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Beyond Donkeys and Elephants

Author : Richard Davis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780700629275
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (292 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Donkeys and Elephants written by Richard Davis and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The 2016 presidential election was dramatic in its outcome-the surprise election of Donald Trump. However, another surprise outcome was the increasing share of the vote won by minor parties and independent candidates. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate, garnered 3.3 percent of the vote. That was the best performance by a minor party candidate since Ross Perot's 1996 Reform Party bid. Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate, won one percent of the vote. At the state level, the rejection of the two major party candidates in some places was even more profound. In three states, the non-major party candidates combined won over 10 percent of the vote. Voters in some states increasingly are electing candidates who do not belong to either of the two major parties. Currently, there are two independent members of the U.S. Senate-Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine. Moreover, the percentage of Americans supporting the creation of a third party has reached new highs. In September 2017, according to a Gallup survey, 61 percent of Americans said a third party is needed. With so much dissatisfaction with the two major parties and so much interest in third party alternatives, there is a need for a fresh look at the current political party alternatives in the United States. The "Other" Parties describes the contemporary party landscape beyond the Republicans and Democrats, with chapters discussing minor parties at national, regional, and state levels. The chapters cover both the well-known alternatives-including the Green, Constitution, and Libertarian Parties-and niche, state-level parties, such as the Mountain Party in West Virginia, the Vermont Progressive Party, the Moderate Party of Rhode Island, and the United Utah Party"--

Beyond Donkeys and Elephants

Author : Richard Davis
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700629289
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Donkeys and Elephants written by Richard Davis and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2020-05-25 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confronted with two historically unpopular presidential candidates, the American electorate in 2016 delivered a shock to the political system. Less noted, amid the drama of Donald Trump’s victory, was the substantial share of the vote won by minor parties and independent candidates—one of whom, Libertarian Gary Johnson, put in the best third-party performance since Ross Perot’s 1996 Reform Party bid. Even more surprising, at the state-level minor-party candidates made greater inroads, in some states combining to win over 10 percent of the vote. At a time of increasing dissatisfaction with a two-party system, this book provides a much-needed look at the current political party alternatives in the United States. In Beyond Donkeys and Elephants, the chapter authors survey the present political landscape but also delve into the history of third parties and consider their likely directions and prospects looking forward. The most comprehensive account ever written of contemporary minor political parties in the United States, Beyond Donkeys and Elephants covers parties at the national, regional, and state levels. It discusses the well-known alternatives—including the Green, Constitution, and Libertarian Parties—as well as niche state-level parties such as the Mountain Party in West Virginia, the Vermont Progressive Party, the Moderate Party of Rhode Island, and the United Utah Party. This book also places the current resurgence of minor parties in historical context, examining the larger political forces at play. With its case studies past and present, its insights into the formation and nature of minor parties, and its in-depth analysis of why and when such parties emerge, this book affords readers across the political spectrum a unique opportunity to understand and evaluate alternatives as the two-party system undergoes ever greater strains in the coming years.

Beyond Words

Author : Carl Safina
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 0805098895
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Words written by Carl Safina and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I wanted to know what they were experiencing, and why to us they feel so compelling, and so-close. This time I allowed myself to ask them the question that for a scientist was forbidden fruit: Who are you? Weaving decades of field observations with exciting new discoveries about the brain, Carl Safina's landmark book offers an intimate view of animal behavior to challenge the fixed boundary between humans and nonhuman animals. In Beyond Words, readers travel to Amboseli National Park in the threatened landscape of Kenya and witness struggling elephant families work out how to survive poaching and drought, then to Yellowstone National Park to observe wolves sort out the aftermath of one pack's personal tragedy, and finally plunge into the astonishingly peaceful society of killer whales living in the crystalline waters of the Pacific Northwest. Beyond Words brings forth powerful and illuminating insight into the unique personalities of animals through extraordinary stories of animal joy, grief, jealousy, anger, and love. The similarity between human and nonhuman consciousness, self-awareness, and empathy calls us to re-evaluate how we interact with animals. Wise, passionate, and eye-opening at every turn, Beyond Words is ultimately a graceful examination of humanity's place in the world.

