{"product_id":"the-horse-the-epic-history-of-our-noble-companion-2","title":"The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble Companion","description":"A New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice\n\nA Best Book of 2015, The Wall Street Journal\n\n\"Love is the driver for Wendy Williams's new book, The Horse . . . [an] affectionate, thoroughgoing, good-hearted book.\" ―Jaimy Gordon, The New York Times Book Review\n\n\"Charming and deeply interesting . . . Ms. Williams does a marvelous job.\" ―Pat Shipman, The Wall Street Journal\n\nThe book horse-lovers have been waiting for\n\nHorses have a story to tell, one of resilience, sociability, and intelligence, and of partnership with human beings. In The Horse, the journalist and equestrienne Wendy Williams brings that story brilliantly to life.\n\nWilliams chronicles the 56-million-year journey of horses as she visits with experts around the world, exploring what our biological affinities and differences can tell us about the bond between horses and humans, and what our longtime companion might think and feel. Indeed, recent scientific breakthroughs regarding the social and cognitive capacities of the horse and its ability to adapt to changing ecosystems indicate that this animal is a major evolutionary triumph.\n\nWilliams charts the course that leads to our modern Equus-from the protohorse to the Dutch Warmbloods, Thoroughbreds, and cow ponies of the twenty-first century. She observes magnificent ancient cave art in France and Spain that signals a deep respect and admiration for horses well before they were domesticated; visits the mountains of Wyoming with experts in equine behavior to understand the dynamics of free-roaming mustangs; witnesses the fluid gracefulness of the famous Lipizzans of Vienna; contemplates what life is like for the sure-footed, mustachioed Garrano horses who thrive on the rugged terrain of Galicia; meets a family devoted to rehabilitating abandoned mustangs on their New Hampshire farm; celebrates the Takhi horses of Mongolia; and more. She blends profound scientific insights with remarkable stories to create a unique biography of the horse as a sentient being with a fascinating past and a finely nuanced mind.\n\nThe Horse is a revealing account of the animal who has been at our side through the ages, befriending us and traveling with us over the mountains and across the plains. Enriched by Williams's own experience with horses, The Horse is a masterful work of narrative nonfiction that pays tribute to this treasure of the natural world.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0374224404\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0374224404.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Williams, Wendy\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41735911833658,"sku":"DBV.0374224404.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0374224404-0_93fd2c0d-5d51-4c5f-bdca-7f30764f9c90.jpg?v=1791600782","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-horse-the-epic-history-of-our-noble-companion-2","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}