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    <body><![CDATA[This book is absolutely not what I was expecting. Instead of a feel-good, sappy work about mankind's connection to their loyal dogs, <em>The Wolf in the Parlor</em> is a scientific look at the evolution of humans and wolves into the unique and symbiotic relationship we have now. Science journalist Jon Frankl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80776564">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I won this book through the Goodreads first reads program. The title really intrigued me, although the book description was brief so I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. I must say, however that until the last few chapters the book was not really what I had envisioned. I did enjoy it and ultimatel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68926449">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I won and advanced copy of this book from goodreads.  I started reading it the day it came!!  I was very interested in getting this book, as I love all types of dogs.  This book was very informative, and I learned that dogs have been companions to man for almost as long as man has been on this earth...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69722305">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[(spoilers are marked) The beginning was rather slow and a bit too dramatic (oftentimes within the book the author would revert to this voice and it seems to be a relic of his occupation as a journalist perhaps). Other than that, the book was quite interesting. It makes some interesting conjectures o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68987951">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an interesting book that combines the story of how author Jon Franklin realizes the close relationship he develops with his dog, Charlie and how it correlates to the evolutionary relationship between humans and dogs. <br/><br/>Franklin explores the scientific evidence (or lack thereof) of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68931195">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm amazed that this guy is a Pulitzer-winning journalist.  He renders an interesting topic boring due to his tiresome love for his own prose style.  Not recommended.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Human-canine symbiosis? I'm afraid Jon didn't quite sell me. His thesis would have made for a <em>great</em> 50-page essay; at 274 pages, it's a bit much.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I suppose some scientist or other will shred Franklin's conclusions, but my reaction as a human-dog symbiote is: &quot;of course&quot; . . . or possibly, &quot;at last.&quot;]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very interesting!  I loved the psychological connections.  A must have for any dog lover!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[As a writer, I really like this author.  His sentences are so well-crafted and he is clearly a master science-writer.  If you've tried science writing before, you'll know it's not easy.  <br/><br/>I'm not finished yet, but I got this book from First Reads and wanted to add my first impression.  I'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70639086">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Explores the mysterious origins of the domestication of the dog from follower wolves. An interesting blend of science and personal stories, if you stick through the first few dry chapters, you will be rewarded.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Got to keep up  with my vampire reading friends.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I find the relationship between dogs and people fascinating, so I was patient with this leisurely, rambling exploration of the topic.  Spoiler alert!  Franklin believes dogs caused humans to evolve just as much as humans caused dogs to evolve from wolves.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[this book had just a little bit too much science for me - these non-fiction slow reads just don't work for me sometimes.  also, the author's hypothesis was not presented quickly or clearly enough for me.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Yet another book won from the Goodreads giveaway. <br/>Written from a scientific reporters view.  Technical at times, but interesting.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a good example of an article-length subject that morphed into a book. Interesting subject, wrong medium.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;DIV&gt;<p><strong>A man and puppy exhumed from a 12,000-year-old grave sends a two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning science writer on a journey to the dogs</strong></p><p>Of all the things hidden in plain sight, dogs are one of the most enigmatic. They are everywhere but how much do we really know about where they came from and what the implications are of their place in our world? Jon Franklin set out to find out and ended up spending a decade studying the origins and significance of the dog and its peculiar attachment to humans. As the intellectual pursuit of his subject began to take over Franklin’s life, he married a dog lover and was quickly introduced to the ancient and powerful law of nature, to wit: Love me, love my dog. Soon Franklin was sharing hearth and home with a soulful and clever poodle named Charlie.</p><p>And so began one man’s journey to the dogs, an odyssey that would take him from a 12,000-year-old grave to a conclusion so remarkable as to change our perception of ourselves. Building on evolutionary science, archaeology, behavioral science, and the firsthand experience of watching his own dog evolve from puppy to family member, Franklin posits that man and dog are more than just inseparable; they are part and parcel of the same creature. Along the way, <em>The Wolf in the Parlor</em> imparts a substantial yet painless education on subjects as far ranging as psychological evolution and neurochemistry. In this groundbreaking book, master storyteller Franklin shatters the lens through which we see the world and shows us an unexpected, enthralling picture of the human/canine relationship.</p>&lt;/DIV&gt;]]>
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