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Elephant Don

Author : Caitlin O'Connell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022610611X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Elephant Don written by Caitlin O'Connell and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elephant male are often portrayed as aggressive loners, who shape the world around them by brute force. But they can also be gentle and playful giants, even empathic. Uncertain Throne brings Entourage from LA to Mushara, showing how the lives of male elephants is really one of time with a posse, entourages of mixed ages, with all of the social dynamics groups of men in other species experience. The story follows that of Greg, and a band of his friends, with days at the water hole, evenings spent defending turf, and searching out mates. Uncertain Throne is Greg's story, but it is every bit as much a story about O'Connell, who, like Jane Goodall and others who inspire her, has dedicated herself to learning about elephants, and in turn sharing what she has learned with those of us who aren't enamored of sleeping on elevated wooden platforms in Namibia that keep lions out of reach but are scalable by a wide array of other visitors--snakes included. An Uncertain Throne tracks Greg and his group of males for a decade, starting in 2004. In a series of short chapters, starting in the present but winding back through previous field seasons, O’Connell narrates and aims to understand the vicissitudes of male friendship, power struggles, and play. She captures for readers the incredible repertoire of elephant behavior, communication included. Greg it at times a tyrant, and at others a benevolent dictator. And he possesses what it takes to stay at the top, even as the environment and landscape morph around him with the dynamics of wet and dry years. Life for male elephants is uncertain, and full of tragedy and triumph alike. And this gives us all a sense of what it's like to walk in their company.

Elephant Don

Author : Caitlin O'Connell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022638005X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Elephant Don written by Caitlin O'Connell and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-07-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "O'Connell, one of the leading experts on elephant communication and social behavior, offers a rare inside look at the social world of African male elephants. [This book] tracks Greg and his group of bulls as [he] tries to understand the vicissitudes of male friendship, power struggles, and play. A frequently heart-wrenching portrayal of commitment, loyalty, and affection between individuals yearning for companionship, it ... captures [a] ... repertoire of elephant behavior and communication"--Publisher marketing.

Don't Think of an Elephant!

Author : George Lakoff
Publisher : Scribe Publications
ISBN 13 : 1920769455
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Don't Think of an Elephant! written by George Lakoff and published by Scribe Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't Think of An Elephant is the antidote to decades of conservative strategising and the right's stranglehold on political dialogue. More specifically, it is the definitive handbook for understanding and communicating effectively about key social and political issues. George Lakoff explains in detail exactly how the right has managed to co-opt traditional values in order to popularise its political agenda. He also provides examples of how the centre-left can address the community's core values and re-frame political debate to establish a civil discourse that reinforces progressive positions. Don't Think of An Elephant provides a compelling linguistic analysis of political campaigning. But, more importantly, it demonstrates that real political values and ideas must provide the foundation for political progress by the centre-left.

Elephant Don

Author : Caitlin O'Connell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022610625X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Elephant Don written by Caitlin O'Connell and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Greg. He’s a stocky guy with an outsized swagger. He’s been the intimidating yet sociable don of his posse of friends—including Abe, Keith, Mike, Kevin, Torn Trunk, and Willie. But one arid summer the tide begins to shift and the third-ranking Kevin starts to get ambitious, seeking a higher position within this social club. But this is no ordinary tale of gangland betrayal—Greg and his entourage are bull elephants in Etosha National Park, Namibia, where, for the last twenty-three years, Caitlin O’Connell has been a keen observer of their complicated friendships. In Elephant Don, O’Connell, one of the leading experts on elephant communication and social behavior, offers a rare inside look at the social world of African male elephants. Elephant Don tracks Greg and his group of bulls as O’Connell tries to understand the vicissitudes of male friendship, power struggles, and play. A frequently heart-wrenching portrayal of commitment, loyalty, and affection between individuals yearning for companionship, it vividly captures an incredible repertoire of elephant behavior and communication. Greg, O’Connell shows, is sometimes a tyrant and other times a benevolent dictator as he attempts to hold onto his position at the top. Though Elephant Don is Greg’s story, it is also the story of O’Connell and the challenges and triumphs of field research in environs more hospitable to lions and snakes than scientists. Readers will be drawn into dramatic tales of an elephant society at once exotic and surprisingly familiar, as O’Connell’s decades of close research reveal extraordinary discoveries about a male society not wholly unlike our own. Surely we’ve all known a Greg or two, and through this book we may come to know them in a whole new light.

