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Shady Hollow

Author : Juneau Black
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0593466276
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Shady Hollow written by Juneau Black and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in the Shady Hollow series, in which we are introduced to the village of Shady Hollow, a place where woodland creatures live together in harmony—until a curmudgeonly toad turns up dead and the local reporter has to solve the case. Reporter Vera Vixen is a relative newcomer to Shady Hollow. The fox has a nose for news, so when she catches wind that the death might be a murder, she resolves to get to the bottom of the case, no matter where it leads. As she stirs up still waters, the fox exposes more than one mystery, and discovers that additional lives are in jeopardy. Vera finds more to this town than she ever suspected. It seems someone in the Hollow will do anything to keep her from solving the murder, and soon it will take all of Vera’s cunning and quickness to crack the case. A VINTAGE CRIME/BLACK LIZARD ORIGINAL

Animal Characters

Author : Bruce Thomas Boehrer
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812201361
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Animal Characters written by Bruce Thomas Boehrer and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-06-29 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Renaissance, horses—long considered the privileged, even sentient companions of knights-errant—gradually lost their special place on the field of battle and, with it, their distinctive status in the world of chivalric heroism. Parrots, once the miraculous, articulate companions of popes and emperors, declined into figures of mindless mimicry. Cats, which were tortured by Catholics in the Middle Ages, were tortured in the Reformation as part of the Protestant attack on Catholicism. And sheep, the model for Agnus Dei imagery, underwent transformations at once legal, material, and spiritual as a result of their changing role in Europe's growing manufacturing and trade economies. While in the Middle Ages these nonhumans were endowed with privileged social associations, personal agency, even the ability to reason and speak, in the early modern period they lost these qualities at the very same time that a new emphasis on, and understanding of, human character was developing in European literature. In Animal Characters Bruce Thomas Boehrer follows five species—the horse, the parrot, the cat, the turkey, and the sheep—through their appearances in an eclectic mix of texts, from romances and poetry to cookbooks and natural histories. He shows how dramatic changes in animal character types between 1400 and 1700 relate to the emerging economy and culture of the European Renaissance. In early modern European culture, animals not only served humans as sources of labor, companionship, clothing, and food; these nonhuman creatures helped to form an understanding of personhood. Incorporating readings of Shakespeare's plays, Milton's Paradise Lost, Margaret Cavendish's Blazing World, and other works, Boehrer's series of animal character studies illuminates a fascinating period of change in interspecies relationships.

The Ship Who Searched

Author : Anne McCaffrey
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1618249894
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book The Ship Who Searched written by Anne McCaffrey and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young woman becomes paralyzed and must become a brainship¾and find her Brawn, her human soul mate, so that she can discover a cure for her illness. Tia Cade is a headstrong, smart, and very normal girl until she contracts a terrible illness that leaves her with the bare semblance of life. Tia's only hope: to become the oldest person ever to train to be one of the legendary star travelers, the brainships. But now that Tia is free of her ravaged body, there still remains the task of finding the right partner to be her Brawn, the human element every brainship requires. And when the disease that debilitated Tia threatens thousands more, selecting a Brawn who is her true soul mate may allow Tia to find the origin of the terrible plague¾and perhaps even a cure. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Reverie

Author : Ryan La Sala
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492682675
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Reverie written by Ryan La Sala and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A B&N's YA Book Club Pick * Walmart Buzz Pick * Indie Next Pick * Book of the Month Club YA Box A "joyously, riotously queer" (Kirkus) young adult fantasy from debut author Ryan La Sala, Reverie is a wildly imaginative story about dreams becoming reality, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Laini Taylor. A few weeks ago, Kane Montgomery was in an accident that robbed him of his memory. The only thing he knows for certain is that the police found him half-dead in the river. The world as he knows it feels different—reality seems different. And when strange things start happening around him, Kane isn't sure where to turn. And then three of his classmates show up, claiming to be his friends and the only people who can tell him what's truly going on. Kane doesn't know what to believe or who he can trust. But as he and the others are dragged into increasingly fantastical dream worlds drawn from imagination, it becomes clear that there is dark magic at work. Nothing in Kane's life is an accident, and only he can keep the world itself from unraveling. Reverie is an intricate and compelling LGBT young adult book about the secret worlds we hide within ourselves and what happens when they become real. Praise for Reverie: "This outstanding debut novel will light readers' imaginations on fire...Imaginative, bold, and full of queer representation, this is a must-purchase for YA collections."—School Library Journal *STARRED REVIEW* "This fantasy offers readers something wonderfully new and engaging...a gem of a novel that is as affirming as it is entertaining."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "The story's many LGBTQ characters are prominently represented and powerfully nuanced."—Publishers Weekly "A darkly imagined, riveting fantasy... thrilling."—Shelf Awareness "Joyously, riotously queer... The themes of creating one's own reality and fighting against the rules imposed by the world you're born into will ring powerfully true for many young readers."—Kirkus Reviews

