NYT Animals

Bestseller List for January 15, 2017

I COULD PEE ON THIS by Francesco Marciuliano
I COULD PEE ON THIS
Francesco Marciuliano
Chronicle
9781452110585
1-4521-1058-1
In this book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, cats get help explaining their behavior.
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT JASPER ... by Dana Perino
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT JASPER ...
Dana Perino
Twelve
9781455567102
1-4555-6710-8
Reflections on dogs — especially her Vizsla, Jasper — and politics, by the co-host of Fox News’s “The Five,” a former press secretary to President George W. Bush.
H IS FOR HAWK by Helen Macdonald
H IS FOR HAWK
Helen Macdonald
Grove/Atlantic
9780802124739
0-8021-2473-9
A grief-stricken British woman decides to raise a goshawk, a fierce bird that is notoriously difficult to tame.
THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS by Sy Montgomery
THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS
Sy Montgomery
Atria
9781451697728
1-4516-9772-4
The complex intelligence, emotional capacities, playfulness and spirit of the octopus, by a naturalist who counts several as friends.
THE EIGHTY-DOLLAR CHAMPION by Elizabeth Letts
THE EIGHTY-DOLLAR CHAMPION
Elizabeth Letts
Random House
9780345521095
0-345-52109-9
The story of Snowman the horse, the extraordinary jumper and national celebrity.
THE GENIUS OF BIRDS by Jennifer Ackerman
THE GENIUS OF BIRDS
Jennifer Ackerman
Penguin Press
9781594205217
1-59420-521-3
Research reveals that many birds rival primates and even humans in their complex forms of intelligence.
THE LION IN THE LIVING ROOM by Abigail Tucker
THE LION IN THE LIVING ROOM
Abigail Tucker
Simon & Schuster
9781476738239
1-4767-3823-8
The evolutionary science, natural history and biology of house cats.
RESCUE ME
Richard Phibbs
Aperture
9781597113380
1-59711-338-7
Dog adoption portraits and stories from New York City.
A STREET CAT NAMED BOB
James Bowen
Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's
9781250029478
1-250-02947-3
A London busker befriends an injured cat, and the two become inseparable.
REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF MY DOG HAS TAUGHT ME
Cynthia L Copeland
Workman
9780761181798
0-7611-8179-2
A photographic tribute to dogs in motion celebrates lessons of living in the present, such as play, sleep, and scratching where it itches.