Don't Tickle the Monkey!

Author : Sam Taplin
Publisher : Touchy-Feely Sound Books
ISBN 13 : 9781805070245
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Don't Tickle the Monkey! written by Sam Taplin and published by Touchy-Feely Sound Books. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You'd better not tickle the monkey, because it just might chatter if you do! Babies and toddlers won't be able to resist tickling the touchy-feely patches to hear the animal sounds in this unique and hilarious novelty book. As well as the monkey there's a warthog, a laughing hyena and an ostrich to be tickled, followed by a musical finale where you can hear all the animals being noisy at once.

The Last Elephants

Author : Colin Bell
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1775846830
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book The Last Elephants written by Colin Bell and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Africa-wide Great Elephant Census of 2016 produced shocking findings: a decimated elephant population whose numbers were continuing to plummet. Elephants are killed, on average, every 15–20 minutes – a situation that will see the final demise of these intelligent, extraordinary animals in less than three decades. They are a species in crisis. This magnificent book offers chapters written by the most prominent people in the realm of conservation and wildlife, among them researchers, conservationists, film makers, criminologists, TV personalities and journalists. Photographs have been selected from among Africa’s best wildlife photographers, and the Foreword is provided by Prince William. It is hoped this book will create awareness of the devastating loss of elephant lives in Africa and stem the tide of poaching and hunting; that it will inspire the delegates to CITES to make informed decisions to ensure that all loopholes in the ivory trade are closed; and that countries receiving and using ivory (both legal and poached) – primarily China, Vietnam, Laos and Japan – ban and strenuously police its trade and use within their borders, actively pursuing and arresting syndicate leaders driving the cruel poaching tsunami. This book is also a tribute to the many people who work for the welfare of elephants, particularly those who risk their lives for wildlife each day, often for little or no pay – in particular the field rangers and the anti-poaching teams; and to the many communities around Africa that have elected to work with elephants and not against them. The Last Elephants – is the title prophetic? We hope not, but the signs are worrying.

The Elephant in the Brain

Author : Kevin Simler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190495995
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book The Elephant in the Brain written by Kevin Simler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the extent of our selfishness. This is the elephant in the brain. Such an introspective taboo makes it hard for us to think clearly about our nature and the explanations for our behavior. The aim of this book, then, is to confront our hidden motives directly - to track down the darker, unexamined corners of our psyches and blast them with floodlights. Then, once everything is clearly visible, we can work to better understand ourselves: Why do we laugh? Why are artists sexy? Why do we brag about travel? Why do we prefer to speak rather than listen? Our unconscious motives drive more than just our private behavior; they also infect our venerated social institutions such as Art, School, Charity, Medicine, Politics, and Religion. In fact, these institutions are in many ways designed to accommodate our hidden motives, to serve covert agendas alongside their official ones. The existence of big hidden motives can upend the usual political debates, leading one to question the legitimacy of these social institutions, and of standard policies designed to favor or discourage them. You won't see yourself - or the world - the same after confronting the elephant in the brain.

"Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!"

Author : Patricia Thomas
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0688093388
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book "Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!" written by Patricia Thomas and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1990-04-23 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the animals are in a panic. The elephant's sneeze would blow the monkeys out of the trees, the feathers off the birds, the stripes off the zebra. Even the fish and the fly, the crocodile and the kangaroo, know what a catastrophe that sneeze would be. "Please don't sneeze!" they beg. . . . The classic story of an enormous sneeze in the marking, told in sprightly nonsense verse, has been newly illustrated in full color to delight a new generation of fans.

The Elephant's Dilemma

Author : Jon Bostock
Publisher : Lioncrest Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781544509853
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The Elephant's Dilemma written by Jon Bostock and published by Lioncrest Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-04 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You know the moments of inspiration that come out of nowhere? Maybe it's an idea for a product that will change people's lives, or a way to solve a conflict. No matter the epiphany, this surge of excitement is often as fleeting as the good ideas we abandon too quickly. But what if we took a chance? What if we used our momentum to see our ideas through? Our ancestors used their ideas for change. They took big risks to improve the lives of future generations, doing whatever it took with few alternatives. Now it's our turn to take the risks and change the world, but we're comfortable and complacent-even when we shouldn't be. In The Elephant's Dilemma, Jon Bostock shares how he took a chance with his fascinating story of business success. He shows how we're chained to our current reality, and what can happen when we break free and reimagine our future. His book is an urgent battle cry asking us to step forward, live a more fulfilled life, and leave a legacy for future generations.

