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SUGGESTED NON-FICTION READING ANIMALS 001.94 KEL Kelleher, Colm A. Hunt for the skinwalker: science confronts the unexplained at a remote ranch in Utah — For more than fifty years, the bizarre events at a remote Utah ranch have ranged from the perplexing to the wholly terrifying. Vanishing and mutilated cattle. Unidentified Flying Objects. The appearance of huge, otherworldly creatures. 156 FOU Fouts, Roger. Next of kin: what chimpanzees have taught me about who we are — The author tells of his thirty-year friendship with Washoe, a chimpanzee he began working with in 1967 as part of a program to teach American Sign Language to primates, and discusses his efforts to save laboratory chimpanzees that are being subjected to biomedical experimentation. 179 BAU Baur, Gene. Farm sanctuary: changing hearts and minds about animals and food — Examines the ethical questions surrounding the production of beef, poultry, pork, milk, and eggs, describing the often horrifying conditions the animals are kept in before being slaughtered, and encourages people to begin promoting compassion for farm animals and refusing to buy animal products from farms that treat their animals badly. 333.95 GRE Green, Alan. Animal underworld: inside America's black market for rare and exotic species — An investigation of the largely undocumented underground economy involving the trafficking in rare and exotic species of animals in the United States, looking at what happens to surplus animals from the nation's zoos, theme parks, and laboratories. 333.95 McN McNamee, Thomas. The return of the wolf to Yellowstone — Discusses the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in January of 1995 after their sixty-nine year absence from the park and chronicles the drama of the reintroduction, the political forces behind it, and the lives of wolves in their new home. 574.5 ACK Ackerman, Diane. The rarest of the rare: vanishing animals, timeless worlds — Relates observations about the disappearance of rare, exotic, and endangered species and ecosystems. Discusses the habitats of monk seals, albatrosses, and migrating monarch butterflies. 590.73 CRO Croke, Vickie. The modern ark: the story of zoos : past, present, and future — Takes an in-depth look at the changes that have been occurring in U.S. zoos since the 1980s, with the trend being toward creating more natural environments for the animals, and presents information on the history behind the actual idea of the zoo. 591.5 KOW Kowalski, Gary A. The souls of animals. 591.5 MAN Man eaters: true tales of animals stalking, mauling, killing, and eating human prey — Presents reports and eyewitness accounts of twenty-four incidents in which humans were stalked, attacked, and sometimes killed by bears, sharks, lions, crocodiles, tigers, elephants, and snakes. 591.5 PAG Page, George. Inside the animal mind — Studies animal intelligence, cognitive ability, problem solving, and emotions in various animal species. 591.51 MAS Masson, J. Moussaieff. When elephants weep: the emotional lives of animals — Draws from scientific studies and anecdotes from biologists, ethnologists, animal trainers, and behaviorists to explore the emotions of animals. 591.65 WHE When man is the prey : true stories of animals attacking humans — Presents nearly forty true stories of humans attacked by such animals as crocodiles, sharks, bears, and boars around the world. 597.3 CAP Capuzzo, Mike. Close to shore: the terrifying shark attacks of 1916 — Re-creates the events of the summer of 1916, when a rogue great white shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey shore. 599.27 OWE Owen, David. Tasmanian Devil: a unique and threatened animal — Describes the habitat and behavior of the Tasmanian Devil and discusses the mysterious cancer which has endangered their population. 599.638 SHE Sherr, Lynn. Tall blondes: a book about giraffes — Profiles the giraffe, looking at its physiology, traits, talents, history, and its impact on humans. 599.773 HAM Hampton, Bruce. The great American wolf. A historical study of wolves in North America, discussing how the wolf came to be the object of brutal hatred by humans who systematically worked to rid the country of the predators, and looking at the reversal in public and scientific opinion which resulted in the reintroduction of the wolf in Idaho and Yellowstone National Park in 1995. 599.784 COL Cole, Jim. Blindsided : surviving a grizzly attack and still loving the great bear 599.88 FOS Fossey, Dian. Gorillas in the mist — Presents Dian Fossey's account of her thirteen years living in a remote African rain forest where she conducted groundbreaking research on gorillas and worked to ensure their future. 599.883 GAL Galdikas, Biruté Marija Filomena. Reflections of Eden: my years with the orangutans of Borneo — An account of a young woman's experience in the jungles of Borneo, living with orangutans, researching their habits, and protecting them from poachers. 