Author: Linda Shay
Publisher: Dolphin Heart World, Incorporated DBA Dancing Seas Media
ISBN: 9780984743100
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Journey with Linda Shay into the pristine tropical waters of Hawaii where she communes, up close and personal, with a pod of wild Hawaiian spinner dolphins. Discover how one moment, with one dolphin, changes her life forever. Return with Linda to her high desert home in Sedona, Arizona, and walk by her side as she discovers she has been initiated into a unique spiritual path, guided by the Dolphin Consciousness. Witness the beginning of Dolphin Energy Healing, an intuitive energy healing modality, as Linda learns she has been activated by the dolphins to serve as a vehicle for their beautiful healing frequencies. Through interdimensional encounters with the dolphins on land, and magical close encounters with the dolphins in the sea, Linda becomes a bridge between the worlds of humans and dolphins. The bond of healing and love that has been forged unites her eternally with her beloved family of the sea. This touching and inspiring glimpse into Linda's journey with the dolphins opens a doorway into the realm of possibility. It offers an expanded view of who these endearing dolphins really are. It serves as a clear demonstration of the dolphins' desire and ability to heal the human heart, helping us achieve higher states of peace, love, and joy. This is a true story that takes place on land, in the sea, and in the realm of spirit ... in other dimensions of reality. Linda wrote this book with the intention that each reader would co-create their own unique spiritual adventure story with the dolphins. Many have reported receiving unexpected healings and energy transmissions while reading this book. "Dolphin Love ... From Sea to Land is a spellbinding adventure of personal growth and transformation. Through a deep and enduring relationship with dolphins, Linda finds her life changed in ways that are unimaginable and delightful. Dolphin Love opened my heart in new and profound ways, rekindling my longing for oneness and expanding my vision and understanding of these amazing beings. This journey into the world of human/dolphin relations demonstrates that dolphins can be a path to spiritual awakening. It's time to dive in!" - Mary J. Getten, Marine Naturalist, Animal Communicator and author of Communicating with Orcas: The Whales' Perspective
Dolphin Love ... from Sea to Land
Author: Linda Shay
Publisher: Dolphin Heart World, Incorporated DBA Dancing Seas Media
ISBN: 9780984743100
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Journey with Linda Shay into the pristine tropical waters of Hawaii where she communes, up close and personal, with a pod of wild Hawaiian spinner dolphins. Discover how one moment, with one dolphin, changes her life forever. Return with Linda to her high desert home in Sedona, Arizona, and walk by her side as she discovers she has been initiated into a unique spiritual path, guided by the Dolphin Consciousness. Witness the beginning of Dolphin Energy Healing, an intuitive energy healing modality, as Linda learns she has been activated by the dolphins to serve as a vehicle for their beautiful healing frequencies. Through interdimensional encounters with the dolphins on land, and magical close encounters with the dolphins in the sea, Linda becomes a bridge between the worlds of humans and dolphins. The bond of healing and love that has been forged unites her eternally with her beloved family of the sea. This touching and inspiring glimpse into Linda's journey with the dolphins opens a doorway into the realm of possibility. It offers an expanded view of who these endearing dolphins really are. It serves as a clear demonstration of the dolphins' desire and ability to heal the human heart, helping us achieve higher states of peace, love, and joy. This is a true story that takes place on land, in the sea, and in the realm of spirit ... in other dimensions of reality. Linda wrote this book with the intention that each reader would co-create their own unique spiritual adventure story with the dolphins. Many have reported receiving unexpected healings and energy transmissions while reading this book. "Dolphin Love ... From Sea to Land is a spellbinding adventure of personal growth and transformation. Through a deep and enduring relationship with dolphins, Linda finds her life changed in ways that are unimaginable and delightful. Dolphin Love opened my heart in new and profound ways, rekindling my longing for oneness and expanding my vision and understanding of these amazing beings. This journey into the world of human/dolphin relations demonstrates that dolphins can be a path to spiritual awakening. It's time to dive in!" - Mary J. Getten, Marine Naturalist, Animal Communicator and author of Communicating with Orcas: The Whales' Perspective
Publisher: Dolphin Heart World, Incorporated DBA Dancing Seas Media
ISBN: 9780984743100
