Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior,   ISBN:9781439187104

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As a neuropharmacology graduate student, I have realized that the key to great science are great observations.

Temple Grandin's unique mental assets has allowed her to make observations that a normal person is blind to. In particular, she observes a reality which eludes our senses. A reality that is very real and very important to our own lives.

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Amazing, even more so to read it for the second time. This book is full of scientifically researched and backed information and studies about pets and animals. The author highlights the importance of care and training of animals on a level of complete truth of sound research. Being autistic herself, this genius in her own right, can understand animals at a deep level animals think and behave and transcribe this level of understanding into words we understand. At least most of us understand because some of us see in pictures as she does and animals seem to. Her commitment is to assist humans in understanding animals and to care for them with humanity, respect and correct attentions. By Malka In The Closet, Napa, CA

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every human being who has/will come in contact with animals should read this book. grandin takes complex concepts such as human and animal psychology, physiology and neurology and translates them into well constructed anecdotes. at times funny, and at times eye opening, this book is the one guidebook i would recommend to living peacefully with animals.

if you've ever wondered why animals behave the way they do, or if you've ever wanted to consider how much animals can tell us about ourselves, run to the bookstore now and get this book!

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This is a beautifully written and incredibly informative book. Temple Grandin is brilliant and I thank her for enlightening me.

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As an animal lover and one who has chosen to share my life with dogs, I have read many books about animal behavior, dog training etc. Animals in Translation is the most powerful book I have read in many years. Grandin, in a conversational style, blends the results of brain experiments done on living animals with her empathetic observations of animals large and small. I deliberately slowed my reading to give myself time to assimilate the various "wow" insights in the book. For example, Grandin says that fear "hurts" animals worse than pain. After consideration, I agree. Grandin doesn't minimize the pain animals feel. On the contrary, her goal is to put the reader behind the animal's eyes and make readers realize the severe effect fear can have.

I recommend Animals in Translation to anyone interested in animals or animal training, or to those interested in neurology (Grandin was featured in the Oliver Sacks book An Anthropologist On Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales) or psychology.