639.2 GRE Greenlaw, Linda, 1960-. The hungry ocean: a swordboat captain's journey — Sea captain Linda Greenlaw tells the story of a grueling thirty-day swordfishing voyage during which she and her five-man crew encountered savage weather, equipment failure, and sharks, along with the routine work of operating a fishing boat; and discusses other aspects of her unusual career. 639.2 SUL Sullivan, Robert. A whale hunt — Chronicles the efforts of the Makah tribe of Neah Bay on the most northwestern tip of America to unite and inspire their community in 1997 by staging a whale hunt, a tradition they had given up in the 1920s; discussing the difficulties they encountered due to inexperience, tribal infighting, animal rights protests, and the media. 639.93 TUD Tudge, Colin. Last animals at the zoo: how mass extinction can be stopped — Provides a defense of zoo breeding programs and a plan to save animals from extinction. HUMAN BEHAVIOR 177 SUL Sullivan, Evelin E. The concise book of lying — Uses history, mythology, anecdotes, and analysis to shed light on humans' long relationship with deception. 305.235 PON Ponton, Lynn E. The romance of risk: why teenagers do the things they do — Argues that teen risk taking is a positive testing process whereby challenge and risk are the primary tools adolescents use to find out who they are and determine who they will become. Uses case studies of several teens to present this theory. 305.42 BEN Benard, Cheryl. Veiled courage: inside the Afghan women's resistance — Explains how the members of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan denied the forces of the Taliban and helped Afghanistan women escape the terror of the Taliban's rule. 305.42 ZEI Zeitz, Joshua. Flapper: a madcap story of sex, style, celebrity, and the women who made America modern — Examines the flapper age and its most influential figures, including author F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda; designer Coco Chanel; "New Yorker" writer Lois Long; actresses Clara Bow, Colleen Moore, Louise Brooks; fashion artist Gordon Conway; cartoonist John Held; and advertising and public relations pioneers Bruce Barton and Edward Bernays. 305.8 MYE Myers, Jim. Afraid of the dark: what whites and blacks need to know about each other — Examines the fears and misconceptions whites and African- Americans have about each other, providing insight into the reasons why race is still such an explosive topic in America. 332.024 YEA Yeager, Jeff. The cheapskate next door: the surprising secrets of Americans living happily below their means — Jeff Yeager shares the tips he collected after interviewing hundreds of fellow cheapskates, revealing how people can learn to live below their means, save money, raise financially responsible children, and retire early. 338.4 MAL Malkan, Stacy. Not just a pretty face: the ugly side of the beauty industry — Reveals the link between toxic chemicals used in cosmetics and the rising cancer rates, explaining why the American government refuses to regulate beauty products and encouraging men and women to take a stand and support companies producing safer, nontoxic products. 349.73 SMI Smith, Rich, 1981-. You can get arrested for that: 2 guys, 25 dumb laws, 1 absurd American crime spree — Follows the adventures of two Englishmen as they set out to break little-known laws in various towns and cities across America. 395 CAL Caldwell, Mark. A short history of rudeness: manners, morals, and misbehavior in modern America — A history of incivility in the United States, arguing that routine rudeness is not unique to the late twentieth century, but in fact has its roots in the blurring of class lines and the emergence of the middle class several centuries earlier. MILITARY 355 DEP De Pauw, Linda Grant. Battle cries and lullabies: women in war from prehistory to the present — Presents a documented chronological survey of women's historic participation in war as nurses, spies, prostitutes, wives and mothers, camp followers, and warriors. 355 EDG Edgerton, Robert B. Hidden heroism: Black soldiers in America's wars — Examines the history of the participation of African-American soldiers in American conflicts from the French and Indian Wars to the Gulf War and beyond; and discusses how negative racial stereotypes persisted despite their admirable service in the armed forces. 355 MIL Miles, Rosalind. Hell hath no fury: true stories of women at war from antiquity to Iraq — A collection of biographical essays of women who have led, fought in, and participated in wars throughout history, including Cleopatra, Tammy Duckworth, Belle Boyd, Martha Gellhorn, and others. 356 DUR Durant, Michael J. The Night Stalkers: top secret missions of the U.S. Army's Special Operations Aviation Regiment — Three veterans from the Army's elite aviation unit chronicle the history of their special forces unit from its formation during the war in Grenada in 1983 to their present activities in Afghanistan and Iraq.