Free Speech Beyond Words

Author : Mark V. Tushnet
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479805513
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Free Speech Beyond Words written by Mark V. Tushnet and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Supreme Court has unanimously held that Jackson Pollock’s paintings, Arnold Schöenberg’s music, and Lewis Carroll’s poem “Jabberwocky” are “unquestionably shielded” by the First Amendment. Nonrepresentational art, instrumental music, and nonsense: all receive constitutional coverage under an amendment protecting “the freedom of speech,” even though none involves what we typically think of as speech—the use of words to convey meaning. As a legal matter, the Court’s conclusion is clearly correct, but its premises are murky, and they raise difficult questions about the possibilities and limitations of law and expression. Nonrepresentational art, instrumental music, and nonsense do not employ language in any traditional sense, and sometimes do not even involve the transmission of articulable ideas. How, then, can they be treated as “speech” for constitutional purposes? What does the difficulty of that question suggest for First Amendment law and theory? And can law resolve such inquiries without relying on aesthetics, ethics, and philosophy? Comprehensive and compelling, this book represents a sustained effort to account, constitutionally, for these modes of “speech.” While it is firmly centered in debates about First Amendment issues, it addresses them in a novel way, using subject matter that is uniquely well suited to the task, and whose constitutional salience has been under-explored. Drawing on existing legal doctrine, aesthetics, and analytical philosophy, three celebrated law scholars show us how and why speech beyond words should be fundamental to our understanding of the First Amendment.

Libertarians, Socialists, and Other Third Parties

Author :
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1534507914
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Libertarians, Socialists, and Other Third Parties written by and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its inception, the United States has been characterized by a two-party political system. It is in many ways indoctrinated in laws and customs, but it does not prevent third parties from participating in the political process. Although no third-party candidate has ever won a presidential election, these candidates have occasionally been elected to local and state positions. Additionally, with issues like environmentalism, immigration, and income inequality receiving more attention, politicians from these parties have also gained greater recognition. This volume examines the role of third parties in American politics and the extent to which they can exercise influence.

American Political Parties

Author : John Kenneth White
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700633340
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book American Political Parties written by John Kenneth White and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Political Parties is a core textbook on political parties in the United States that places the US party system into a framework designed around the disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. White and Kerbel argue that the two-party system in the United States began with a common agreement on the key values of freedom, individual rights, and equality of opportunity but that Hamilton and Jefferson disagreed—often vehemently—over how to translate these ideals into an acceptable form of governance. This text develops a unique historical perspective of US party development using the disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson as a framework for analysis. While Hamilton wanted to marry freedom to a strong, active federal government with an energetic president who would act on behalf of all citizens, Jefferson believed that freedom should be allied to local civic virtue, with governmental responsibilities placed primarily at the local level. Today, Hamiltonian nationalism finds its home in the Democratic Party, while Republicans have espoused Jeffersonian localism since 1964. Using this historical framework, American Political Parties examines a range of topics including marketing and social media, campaign finance, reforms in the presidential nominating process, political demography, and third parties. In this new edition (previously published as Party On!), the authors describe four possible futures in the wake of the 2020 election and why Americans believed it was “the most important” election in their lifetimes. The unique history of US political parties as set forth by the disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson is at an inflection point. Republicans have become an insurgent party fully under the control of Donald Trump while Democrats have an opportunity to create a new majority coalition. This juncture poses unique challenges to our democracy and constitutional framework, and the book describes four possible outcomes, postulating where American political parties are headed in this decade.

The Demise and Rebirth of American Third Parties

Author : Bernard Tamas
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351128248
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book The Demise and Rebirth of American Third Parties written by Bernard Tamas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtually all academic books on American third parties in the last half-century assume that they have largely disappeared. This book challenges that orthodoxy by explaining the (temporary) decline of third parties, demonstrating through the latest evidence that they are enjoying a resurgence, and arguing that they are likely to once again play a significant role in American politics. The book is based on a wealth of data, including district-level results from US House of Representatives elections, state-level election laws after the Civil War, and recent district-level election results from Australia, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom.

Beyond Nowhere

Author : Roger Crutchley
Publisher : Proglen Trading Co., Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 6164560616
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (645 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Nowhere written by Roger Crutchley and published by Proglen Trading Co., Ltd.. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AND YOU THOUGHT IT WAS ALL OVER Roger Crutchley’s book The Long Winding Road to Nakhon Nowhere wasn’t the ‘end of the road’ for the author. After many years working at the Bangkok Post, even after retirement readers still look forward to his musings in the Sunday edition. His column makes them smile, laugh out loud or get angry and write letters to the editor. In his new book, Beyond Nowhere, Roger has come up with more amusing reflections of his five decades in Thailand and even his early years in England. In it he also recalls experiences in China, the Philippines, the Soviet Union and other countries he visited. Read about hilarious police raids, the orangutan who tried to board a Bangkok bus, the art of how not to bargain, the singing taxi driver and the Thai food that sparked a dramatic London police raid. Then there are the ghosts that struck terror in the Northeast, the day Sir Alec Guinness spoke fluent Thai and the infamous raid on a Pattaya bridge club. And of course there are terrific tales from where it all began, his fascinating experiences at the Bangkok Post dating back to 1969. (Includes color photographs)

Black Power beyond Borders

Author : N. Slate
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137295066
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book Black Power beyond Borders written by N. Slate and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking volume examines the transnational dimensions of Black Power - how Black Power thinkers and activists drew on foreign movements and vice versa how individuals and groups in other parts of the world interpreted 'Black Power,' from African liberation movements to anti-caste agitation in India to indigenous protests in New Zealand.

