Maryknollers serve the body of Christ throughout the world, and these prayers from the lands in which they serve celebrate God's goodness and the diversity of God's children. This unique prayer book combines universal traditional prayers with local prayers from every continent. "A Maryknoll Book of Prayer" represents all that is good, encompassing and faith filled in the Maryknoll tradition.

In exploring socially-maintained behavioral traditions in animals other than humans, this study treats traditions as biological phenomena amenable to comparative evaluation in the same way as other biological phenomena. Concerned with how widely shared features of social life and learning abilities can lead to traditions in many species, it differs from other books in its emphasis on explicit evaluation of alternative theories and methods, and in the breadth of species covered. It is essential reading for students and researchers in animal behavior, anthropology and psychology.