21 BOOK REVIEWS DOG PARENTING: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING, TRAINING AND BONDING WITH YOUR BEST FRIEND Authors: Amy Pike, Elizabeth Mullen, Tara Murtagh IBSN: 9781837995752 RRP: £9.99 Format: Hardcover Solve real-life behavioural issues and strengthen your bond with your dog with this simple illustrated guide to dog training Do you want to teach your dog good behaviours? Have you ever wished you could read their body language and interpret their expressions? The answer is dog parenting! Dog parenting is a form of training that’s rooted in understanding how your dog sees the world. With step-by-step instructions and simple, proven training techniques, this book will help you to achieve the behaviours you want to see, whilst deepening the bond between you and your four-legged best friend. Written by dog behaviour experts Amy Pike, Beth Mullen and Tara Murtagh, this handy guide will help you to meet your dog on their level and solve real-life issues, including: • Toilet training • Anxiety issues • Manners • Interpreting your dog’s behaviour • And much more! This warm-hearted illustrated guide will be the only dog behaviour book you will ever need! www.summersdale.com AN ANIMAL POEM FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR Author: Jane McMorland Hunter IBSN: 9781837330010 RRP: £25 Format: Hardback Celebrate animals with this daily anthology of poetry with one entry for every day of the year. From well-known classics to modern fresh takes, An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year brings to life a huge range of our animal counterparts. From beloved pets to majestic wildlife, and even the first dog in space, animals have long been a source of inspiration for poets across the ages. Animals are evocative of so much – the awe we feel seeing a skylark soaring along a thermal, the fear instilled in us by predators hunting big game or the deep love we might feel for a pet. Our relationship with the animal world is a diverse and complex subject, which is what makes this collection so fascinating. Among the 366 poems are T.S. Eliot’s ‘Macavity: The Mystery Cat’, Robert Frost’s reflections on wildlife in rural America, Wendy Cope observing the livestock at a country fair, Lemn Sissay’s observations on birds, and much, much more. With a wide range of voices spanning across the world through many centuries, this anthology explores how animals have been a timeless source of joy, love, reverence and inspiration. This is the newest title in Batsford’s highly popular Poetry Anthology series, and is the perfect bedside companion for late night reading or morning meditation. www.batsfordbooks.com INSIDE THE MINDS OF SERIAL KILLERS: A CHILLING DIVE INTO THE MINDS OF MURDERERS Author: Jamie King IBSN: 9781837996711 RRP: £10.99 Format: Paperback For years, criminal psychologists have tried to understand the minds of murderers. The key questions remain the same: Is a serial killer born or made? What leads them down such a dark path? And how can they justify their evil deeds to themselves? This fascinating exploration of criminal minds seeks to answer these questions by examining some of the most infamous serial murder cases of all time. From missionoriented minds like the Yorkshire Ripper to hedonistic killers like Ted Bundy, this book recounts the bloodcurdling events of each case before taking a deeper dive into the individual’s twisted psychology, their background and upbringing, and the events that led them to become a cold-hearted killer. What goes on in the mind of a serial killer? Perhaps we’ll never fully understand, but in this book, we can begin to process the motives, experiences and delusions that drive someone to commit the most heinous crimes imaginable. www.summersdale.com
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