The Longest Story: How humans have loved, hated and misunderstood other species

Author: Richard Girling Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 The contradictions and moral ambiguities of our collective attitudes to animals are baffling. By telling the love-hate story of man and beast, from their first acquaintance in deep prehistory to the present day and beyond, award-winning environmental journalist Richard Girling reveals how and where the contradictions began - and how they have persisted, warped and become magnified ever since. Narrated by a wise contemporary everyman, aware only of what is known...Read more