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Journey with Linda Shay into the pristine tropical waters of Hawaii where she communes, up close and personal, with a pod of wild Hawaiian spinner dolphins. Discover how one moment, with one dolphin, changes her life forever. Return with Linda to her high desert home in Sedona, Arizona, and walk by her side as she discovers she has been initiated into a unique spiritual path, guided by the Dolphin Consciousness. Witness the beginning of Dolphin Energy Healing, an intuitive energy healing modality, as Linda learns she has been activated by the dolphins to serve as a vehicle for their beautiful healing frequencies. Through interdimensional encounters with the dolphins on land, and magical close encounters with the dolphins in the sea, Linda becomes a bridge between the worlds of humans and dolphins. The bond of healing and love that has been forged unites her eternally with her beloved family of the sea. This touching and inspiring glimpse into Linda's journey with the dolphins opens a doorway into the realm of possibility. It offers an expanded view of who these endearing dolphins really are. It serves as a clear demonstration of the dolphins' desire and ability to heal the human heart, helping us achieve higher states of peace, love, and joy. This is a true story that takes place on land, in the sea, and in the realm of spirit ... in other dimensions of reality. Linda wrote this book with the intention that each reader would co-create their own unique spiritual adventure story with the dolphins. Many have reported receiving unexpected healings and energy transmissions while reading this book. "Dolphin Love ... From Sea to Land is a spellbinding adventure of personal growth and transformation. Through a deep and enduring relationship with dolphins, Linda finds her life changed in ways that are unimaginable and delightful. Dolphin Love opened my heart in new and profound ways, rekindling my longing for oneness and expanding my vision and understanding of these amazing beings. This journey into the world of human/dolphin relations demonstrates that dolphins can be a path to spiritual awakening. It's time to dive in!" - Mary J. Getten, Marine Naturalist, Animal Communicator and author of Communicating with Orcas: The Whales' Perspective
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Author: Scott O'Dell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0395069629
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0395069629
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.
Dolphins, Messengers of Love
Author: Ocean
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781495271267
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This book will tell you about impressive encounters between a human being and dolphins. It is the story of a woman named Ocean, who has dedicated her life to the oceans and life in these waters. It is a meditation in itself, will move you deeply. The heart will open up to all the beauty and the indispensible gifts oceans and seas gift us with. The land with all its life cannot exist without the water with all its life. Ocean rightfully urges us to treat the treasures of the ocean and sea life with respect. This book aims at being a source of inspiration, information and education; it connects us to the essence of life, shows us the role of dolphins in this, and offers guidelines for “heart and hand”. It is meant to be a practical guide with simple solutions and a supportive beacon, based on decades of the author's own experience, for people who still wish to visit the natural habitat of dolphins. She shares these experiences to keep and protect these treasures, as a gift of life to life, and, most of all, to nurture the dolphin-heart. The energy of dolphins and whales is always present on Earth and will be resonating forever. Dolphins and whales are the bearers of pure and clear consciousness. This makes them highly sensitive; the power of their love raises the frequency of our planet. Text and pictures place the reader directly in the now. All proceeds of this book, talks, and workshops are used integrally for the protection of dolphins and whales and organizations supporting this cause.About the AuthorOcean became the pioneer for Belgium and the Netherlands for communication and interaction with the wild dolphins, with whom she has a deep inner contact and an extraordinary relationship. Water is her element and since her childhood she dreamed of swimming with dolphins. When theosophy came into her life, her heart's desire was to get to know great people personally, and this happened. Frequently she spent time in the company of these Great Beings such as Mother Teresa and Lame Deer, a well-known North American Indian shaman. She was surrounded by great yoga masters from all over the world. They were her guiding light to the dolphins. When she met movie maker Armando Acosta, the flame was rekindled to swim with dolphins and then everything gained momentum when Indra Devi 'the first lady of yoga' crossed her path.For the last 25 years she has travelled to sacred sites around the world in Asia, Central and South America, Europe and Egypt. In a professional way she guides the unique encounter between dolphins and human beings in their search for their inner truth and destiny. Meanwhile she has become their protector and ambassador worldwide.Ocean says, “Dolphins are a spontaneous manifestation of love. They are here on Earth to cultivate the language of the heart." Ocean lives within this spontaneous manifestation of love and shares this love with anyone who is ready to receive its message. Her biggest concern is to protect the dolphins in their natural habitat. If dolphins are treated in a loving and respectful manner, taken care of and protected, the huge amount of debt humankind has built up through abusing, molesting and killing all kinds of animals is also transformed.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781495271267
