Vanessa Woods: 7 books

A young woman follows her fiancé to war-torn Congo to study extremely endangered bonobo apes-who teach her a new truth about love and belonging. In 2005, Vanessa Woods accepted a marriage proposal from a man she barely knew and agreed to join him on a research trip to the Democratic Republic...

The perfect gift for dog lovers and readers of Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz—this New York Times bestseller offers mesmerizing insights into the thoughts and lives of our smartest and most beloved pets. Does your dog feel guilt? Is she pretending she can't hear you? Does she want...

Headstarts outlines 100 practical tips to help provide your child with major advantages in both the classroom and the playground. Cindy Pan and Vanessa Woods distil key findings from the very latest international cognitive science research into short, easy-to-understand pieces covering an array...

Het is niet altijd even duidelijk wanneer honden laten zien dat ze in staat zijn om gevolgtrekkingen te maken of dat ze flexibeler zijn dan andere dieren. Maar uiteindelijk is uw intuïtieve inschatting correct: uw hond is inderdaad geniaal. Brian Hare ontdekte dat het intelligentieniveau van de hond...

In this book you'll meet a hideous creature that can live for a month without its head, a beetle that blasts its victims with toxic bottom spray, weird beings that breathe through their skin, five-eyed monsters that vomit on their prey to turn them into soup, and much, much more! Bug your friends with monstrous trivia and nightmarish facts.

Psst! This is the best book you'll ever read on pirates! Did you know that 19 September is Talk Like a Pirate Day? Avast there, me hearties! Find out why pirates should have eaten cabbage, but drank rum instead. Discover which captain stole hats, and which one burgled for bandages. Tremble...

PSSST! It's True! This is the best book on SPACE you'll ever read! Thinking of space travel? Watch out for exploding stars, boiling planets and robotic explorers. Beware of black holes, white dwarfs and red giants. Find out what happens when a star explodes, what it takes to become an...