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The Longest Story How Humans Have Loved, Hated and Misunderstood Other Species

By: Richard Girling(Author)
408 pages, b/w photos
NHBS
A profound exploration of the roots of our attitudes towards animals, and the multitude of forces that have shaped, changed, and warped them over time.
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The history of humanity's relationship with other species is baffling. Without animals there would be no us. We are all fellow travellers on the same evolutionary journey. By charting the love–hate story of people and animals, from their first acquaintance in deep prehistory to the present and beyond, Richard Girling reveals how and where our attitudes towards animals began – and how they have persisted, been warped and become magnified ever since.

In dazzling prose, The Longest Story tells of the cumulative influence of theologians, writers, artists, warriors, philosophers, farmers, activists and scientists across the centuries, now locking us into debates on farming, extinction, animal rights, pets, experiments and religion.

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Richard Girling is an award-winning writer and the author of eight critically acclaimed books, including The Man Who Ate the Zoo. He has been centrally involved in environmental journalism since the mid-1970s, pioneering writing about climate change and species loss in national newspapers. He lives in North Norfolk.

By: Richard Girling(Author)
408 pages, b/w photos
NHBS
A profound exploration of the roots of our attitudes towards animals, and the multitude of forces that have shaped, changed, and warped them over time.
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"The Longest Story blends natural history, philosophy, and narrative artistry to explore the connections between humans and animals, from prehistory to the present and the future. Written in descriptive, almost lyrical prose [...] The Longest Story is brimming cover to cover with fascinating facts."
Midwest Book Review

"An extraordinary book, brimming with wisdom and insight. Richard Girling holds up a horrifying mirror for us: how can the cleverest creature on earth be so unutterably stupid?"
– Nicholas Evans, author of The Horse Whisperer

"The Longest Story is a compelling and thought-inspiring search inside our moral selves. Through masterful introspection, Girling delves into our relationships, fascinations and follies with animals. He tracks the origins of attitudes, unpacks contradictions and asks whether our interactions with other species holds the key to our own survival. In an age of extinction, this is essential reading."
– Philip Lymbery, CEO of Compassion in World Farming and author of Farmageddon: The True Cost of Cheap Meat

"A brilliant book. Absorbing and – yes – shaming."
– Stanley Johnson, Ambassador, Compassion in World Farming; Winner of RSPCA Richard Martin Award

"Girling brings immediacy to his engaging commentary, whether he's exploring ancient Egypt, the Renaissance, or the twenty-first century [...] This thoughtful offering is a plea for readers to respect life in all forms."
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"Informed and persuasive [...] By the end, you wonder why the animals have put up with us."
– Julian Glover, Evening Standard

"Richard Girling's The Longest Story is a social science examination of the relationships between humans and animals – a topic that's seldom considered, but is close at hand and environmentally relevant [...] mythic in scope and style [...] it works toward a stunning conclusion about where humans should look for wisdom."
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"Thought-provoking."
– Mark Mason, Daily Mail

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