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Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves

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Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

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Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019
Book Details
Pages

352

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Setting

2010s

Publication Year

2019

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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Super Short Summary

Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves by Frans de Waal explores the emotional lives of animals, including primates, and their significance for understanding human emotions. The book emphasizes the continuity between human and animal emotions, offering insights into empathy, grief, and other relatable feelings, challenging the notion that emotions are unique to humans.

Informative

Emotional

Contemplative

Reviews & Readership

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Review Roundup

Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves by Frans de Waal is praised for its engaging exploration of animal emotions, blending scientific insight with storytelling. Critics appreciate its compassion and depth. Some find the anecdotes repetitive and critique its anthropomorphic lens, but overall, it effectively challenges human emotion perception.

Who should read this

Who Should Read Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves?

A reader intrigued by animal behavior and emotions, fascinated by human-animal connections, and who enjoyed Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal or The Inner Life of Animals by Peter Wohlleben would appreciate Mama's Last Hug. Enthusiasts of psychology and natural sciences would find it compelling.

Book Details
Pages

352

Format

Book • Nonfiction

Setting

2010s

Publication Year

2019

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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