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This book will tell you about impressive encounters between a human being and dolphins. It is the story of a woman named Ocean, who has dedicated her life to the oceans and life in these waters. It is a meditation in itself, will move you deeply. The heart will open up to all the beauty and the indispensible gifts oceans and seas gift us with. The land with all its life cannot exist without the water with all its life. Ocean rightfully urges us to treat the treasures of the ocean and sea life with respect. This book aims at being a source of inspiration, information and education; it connects us to the essence of life, shows us the role of dolphins in this, and offers guidelines for “heart and hand”. It is meant to be a practical guide with simple solutions and a supportive beacon, based on decades of the author's own experience, for people who still wish to visit the natural habitat of dolphins. She shares these experiences to keep and protect these treasures, as a gift of life to life, and, most of all, to nurture the dolphin-heart. The energy of dolphins and whales is always present on Earth and will be resonating forever. Dolphins and whales are the bearers of pure and clear consciousness. This makes them highly sensitive; the power of their love raises the frequency of our planet. Text and pictures place the reader directly in the now. All proceeds of this book, talks, and workshops are used integrally for the protection of dolphins and whales and organizations supporting this cause.About the AuthorOcean became the pioneer for Belgium and the Netherlands for communication and interaction with the wild dolphins, with whom she has a deep inner contact and an extraordinary relationship. Water is her element and since her childhood she dreamed of swimming with dolphins. When theosophy came into her life, her heart's desire was to get to know great people personally, and this happened. Frequently she spent time in the company of these Great Beings such as Mother Teresa and Lame Deer, a well-known North American Indian shaman. She was surrounded by great yoga masters from all over the world. They were her guiding light to the dolphins. When she met movie maker Armando Acosta, the flame was rekindled to swim with dolphins and then everything gained momentum when Indra Devi 'the first lady of yoga' crossed her path.For the last 25 years she has travelled to sacred sites around the world in Asia, Central and South America, Europe and Egypt. In a professional way she guides the unique encounter between dolphins and human beings in their search for their inner truth and destiny. Meanwhile she has become their protector and ambassador worldwide.Ocean says, “Dolphins are a spontaneous manifestation of love. They are here on Earth to cultivate the language of the heart." Ocean lives within this spontaneous manifestation of love and shares this love with anyone who is ready to receive its message. Her biggest concern is to protect the dolphins in their natural habitat. If dolphins are treated in a loving and respectful manner, taken care of and protected, the huge amount of debt humankind has built up through abusing, molesting and killing all kinds of animals is also transformed.
The Dolphin Letters
Author: Muriel Lindsay
Publisher: Waterfront Digital Press
ISBN: 9781632959751
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
"The Dolphin Letters," subtitled "Vital Information from Sea to Land" is just that, a compendium of vital information from an unlikely source, part of the intelligence that lives in the water, the dolphins. The information in this book lends not just hope to the human race, but excitement about the future as well during these dynamically shifting times. Interestingly enough, this book is not primarily about saving the planet, or the dolphins. Rather, the book offers a way of understanding that for the human race to go on to thrive, it must save itself BY coming to collaborate with the intelligence in the waters, and in all parts of the natural world, for that matter. It is US we are trying to save. The dolphins communicate in a tone that is unique and strangely recognizable. The author was merely the "scribe" as she puts it. How that came to be she explains in the beginning of the book, but the point of why this book is important is definitely about the vital and now shared information it contains. To read this book is to be simultaneously uplifted and grounded in undeniable truth.
