Alexandra Horowitz
Autor/a de Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
Sobre l'autor
Alexandra Horowitz is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know and On Looking: A Walker's Guide to the Art of Observation. She teaches at Barnard College, where she runs the Dog Cognition Lab. She lives with her family, including two large, mostra'n més highly sniffy dogs, in New York City. mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: Alexandra Horowitz speaks on a panel about animal emotions and human-animal relations with Frans de Wall and moderator Betsy Herrelko at the National Book Festival, August 31, 2019. Photo by Kimberly T. Powell/Library of Congress.By Library of Congress Life - 20190831KP0199.jpg, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82899211
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- Data de naixement
- 1956-04-05
- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Llocs de residència
- New York, New York, USA
- Educació
- University of Pennsylvania
University of California, San Diego - Professions
- professor
lexicographer - Organitzacions
- Columbia University (Barnard College)
- Agent
- Kris Dahl
Caroline Eisenmann - Biografia breu
- Alexandra Horowitz teaches psychology at Barnard College, Columbia University where she is a term assistant professor and continues to research dog behavior. She earned her B.A. in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD in cognitive science at the University of California at San Diego, and has studied the cognition of humans, rhinosceroses, bonobos, and dogs. Before her scientific career, Horowitz worked as a lexicographer at Merrian-Webster and served on the staff of The New Yorker. She lives in New York City with her husband, infant son, and Finnegan, a dog of indeterminate parentage and determinate character, and fond memories of dogs past. She also likes to sketch her dogs. [adapted from Inside of of Dog (2009)]
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- Obres
- 12
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 3,239
- Popularitat
- #7,897
- Valoració
- 3.7
- Ressenyes
- 110
- ISBN
- 90
- Llengües
- 11
- Preferit
- 1
Instead of getting the book I actually wanted, I got a book comprised of essays detailing Horowitz’s walks with various experts. Two of said experts were her son, and her dog. It was an interesting read, but not what I hoped for, not what I wanted and ultimately not as helpful or intriguing as I’d expected.
I vastly prefer her Inside Of A Dog to On Looking both as an educational book, and as a reading experience.… (més)