Kitsune. Werewolves. Crane wives. Selkies. Every culture has stories of suchstrange creatures -- animals turning into humans, humans shapeshifting intoanimals. Sometimes seductive, sometimes bloodthirsty, but always unpredictablelike nature itself, these beings are manifestations of our secret hearts, ourdesire to belong to both worlds: one tame and civilized, the other unfetteredand full of wild impulse. Here are stories that will make you wish you...