Carl Safina is the recipient of a MacArthur Genius prize and a Guggenheim fellowship, among other accolades. He hosted the PBS series Saving the Ocean and his writings have appeared in The New York Times, Time, and Audubon. He lives on Long Island, New York, with his wife, their dogs, and feathered friends.
Beyond Words: Captivating. . . . A profound, scientifically based appeal for recognition of the kinship of all living things. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review In this mind-bending book, Safina takes the reader along with him on his adventures, enlightening and educating at each of his stops. --Publishers Weekly This well-researched book is a fascinating and thought-provoking investigation of different ways of viewing non-human creatures and their inner lives. --Library Journal Carl Safina shows there is indeed intelligent life in the universe, and it's all around us. At once moving and surprising, Beyond Words asks us to reexamine our relationship to other species--and to ourselves. --Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction