The Truth about Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife by Lucy Cooke

The Truth about Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife

Lucy Cooke

352 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction nature science funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
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Mary Roach meets Bill Bryson in this "surefire summer winner" (Janet Maslin, New York Times), an uproarious tour of the basest instincts and biggest mysteries of the animal world Humans have gone to the Moon and discovered the Higgs boson, but whe...

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informative 100%
funny 76%
lighthearted 34%
adventurous 23%
reflective 23%
inspiring 13%
challenging 6%
hopeful 6%
dark 4%
relaxing 3%
emotional 2%
mysterious 2%
sad 1%
tense 1%

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medium 65%
fast 25%
slow 8%

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