Publisher: Waterfront Digital Press
ISBN: 9781632959751
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
"The Dolphin Letters," subtitled "Vital Information from Sea to Land" is just that, a compendium of vital information from an unlikely source, part of the intelligence that lives in the water, the dolphins. The information in this book lends not just hope to the human race, but excitement about the future as well during these dynamically shifting times. Interestingly enough, this book is not primarily about saving the planet, or the dolphins. Rather, the book offers a way of understanding that for the human race to go on to thrive, it must save itself BY coming to collaborate with the intelligence in the waters, and in all parts of the natural world, for that matter. It is US we are trying to save. The dolphins communicate in a tone that is unique and strangely recognizable. The author was merely the "scribe" as she puts it. How that came to be she explains in the beginning of the book, but the point of why this book is important is definitely about the vital and now shared information it contains. To read this book is to be simultaneously uplifted and grounded in undeniable truth.
Dolphin Diaries
Author: Denise L. Herzing
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429987448
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Dr. Denise Herzing began her research with a pod of spotted dolphins in the 1980s. Now, almost three decades later, she has forged strong ties with many of these individuals, has witnessed and recorded them feeding, playing, fighting, mating, giving birth and communicating. Dolphin Diaries is an account of Herzing's research and her surprising findings on wild dolphin behavior, interaction, and communication. Readers will be drawn into the highs and lows—the births and deaths, the discovery of unique and personalized behaviors, the threats dolphins face from environmental changes, and the many funny and wonderful encounters Denise painstakingly documented over many years. This is the perfect book for anyone who loves these incredibly versatile and intelligent creatures and wants to find out more than the dolphin show at the zoo can offer. Herzing is a true pioneer in her field and deserves a place in the pantheon of naturalists and scientists next to Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429987448
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Dr. Denise Herzing began her research with a pod of spotted dolphins in the 1980s. Now, almost three decades later, she has forged strong ties with many of these individuals, has witnessed and recorded them feeding, playing, fighting, mating, giving birth and communicating. Dolphin Diaries is an account of Herzing's research and her surprising findings on wild dolphin behavior, interaction, and communication. Readers will be drawn into the highs and lows—the births and deaths, the discovery of unique and personalized behaviors, the threats dolphins face from environmental changes, and the many funny and wonderful encounters Denise painstakingly documented over many years. This is the perfect book for anyone who loves these incredibly versatile and intelligent creatures and wants to find out more than the dolphin show at the zoo can offer. Herzing is a true pioneer in her field and deserves a place in the pantheon of naturalists and scientists next to Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall.
Souls in the Sea
Author: Scott Taylor
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1583940715
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
Dolphins have long been attributed with intelligence, but do they have souls? Self-awareness? Compassion? Scott Taylor, Director of the Cetacean Studies Institute, investigates the history, mythology, and science surrounding these creatures and emerges with a resounding yes. And not only do whales and dolphins merit our attention and respect in their own right: they are an index to what our future as a species can be. In this multi-faceted cetology compendium, Taylor surveys the portrayal of dolphins and whales in works of literature as disparate as Moby Dick and Sumerian legend, examines biologist John Lilly's research on interspecies communication, and explores the benefits of dolphin-assisted swimming therapy for disabled children and adults. Looking at the world from the perspective of one of these "souls in the sea," Taylor suggests that cetaceans are an ideal bridge between humanity and nature. Poetically written and thoughtfully illustrated with photos and drawings, Souls in the Sea is a comprehensive celebration of the biology, history, and mystique of dolphins and whales.
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1583940715
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
Dolphins have long been attributed with intelligence, but do they have souls? Self-awareness? Compassion? Scott Taylor, Director of the Cetacean Studies Institute, investigates the history, mythology, and science surrounding these creatures and emerges with a resounding yes. And not only do whales and dolphins merit our attention and respect in their own right: they are an index to what our future as a species can be. In this multi-faceted cetology compendium, Taylor surveys the portrayal of dolphins and whales in works of literature as disparate as Moby Dick and Sumerian legend, examines biologist John Lilly's research on interspecies communication, and explores the benefits of dolphin-assisted swimming therapy for disabled children and adults. Looking at the world from the perspective of one of these "souls in the sea," Taylor suggests that cetaceans are an ideal bridge between humanity and nature. Poetically written and thoughtfully illustrated with photos and drawings, Souls in the Sea is a comprehensive celebration of the biology, history, and mystique of dolphins and whales.