Babylon's Ark

Author : Lawrence Anthony
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429981431
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Babylon's Ark written by Lawrence Anthony and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-03-06 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The astonishing story of the soldiers, conservationists, and ordinary Iraqis who united to save the animals of the Baghdad Zoo When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, caught in the crossfire at the heart of the city. Once Anthony entered Iraq he discovered that hostilities and uncontrolled looting had devastated the zoo and its animals. Working with members of the zoo staff and a few compassionate U.S. soldiers, he defended the zoo, bartered for food on war-torn streets, and scoured bombed palaces for desperately needed supplies. Babylon's Ark chronicles Anthony's hair-raising efforts to save a pride of Saddam's lions, close a deplorable black-market zoo, run ostriches through shoot-to-kill checkpoints, and rescue the dictator's personal herd of Thoroughbred Arabian horses. A tale of the selfless courage and humanity of a few men and women living dangerously for all the right reasons, Babylon's Ark is an inspiring and uplifting true-life adventure of individuals on both sides working together for the sake of magnificent wildlife caught in a war zone.

Looking Beyond

Author : Rosemary Johnson
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1647023262
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Looking Beyond written by Rosemary Johnson and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking Beyond: Invitation to Understanding Global Sustainability By: Rosemary Johnson Looking Beyond: Invitation to Understanding Global Sustainability encourages all humans to realize that each of us shares a responsibility for the present environmental crisis. A combination biography with personal passion and research, Rosemary Johnson will inspire you to expand your way of thinking, emphasizing that one person can make a difference in the world—even you!

Little Angels Crying Beyond Tearlessness

Author : Frank L. Mills, Jr. MSW
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143492999X
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Little Angels Crying Beyond Tearlessness written by Frank L. Mills, Jr. MSW and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A disturbing look at fall-out from foster care's slow spinning Wheel of Fortune, seldom making a timely stop at ADOPTION." “A WONDERFULLY INSPIRING MANUAL/HANDBOOK FOR EVERYONE WORKING WITH FOSTER CHILDREN IN ANY CAPACITY.” – DORIS COSBY “AN EXCELLENT PORTRAIT OF THE MANY FACES OF FOSTER CHILDREN.” – TROY BOWEN “A POWERFUL CRY FOR FOSTER CARE REFORM.” – NORM ALLEN “WOW! WHAT A READ – I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. THANKS, I NEEDED THAT!” – RHONDA STOVER “A SAD AND GRIPPING ALERT THAT NEEDS TO BE HEARD.” – KATHY MOLEN “AN AMBITIOUS UNDERTAKING THAT IS EXCEPTIONALLY REVEALING, SENSITIVE, INSTRUCTIVE AND NEEDED.” – KARL BRENNER, JR. “A SAD AND SHOCKING, YET WONDERFULLY WARM AND ENLIGHTENING JOURNEY THROUGH FOSTERLAND.” –WALTER CANNADY “A MAGNIFICENTLY CRAFTED SOUNDING OF THE ALARM.” –KERMIT BALLARD “AN EXCELLENT ORIENTATION/TRAINING TOOL FOR FOSTER PARENTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, CHILDCARE SPECIALISTS, GROUP LIVING COUNSELORS, TEACHERS, COACHES, MENTORS AND ALL OTHERS WORKING WITH FOSTER CHILDREN.” –APRIL GLENN

An African Love Story

Author : Daphne Sheldrick
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141966777
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book An African Love Story written by Daphne Sheldrick and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daphne Sheldrick's best-selling love story of romance, life and elephants, An African Love Story: Love, Life and Elephants is an incredible story from Africa's greatest living conservationist. A typical day for Daphne involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning the ever-present threat of poaching for the ivory trade. An African Love Story is the incredible memoir of her life. It tells two stories - one is the extraordinary love story which blossomed when Daphne fell head over heels with Tsavo Game Park and its famous warden, David Sheldrick. The second is the love story of how Daphne and David, who devoted their lives to saving elephant orphans, at first losing every infant under the age of two until Daphne at last managed to devise the first-ever milk formula which would keep them alive. 'Compulsively readable', Mail on Sunday 'An enchanting memoir', Telegraph Daphne Sheldrick has spent her entire life in Kenya. For over 25 years, she and her husband, David, the famous founder of the the giant Tsavo National Park, raised and rehabilitated back into the wild orphans of misfortune from many different wild species. These included elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, zebra, eland, kudu, impala, warthogs and many other smaller animals. In 2006 she was made Dame Commander of the British Empire by the Queen.