Reconfiguring Human, Nonhuman and Posthuman in Literature and Culture

Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781032240787
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Reconfiguring Human, Nonhuman and Posthuman in Literature and Culture written by Taylor & Francis Group and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-13 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emphasis of the inquiry in Reconfiguring Human, Nonhuman and Posthuman in Literature and Culture is on the various ways actual and fictional nonhumans are reconfigured in contemporary culture.

The Beast of Noor

Author : Janet Lee Carey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442443383
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book The Beast of Noor written by Janet Lee Carey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen-year-old Miles Ferrell uses the rare and special gift he is given to break the curse of the Shriker, a murderous creature reportedly brought to Shalem Wood by his family's clan centuries before.

A Greater Duty

Author : Yakov Merkin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781546816447
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book A Greater Duty written by Yakov Merkin and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-13 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A warrior struggles to prevent the collapse of the civilization he swore to protect. A young grand admiral seeks vengeance. An emotionless conqueror faces a crisis of conscience...and the fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance.After her homeworld suffers a devastating attack, Grand Admiral Nayasar Khariah wants nothing more than vengeance upon the Galactic Alliance, the interplanetary civilization that had expelled her people and then refused to punish the organizers of the attack. Her opportunity finally comes when she meets Executor Darkclaw, who has been tasked with conquering the Galactic Alliance- to be followed by the rest of the galaxy-by his master, the all-powerful energy being known only as the High Lord. Things abruptly change, however, when Darkclaw unexpectedly starts feeling emotions he does not understand, and finds himself heretically questioning the only purpose he has ever known-irrevocably altering his view of the ongoing war.Meanwhile, within the Galactic Alliance, Second Scion Dalcon Oresh, member of an order dedicated to preserving the it, struggles to stop the Alliance's bleeding, the source of which may not be entirely external. Darkclaw's friendship with Nayasar will be pushed to its breaking point, Nayasar's relationships with her closest friends and loved ones will be strained as her quest for vengeance becomes more and more a personal obsession, and Dalcon must determine who he can truly trust.All the while, the imminent existential threat of the High Lord looms over everything, and the key to stopping him, and saving not just the Alliance, but the entire galaxy, may only be found in the remains of a ancient, powerful race, and the creations they left behind...

Collective Wisdom

Author : Katerina Cizek
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262369850
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Collective Wisdom written by Katerina Cizek and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to co-create—and why: the emergence of media co-creation as a concept and as a practice grounded in equity and justice. Co-creation is everywhere: It’s how the internet was built; it generated massive prehistoric rock carvings; it powered the development of vaccines for COVID-19 in record time. Co-creation offers alternatives to the idea of the solitary author privileged by top-down media. But co-creation is easy to miss, as individuals often take credit for—and profit from—collective forms of authorship, erasing whole cultures and narratives as they do so. Collective Wisdom offers the first guide to co-creation as a concept and as a practice, tracing co-creation in a media-making that ranges from collaborative journalism to human–AI partnerships. Why co-create—and why now? The many coauthors, drawing on a remarkable array of professional and personal experience, focus on the radical, sustained practices of co-creating media within communities and with social movements. They explore the urgent need for co-creation across disciplines and organization, and the latest methods for collaborating with nonhuman systems in biology and technology. The idea of “collective intelligence” is not new, and has been applied to such disparate phenomena as decision making by consensus and hived insects. Collective wisdom goes further. With conceptual explanation and practical examples, this book shows that co-creation only becomes wise when it is grounded in equity and justice. With Coauthors Juanita Anderson, Maria Agui Carter, Detroit Narrative Agency, Thomas Allen Harris, Maori Karmael Holmes, Richard Lachman, Louis Massiah, Cara Mertes, Sara Rafsky, Michèle Stephenson, Amelia Winger-Bearskin, and Sarah Wolozin

Thinking with Animals

Author : Lorraine Daston
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231130387
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Thinking with Animals written by Lorraine Daston and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Victorian vivisectionists to elephant conservation, from ancient Indian mythology to pet ownership in the contemporary United States, our understanding of both animals and what it means to be human has been shaped by anthropomorphic thinking. The contributors to Thinking with Animals explore the how and why of anthropomorphism, drawing attention to its rich and varied uses. Prominent scholars in the fields of anthropology, ethology, history, and philosophy, as well as filmmakers and photographers, take a closer look at how deeply and broadly ways of imagining animals have transformed humans and animals alike.