The ALL NEW Don't Think of an Elephant!

Author : George Lakoff
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 160358594X
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The ALL NEW Don't Think of an Elephant! written by George Lakoff and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Never Ride Your Elephant to School

Author : Doug Johnson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805028805
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (288 download)

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Download or read book Never Ride Your Elephant to School written by Doug Johnson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1995-09-15 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humorous account of the disadvantages of bringing an elephant into the classroom.

A Baby Elephant in the Wild

Author : Caitlin O'Connell
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544149440
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book A Baby Elephant in the Wild written by Caitlin O'Connell and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young readers learn about the characteristics, behavior, diet, and life cycle of elephants as they follow Liza, a real-life baby elephant in the African desert.

Don't Leave an Elephant to Go and Chase a Bird

Author : James Berry
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Don't Leave an Elephant to Go and Chase a Bird written by James Berry and published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anancy Spiderman trades various items with the people he encounters, until he himself is distracted by a bird and ends up empty-handed.

In Search of the Missing Elephant

Author : Donald N. Michael
Publisher : Triarchy Press Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780956263186
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book In Search of the Missing Elephant written by Donald N. Michael and published by Triarchy Press Limited. This book was released on 2010-04-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What personal qualities are required to acknowledge and confront the deep uncertainty and 'the inevitable fact of our ignorance' in a complex, fast-changing world? With this collection of five extraordinary and challenging essays, Graham Leicester introduces us to the astonishing intellect of Don Michael (1923 - 2000) whose wisdom, humanity, integrity, and commitment to confronting the most vexing and complex problems continue to inspire everyone who encounters his work. The touchstone of Don Michael's work is a commitment to individual, organisational and social learning. He writes in these essays with prophetic insight about the psychological temptations of denial in the face of such deep uncertainty, the consequential resistance to learning, and the resulting dangers of collapse, conflict and despair. The subject of the last essay, and the title of the book, concerns the Sufi story of blind people reaching a different conclusion about the 'elephant'. Don Michael proposes that, in the context of society today, the story-teller is blind and does not know what he is talking about, and that there is no elephant - because the human race, for the most part, is 'too complex, too interconnected, and too dynamic to comprehend... that there is no agreed-on interpretation that provides an enduring basis for coherent action based on an understanding of the enfolding context'.

You Can't Take An Elephant On the Bus

Author : Patricia Cleveland-Peck
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 140884981X
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book You Can't Take An Elephant On the Bus written by Patricia Cleveland-Peck and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-13 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can't take an elephant on the bus ... It would simply cause a terrible fuss! Elephants' bottoms are heavy and fat and would certainly squash the seats quite flat. Never put a camel in a sailing boat, or a tiger on a train, and don't even THINK about asking a whale to ride a bike ... This riotous picture book is filled with animals causing total disaster as they try to travel in the most unsuitable vehicles. A real romp of a book, with hilarious rhyming text and spectacular illustrations.

Strictly No Elephants

Author : Lisa Mantchev
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481416472
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Strictly No Elephants written by Lisa Mantchev and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale." --The New York Times Book Review "Sweet and affirming." --Kirkus Reviews When the local Pet Club won't admit a boy's tiny pet elephant, he finds a solution--one that involves all kinds of unusual animals in this sweet and adorable picture book. Today is Pet Club day. There will be cats and dogs and fish, but strictly no elephants are allowed. The Pet Club doesn't understand that pets come in all shapes and sizes, just like friends. Now it is time for a boy and his tiny pet elephant to show them what it means to be a true friend. Imaginative and lyrical, this sweet story captures the magic of friendship and the joy of having a pet.

Donkey, Elephant and None of the Above

Author : Steve Kanigher
Publisher : Steven Kanigher
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Donkey, Elephant and None of the Above written by Steve Kanigher and published by Steven Kanigher. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you believe the biggest threat to democracy comes from people who don't vote, think again. None, a nonvoter, gets into an Election Day confrontation with fellow shoppers Voter and Slot Player inside a grocery store in Las Vegas, Nevada. With store employee Sweeper joining in, None explains his aversion to voting by attempting to argue there is a wide gulf separating voters from the candidates they elect. The argument escalates when the partisan Donkey and Elephant rush into the store looking for nonvoters. The argument continues outside in the store parking lot, where None stands his ground, much to the chagrin of the Donkey and Elephant.