Beyond the Pampas

Author : Imogen Herrad
Publisher : Seren
ISBN 13 : 1854116096
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (541 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Pampas written by Imogen Herrad and published by Seren. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the Pampas is an exploration of the lives of the descendents of nineteenth century Welsh settlers in Argentina. Herrad discovers a fascinating melding of Welsh and Spanish language cultures through which she explores the nature of heritage and identity. Her expectations are further challenged by the plight of Patagonia's indigenous peoples - the Tehuelche and Mapuche - with the land-related cultures and oppression by European settlers. This is an additional prism through which to view history, as is the difference Herrad discovers between metropolitan Buenos Aires and the rural hinterland. And the whole is underpinned by Herrad's personal journey of self-discovery, from an abusive childhood in Germany to acceptance in the communities of Wales and Patagonia. Herrad's openness to new experience and her wonder at the natural world result in a rich and evocative depiction of the exotic places in which she finds herself, from camping under the stars in the Andes to whale-watching on the Atlantic coast, and from the Welsh-speaking tea rooms of Chubut to the museums of lost Indian peoples.

Beyond O'Dark 30

Author : Edward M. Brittingham
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1480961922
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Beyond O'Dark 30 written by Edward M. Brittingham and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-24 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond O' Dark 30 is the author's take on what is happening to this country. This promised land has fallen apart due to our loss of foreign policy and the degrading of our military. Our allies are laughing as our leader is both weak and a failure. Our national debt has increased more than ever and for what? Polls now show that a majority of people think Romney would have made the better president. We are vulnerable to another terrorist attack, Syria has already launched chemical weapons, and no one understands Obamacare. Why does Benghazi go unnoticed in the White House? The many scandals of the IRS and the National Security Agency affect every American. Do you believe the President was really born in America? Edward M. Brittingham Captain, U.S. Navy (RET.) addresses all of these issues in his latest book. This is a must read. About the Author Edward M. Brittingham Captain, U.S. Navy (RET.) served in the Navy as a Naval Flight Officer, a Tactical Coordinator who detected Soviet subs during the Cold War, and advanced to Commanding Officer of VP-11. Upon orders to the Pentagon, he excelled in promoting Surveillance Towed Array Sensor (SURTASS) and briefed 32 Admirals on ASW techniques. In 1985 he suffered a stroke which ended his career. In 1995 Brittingham wrote his first book. Since then he has written five books with a thrill-a-minute mix of submarine warfare, imminent danger, terrorism, bravery, technological wonder, and an intriguing bit of fiction. Brittingham is a member of ROMEO retired men, Military Officer of America, and Commander Roanoke Valley Chapter 15 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. He is a dedicated member of First Baptist Church.

The King of the Elephants

Author : Michael Truman
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 179607621X
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book The King of the Elephants written by Michael Truman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-01-17 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The King of the Elephants making the jungle great again. Is about events leading up to, during and after the 2016 general election and events leading up to the 2020 general election. Using animals as the main characters. Bears representing Russia,Koala bears representing North Korea, sheep representing Israel, Elephants representing Republicans and donkeys representing democrats. The story is set on a golden gated ranch on the far Western side of the jungle. Way beyond the desert overlooking the Pacific ocean. The main character is an overly ambitious know it all, extroverted little pony by the name of Kanye. Kanye and the rest of the animals in the jungle have been having some very heated and down right ugly arguments lately Why? What should have been an easy obvious and clear thing for even the dumbest of animals to see. Have now become a major divisive issue involving all, every animal, not only here in the Golden State but throughout the entire length and breadth of the jungle. These animals trust Kanye with just about every aspect of their lives. Still there is one major thing Kayne was not able to convince these animals. That Elephants makes better leaders than donkeys. Animals in This part of the jungle. Always voted for and supported the donkeys. No matter which jackass is elected to run.

Pleasurable Kingdom

Author : Jonathan Balcombe
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 0230552277
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Pleasurable Kingdom written by Jonathan Balcombe and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recognition of animal pain and stress, once controversial, is now acknowledged by legislation in many countries, but there is no formal recognition of animals' ability to feel pleasure. Pleasurable Kingdom is the first book for lay-readers to present new evidence that animals--like humans--enjoy themselves. It debunks the popular perception that life for most is a continuous, grim struggle for survival and the avoidance of pain. Instead it suggests that creatures from birds to baboons feel good thanks to play, sex, touch, food, anticipation, comfort, aesthetics, and more. Combining rigorous evidence, elegant argument and amusing anecdotes, leading animal behavior researcher Jonathan Balcombe proposes that the possibility of positive feelings in creatures other than humans has important ethical ramifications for both science and society.