished adult with autism in the world and her autism gives her the uncanny insight to the minds of animals. In Temple's New Book, Animals Make Us Human, she revolutionizes our ideas about what animals want and need to be happy, on their terms, rather than on ours. Temple's fantastic and a heroine to so many people interested in animals and autism. She has lots of radio experience and was recently on two National Public Radio Shows: Fresh Air with Terry Gross and Day to Day that are archived for listening and sharing. Can a dog be happy if you have to leave him alone for most of the day? Is the lion that paces all day in the zoo miserable, or just exercising? Should you train your cat? Why do gerbils dig so much? How can we keep our animals from panicking at the vet's? Temple answers these and many other questions in the book and reveals how to see happiness through the eyes of our animals.
Title: Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals, $26.00 Hardcover, ISBN 9780151014897, On Sale Date: January 06, 2009
What: Temple Gradin will talk about her New Book, her life, her work, answer audience questions and she will autograph copies of her New Book purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket.
When: Monday, March 16, 2009, 7:00 PM
Where: A Rainy Day Books Author Event at Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112
Admission Package (Click on the ADD TO SHOPPING CART button): $26.00 plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day Books, One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) and One (1) Copy of Animals Make Us Human (Hardcover) to be Autographed after the Author Presentation. Please specify your need for One (1) Stamped Ticket and One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) in the Notes field of your Online Order. If you choose Option 1 for In-Store Pick-Up, then you can specify At-Event Pick-Up in the Notes field of your Online Order. Thank you. Book Orders can be shipped worldwide.
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Temple Grandin will speak and sign ANIMALS MAKE US HUMAN.

Temple Grandin offers the most exciting exploration of how animals feel since The Hidden Life of Dogs, showing us how to give our animals the best and happiest life. Cohosted with the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.

With the groundbreaking Animals In Translation, Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with autism as well as her distinguished career as an animal scientist to deliver extraordinary insights into how animals think. Now, in Animals Make Us Human, she builds on those insights to show ... (more)how to give animals the best and happiest life.

Best-selling author and animal scientist Temple Grandin will discuss her book “Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals”, on Wednesday, January 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota Bookstore in Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave. S.E. Minneapolis. Grandin delivers ... (more)a revolutionary way to create the best and happiest life for our animals—on their terms, not ours, in her new book “Animals Make Us Human”. Drawing on the latest research and her own work, she identifies the core emotional needs of animals including dogs, cats, farm and zoo animals, and explains how to fulfill them. Grandin’s work teaches us to challenge our assumptions about animal contentment and offers advice on how to provide the healthiest environment for all kinds of animals by learning to recognize their needs. Grandin is the author of the groundbreaking book “Animals in Translation”. Grandin will sign copies of her book following the discussion. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, or to order a signed copy visit www.bookstore.umn.edu/genref/authors.html.