Tooth and Claw

Author : Jo Walton
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780765349095
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Tooth and Claw written by Jo Walton and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-12-12 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantasy-roman.

No Longer Human

Author : 太宰治
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780811204811
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book No Longer Human written by 太宰治 and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1958 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young man describes his torment as he struggles to reconcile the diverse influences of Western culture and the traditions of his own Japanese heritage.

Mink River

Author : Brian Doyle
Publisher : Oregon State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780870715853
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book Mink River written by Brian Doyle and published by Oregon State University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-31 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the lives, loves, and losses of the residents of the village of Neawanaka, Oregon.

Time Stops for No Mouse

Author : Michael Hoeye
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0142409847
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Time Stops for No Mouse written by Michael Hoeye and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hermux Tantamoq is an average mouse who works in his watch shop by day and spends his evenings at home with Terfle, his pet ladybug. But all that changes when Linka Perflinger, daredevil aviatrix, steps into his shop, drops off her watch for repair, and walks out with Hermux’s heart. When a shady-looking rat tries to claim Linka’s watch, Hermux knows that something must be terribly wrong, and embarks on a dramatic quest to find her . . .

The Call of the Wild

Author : Jack London
Publisher : Lorenz Books
ISBN 13 : 9780754822295
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book The Call of the Wild written by Jack London and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Call of the Wild' is the story of Buck, a domestic dog stolen, sold as a sled dog and forced to endure the brutal work and competition with the other dogs to be leader of the pack. 'White Fang' presents a similar story but in reverse as a wild wolf-dog mix is domesticated but faces great cruelty before finding a master.

The Talking Beasts

Author : Various
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Talking Beasts written by Various and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-25 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Talking Beasts" is a collection of animal-themed stories from various authors, typically associated with fables and tales. These stories often feature animals as characters who possess the ability to communicate with one another or with humans. They convey moral lessons and wisdom through the interactions and adventures of these talking animals. Throughout "The Talking Beasts," readers encounter a diverse array of creatures, each with its own personality and traits. These animals often engage in conversations and exhibit human-like qualities, making them relatable and intriguing characters for readers of all ages. The stories in "The Talking Beasts" typically explore themes such as friendship, cooperation, kindness, and the consequences of one's actions. By anthropomorphizing animals and giving them the power of speech, these tales provide a unique and engaging way to impart important life lessons and values. Overall, "The Talking Beasts" is a charming collection of stories that appeals to readers who appreciate the timeless appeal of animal characters and the wisdom hidden within their tales.

The Laws of Human Nature

Author : Robert Greene
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698184548
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book The Laws of Human Nature written by Robert Greene and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power comes the definitive new book on decoding the behavior of the people around you Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves. We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents can only take us so far. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King Jr, and many others, Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to develop the empathy that leads to insight, how to look behind people's masks, and how to resist conformity to develop your singular sense of purpose. Whether at work, in relationships, or in shaping the world around you, The Laws of Human Nature offers brilliant tactics for success, self-improvement, and self-defense.

In the Light of Evolution

Author : National Academy of Sciences
Publisher : Sackler Colloquium
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book In the Light of Evolution written by National Academy of Sciences and published by Sackler Colloquium. This book was released on 2007 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia of the National Academy of Sciences address scientific topics of broad and current interest, cutting across the boundaries of traditional disciplines. Each year, four or five such colloquia are scheduled, typically two days in length and international in scope. Colloquia are organized by a member of the Academy, often with the assistance of an organizing committee, and feature presentations by leading scientists in the field and discussions with a hundred or more researchers with an interest in the topic. Colloquia presentations are recorded and posted on the National Academy of Sciences Sackler colloquia website and published on CD-ROM. These Colloquia are made possible by a generous gift from Mrs. Jill Sackler, in memory of her husband, Arthur M. Sackler.