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Tales from Gombe

Author : Anup Shah
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780565093501
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (935 download)

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Download or read book Tales from Gombe written by Anup Shah and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chimpanzees of Tanzania's Gombe National Park are probably the most famous group of wild animals in history, having been observed and chronicled for more than 50 years. Through studies initiated by the palaeontologist and anthropologist Louis Leakey and carried out by the primatologist Dr Jane Goodall, people worldwide know their names and stories. Anup Shah and Fiona Rogers have spent much of the last decade in their company, getting to know their characters and learning about the intricacies of their lives. Tales from Gombe provides an unparalled insight into their world. Through endearing stories and stunningly intimate photography, the book tells the story of their lives, an epic saga full of convoluted plots, family alliances, intrigue, love, passion, suffering, ambition, politics, puzzles, surprises and controversies. Anup Shah and Fiona Rogers introduce us to all the different characters in this unique family, from the bold and mischievous Google and the powerful Titan to the enigmatic Freud. The combination of breathtaking photography and rich social history will inspire all those who read it to learn more about our closest cousins.

Pathfinder Tales: Beyond the Pool of Stars

Author : Howard Andrew Jones
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1466842652
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Pathfinder Tales: Beyond the Pool of Stars written by Howard Andrew Jones and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mirian Raas comes from a long line of salvagers, adventurers who use magic to dive for sunken ships off the coast of tropical Sargava. When her father dies, Mirian has to take over his last job: a dangerous expedition into deep jungle pools, helping a tribe of lizardfolk reclaim the lost treasures of their people. Yet this isn't any ordinary job, as the same colonial government that looks down on Mirian for her half-native heritage has an interest in the treasure, and the survival of the entire nation may depend on the outcome... From critically acclaimed author Howard Andrew Jones comes a fantastical adventure of deep-water danger and unlikely alliances in Pathfinder Tales: Beyond the Pool of Stars, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Role playing Game. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Pathfinder Tales: Through The Gate in the Sea

Author : Howard Andrew Jones
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 0765384388
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Pathfinder Tales: Through The Gate in the Sea written by Howard Andrew Jones and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Deepwater salvager Mirian Raas and her bold crew may have bought their nation's freedom with a hoard of lost lizardfolk treasure, but their troubles are only just beginning ... When Mirian's new lizardfolk companions, long believed to be the last of their tribe, discover hints that their people may yet survive on a magical island, the crew of the Daughter of the Mist is only too happy to help them venture into uncharted waters. Yet the perilous sea isn't the only danger, as the devil-worshiping empire of Cheliax hasn't forgotten its defeat at Mirian's hands, and far in the east, an ancient, undead child-king has set his sights on the magical artifact that's kept the lost lizardfolk city safe all these centuries" -- Amazon.com.

Political Questions

Author : Larry Arnhart
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478631015
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book Political Questions written by Larry Arnhart and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this enhanced edition, Larry Arnhart continues to ask thought-provoking questions that illuminate the philosophies of some of the most prominent political thinkers throughout history. This clear, well-written guide is an ideal supplement to the original texts he recommends at the beginning of each chapter. In addition to his analysis of Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Descartes, Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, and Rawls, the author’s well-organized and insightful approach provides an even more comprehensive overview than the earlier editions: • Supplementing the discussion of Leviathan, the chapter on Thomas Hobbes covers Behemoth. • The chapter on John Locke includes his Letter Concerning Toleration as well as the original discussion of Second Treatise of Government. • A chapter on Adam Smith has been added, which discusses Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations. • Leo Strauss is featured, with an examination of Persecution and the Art of Writing and Natural Right and History. • A final chapter analyzes Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature.

The Ghosts of Gombe

Author : Dale Peterson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520297717
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Ghosts of Gombe written by Dale Peterson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2018-04-06 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book, written by the author of the "definitive" biography of primatologist Jane Goodall, presents in sweeping detail the story of a group of young volunteers and students doing animal behavior research on chimpanzees, baboons, and red colobus monkeys at Dr. Goodall's research site in Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park during the late 1960s. Goodall, who began her work in the summer of 1960, was originally sponsored by the great paleontologist Louis Leakey and funded by the National Geographic Society. Her early studies of chimpanzees soon made her world famous as one of the great pioneers in primatology, and she began working to transform her original tented camp into a major field station for animal studies. Then came a tragic event that marked the final summer of that promising first decade and is the focus of this book. At aroundnoon, on Saturday, July 12, 1969, Ruth Davis, a young American working at Gombe as a volunteer, walked out of camp to follow a chimpanzee into the forest and never returned. Her body was found six days later floating in a pool at the base of a high waterfall. The Ghosts of Gombe explores the social tensions that developed among the small community of researchers during 1968 and 1969; considers thoroughly how the death might have happened; and describes the painful personal consequences for some of the surviving researchers."--Provided by publisher.

