I love Monty Roberts! I got to see him in person twice. He is amazing. I looooooved his first book, too. Lent it out and it never came back and I forgot who has it...
I "joined up" with a semi-feral goat I rescued and she is quite tame now.
I love him and his join up method.. I have used it to connect with many strange horses and it really gets them to respect you and pay attention. I have raised my mare who just turned 6 from birth and I join up with her whenever she needs to shape up and it works well