Being a Beast: Adventures Across the Species Divide by Charles Foster

Being a Beast: Adventures Across the Species Divide

Charles Foster

256 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction nature science adventurous informative medium-paced

Description

Charles Foster set out to know the ultimate other: the non-humans, the beasts. And to do that, he tried to be like them, choosing a badger, an otter, a fox, a deer, and a swift. He lived alongside badgers for weeks, eating earthworms and learning ...

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informative 70%
reflective 60%
adventurous 50%
inspiring 30%
challenging 20%
dark 10%
emotional 10%
funny 10%
hopeful 10%
lighthearted 10%

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medium 37%

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