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Non-Fiction

NewHendoLib

(61,295 posts) Fri Jan 27, 2023, 02:45 PM Jan 2023

Goes in depth comparing non-human animal intelligence - how humans make (often bad) decisions - and quite a bit about why we as a species are so awful at grappling with climate change.

Easy read, well written, food for thought.

https://www.amazon.com/Nietzsche-Were-Narwhal-Intelligence-Stupidity/dp/B09SBQ73QX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Q6KT93HC8912&keywords=if+nietzsche+were+a+narwhal+by+justin+gregg&qid=1674845110&sprefix=If+Niet%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-1

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Excellent read - "If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal" by Justin Gregg (Original Post) NewHendoLib Jan 2023 OP

Thanks for the suggestion. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2023 #1

It will be a while before I can get to it, probably a couple of weeks. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2023 #3

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1. Thanks for the suggestion.

Fri Jan 27, 2023, 02:49 PM

Jan 2023

I've just placed it on hold at my library.

(61,295 posts)

2. great - let me know what you think. It is my latest "read out loud" book to my wife

Fri Jan 27, 2023, 02:50 PM

Jan 2023

she knits and listens, I read. We both benefit!

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3. It will be a while before I can get to it, probably a couple of weeks.

Fri Jan 27, 2023, 02:53 PM

Jan 2023

I currently have eleven books checked out, and one hold is ready for me to pick up.