Primate Visions

Author : Donna J. Haraway
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136608141
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book Primate Visions written by Donna J. Haraway and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haraway's discussions of how scientists have perceived the sexual nature of female primates opens a new chapter in feminist theory, raising unsettling questions about models of the family and of heterosexuality in primate research.

Pokk's Tales and Stories From the Zoo

Author : Williams A.O.
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1644687712
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Pokk's Tales and Stories From the Zoo written by Williams A.O. and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-08-23 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pokk the Piglet spoke of many friends he had known in his farm life. Pokk told of Nod and spoke of Cone at the rabbit school. Pokk the Piglet was an avid storyteller at home and at work. Pokk’s friends are wont to invite him over for lunch and dinner at weekends because he sure would regal them in stories of farm life past or present. Pokk told of the friendship of Frog and Toad and how truly friendly they were but never married. Pokk told of how Fals the skunk ruined breakfast one morning for a few friends at the eatery in the town. Pokk told of how Giwa the Elephant advised the baby elephants to keep to the family for safety and protection. Pokk told of Prete the Peacock and how she loves to spread her colorful feathers to attract the friends on the farm. Pokk warned not a few of the baby rats on the farm to beware of Kura the Hyena whose nocturnal life was crooked and predatory of mice and rats. Pokk told of Veef the Giraffe who, according to Pokk, loved books and could read for hours on a satiate stomach. Pokk advised the Praying Mantis named Nod to ignore the Bumble Bee’s gossip and focus instead on his own goals in life. Pokk was not a bad friend on the farm albeit he padded his stories with a few wiry “tales about tails” in his attempt to “say” a piglet’s tail could grow long if he is fed extra proteins!

Gombe State

Author : Sani A. Aliyu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gombe State written by Sani A. Aliyu and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Among Chimpanzees

Author : Nancy J. Merrick
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807080748
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Among Chimpanzees written by Nancy J. Merrick and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword by Jane Goodall A former student and colleague of Jane Goodall shares stories of chimps and their heroes, and takes readers on a journey to save man’s closest relative. Unbeknownst to much of the public, chimps are in trouble: censuses show them to be extinct in four African countries and nearly so in ten others. A large percentage of the remaining populations live in unprotected, increasingly fragmented forests. When Nancy Merrick learned these startling facts in 2009, she decided it was past time to discover the extent to which chimpanzees are at risk across Africa and what can be done. Merrick had begun working with primates in 1972 as a young field assistant in Jane Goodall’s famous Gombe camp. Like the rest of the world at the time, she was swept up in the excitement of discovering the remarkable world of chimpanzees—their ability to fashion tools, their dazzling intelligence, and their complex relationships and societies. From that moment on, her human-centered worldview shifted, and she became a devoted advocate for our closest genetic relatives. When Merrick returns to Africa decades later, she’s alarmed by how much has changed. Human activity, such as agriculture and logging, has encroached on natural habitats throughout equatorial Africa, endangering chimpanzees, gorillas, and bonobos. In an effort to understand what we can do to save great apes, Merrick connects with primatologists and conservationists who are trying to protect the last great forests. Visits to some of Africa’s parks, sanctuaries, and expanding agricultural areas reveal the urgency of the problems and the inspiration of the people leading the search for solutions. Along the way, Merrick demonstrates that the best hope for chimps and other great apes lies in connecting conservation to humanitarian efforts, ensuring a healthy future for animals and humans alike. Among Chimpanzees is at once an inspiring chronicle of Merrick’s personal search to learn how chimps are faring across Africa and in captivity, a crucial eyewitness account of a very critical period in their existence, and a rousing call for us to join the efforts to be a voice for the chimpanzees, before it’s too late.

Brain and Longevity

Author : Caleb E. Finch
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642593569
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book Brain and Longevity written by Caleb E. Finch and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-21 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this third volume on longevity Fondation Ipsen has again collected the most recent results in research on genes and diet in the evolution of human longevity, educational level and longevity, cognitive impairment and survival at older age and other contributions. The preponderance of relatively short - compared to long-lived organisms suggests that morphogenesis is easier to accomplish than is maintenace of soma, whereas the broad range of longevities of organisms demonstrates that maintaining soma for extended periods of time is possible. The underlying assumption of "disposable soma" theory of aging is that the expense of maintaining somatic cells depends on their contribution to the welfare of the germ cells.

Anthroquest

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anthroquest written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: News of human origins, behavior, and survival.

The Human Story

Author : Robin Dunbar
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571265200
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book The Human Story written by Robin Dunbar and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2011-02-03 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating account of the latest thinking on human evolution, by 'one of the most respected evolutionary psychologists in Britain'.For scientists studying evolution, the past decade has seen astonishing advances across many disciplines - discoveries which have revolutionised scientific thinking and turned upside down our understanding of who we are. The Human Story brings together these threads of research in genetics, behaviour and psychology to provide an understanding of just what it is that makes us human. Robin Dunbar looks in particular at how the human mind has evolved, and draws on his own research during the last five years into the deep psychological and biological bases of music and religion.

In the Shadow of Man

Author : Jane Goodall
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618056767
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (567 download)

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Download or read book In the Shadow of Man written by Jane Goodall and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic study of primates.

Temple Tales

Author : Sudha G. Tilak
Publisher : Hachette India Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 9388322479
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Temple Tales written by Sudha G. Tilak and published by Hachette India Children's Books. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which holy place in India has the mysteries of the universe hidden away in an icy cave? Where would you find a shrine for a goddess of veggies? At which deity’s temple is the daily offering a tonic, of all things? This delightful and enchanting book opens the doors to the secrets and surprises hidden in temples across the country. These unique temples are not just places of worship, but living museums of architectural wonders, mind-boggling sculptures, graceful dances, colourful crafts and many other cultural activities. More than anything, they are treasure troves of lore and legend, teeming with tales of gods and goddesses, demons and devotees, plants and beasts, the magical and the mysterious – all just waiting to be discovered by you. Join Sudha G. Tilak as she takes you on an unusual journey to the country’s most sacred places, where the lines between fact and faith are blurred and stories come alive!

Hausa Tales and Traditions

Author : Neil Skinner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429650655
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Hausa Tales and Traditions written by Neil Skinner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1969, this book is a translation of Frank Edgar's Hausa folk stories, which was made primarily in Sokoto Province at the direction of Major John Alder, who in 1910 gave Edgar some Hausa texts written in the Ajemic script for transliteration into Roman characters. Edgar prepared the the first volme of the Tatsuniyoyi for publication in 1911. The Hausa whose folklore Edgar recorded so industriously are the largest ethnic group in Northern Nigeria and number many millions and these tales of past events show how Hausa conceive the histories of their states, the characters of their rulers, and their institutions of government and law. These traditions are thus equally important as documents of folk thought and as historical sources.

Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art, [3 volumes]

Author : Charlie T. McCormick Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1598842420
Total Pages : 1396 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art, [3 volumes] written by Charlie T. McCormick Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-12-13 with total page 1396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an international team of acclaimed folklorists, this reference text provides a cross-cultural survey of the major types and methods of inquiry in folklore. Did you know that the tale of Cinderella is over 1,000 years old, and similar versions of this singular story exist in hundreds of cultures around the globe? Have you heard of "deathlore," a subgenre of folklore involving tombstones, coffins, cemeteries, and roadside memorial shrines? Did you realize that UFO sightings and cyber cultures constitute modern folklore? The broad field of folklore studies, developed over the past two centuries, provides significant insights into many aspects of human culture. While the term "folklore" conjures images of ancient practices and beliefs or folk heroes and traditional stories, it also applies to today's ever-changing cultural landscape. Even certain aspects of modern Internet-based popular culture and contemporary rites of passage represent folklore. This encyclopedia covers all the major genres of both ancient and contemporary folklore. This second edition adds more than 100 entries that examine the folklore practices of major ethnic groups, folk heroes, creatures of myth and legend, and emerging areas of interest in folklore studies.

Parrot's Lament, The and Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligen

Author : Eugene Linden
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101222387
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Parrot's Lament, The and Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligen written by Eugene Linden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-08-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorilla shrewdly sells back a missing key chain to the highest bidder. An orangutan picks a lock to let himself out of his zoo enclosure and two elephants adopt a tag-team strategy to keep their handlers from putting them back into theirs. In The Parrot's Lament, noted environmentalist Eugene Linden offers more than one hundred true anecdotes about animal acts of cooperation, heroism, escape—even tales of deception or manipulation of human beings. Drawing on the first-person experiences of veterinarians, field biologists, researchers, and trainers, Linden has compiled a warmly entertaining and powerfully persuasive argument for animal consciousness that, while not human, far exceeds what humans usually grant animals. Scientifically sound and emotionally compelling, The Parrot's Lament contains remarkable stories that are sure to resonate with animal lovers, turning skeptics everywhere into believers.