Voices in the Ocean
Author: Susan Casey
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 038553731X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Inspired by a profound experience swimming with wild dolphins off the coast of Maui, the bestselling author of The Wave set out on a quest to learn everything she could about dolphins—the other intelligent life on the planet. “Part science, part memoir, part impassioned plea for change.” —People Susan Casey’s journey takes her from a community in Hawaii known as “Dolphinville,” where the animals are seen as the key to spiritual enlightenment, to the dark side of the human-cetacean relationship at marine parks and dolphin-hunting grounds in Japan and the Solomon Islands, to the island of Crete, where the Minoan civilization lived in harmony with dolphins, providing a millennia-old example of a more enlightened coexistence with the natural world. Along the way, Casey recounts the history of dolphin research and introduces us to the leading marine scientists and activists who have made it their life’s work to increase humans’ understanding and appreciation of the wonder of dolphins.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 038553731X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Inspired by a profound experience swimming with wild dolphins off the coast of Maui, the bestselling author of The Wave set out on a quest to learn everything she could about dolphins—the other intelligent life on the planet. “Part science, part memoir, part impassioned plea for change.” —People Susan Casey’s journey takes her from a community in Hawaii known as “Dolphinville,” where the animals are seen as the key to spiritual enlightenment, to the dark side of the human-cetacean relationship at marine parks and dolphin-hunting grounds in Japan and the Solomon Islands, to the island of Crete, where the Minoan civilization lived in harmony with dolphins, providing a millennia-old example of a more enlightened coexistence with the natural world. Along the way, Casey recounts the history of dolphin research and introduces us to the leading marine scientists and activists who have made it their life’s work to increase humans’ understanding and appreciation of the wonder of dolphins.
Whales and Dolphins Coloring Book
Author: John Green
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486263069
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Dramatic, ready-to-color renderings of over 40 seagoing and freshwater mammals, including the bottlenose dolphin, Irrawaddy dolphin, Amazon dolphin, northern bottlenose whale, sperm whale, blue whale, killer whale, and astonishing ivory tusked narwhal. Full-color illustrations on covers. Fact-filled captions.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486263069
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Dramatic, ready-to-color renderings of over 40 seagoing and freshwater mammals, including the bottlenose dolphin, Irrawaddy dolphin, Amazon dolphin, northern bottlenose whale, sperm whale, blue whale, killer whale, and astonishing ivory tusked narwhal. Full-color illustrations on covers. Fact-filled captions.
Dolphin Way
Author: Mark Caney
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781905492237
Category : Dolphins
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dolphin culture evolved over millions of years so they could remain perfectly attuned with their world, the ocean. But the growing pressure of man's activities become intolerable and in frustration they seek an aggressive new path, making a shocking departure from the ancient philosophy that has guided them so well through the millennia.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781905492237
Category : Dolphins
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Dolphin culture evolved over millions of years so they could remain perfectly attuned with their world, the ocean. But the growing pressure of man's activities become intolerable and in frustration they seek an aggressive new path, making a shocking departure from the ancient philosophy that has guided them so well through the millennia.
What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, and Marriage
Author: Amy Sutherland
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1588366901
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
While observing exotic animal trainers for her acclaimed book Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, journalist Amy Sutherland had an epiphany: What if she used these training techniques with the human animals in her own life–namely her dear husband, Scott? In this lively and perceptive book, Sutherland tells how she took the trainers’ lessons home. The next time her forgetful husband stomped through the house in search of his mislaid car keys, she asked herself, “What would a dolphin trainer do?” The answer was: nothing. Trainers reward the behavior they want and, just as important, ignore the behavior they don’t. Rather than appease her mate’s rising temper by joining in the search, or fuel his temper by nagging him to keep better track of his things in the first place, Sutherland kept her mouth shut and her eyes on the dishes she was washing. In short order, Scott found his keys and regained his cool. “I felt like I should throw him a mackerel,” she writes. In time, as she put more training principles into action, she noticed that she became more optimistic and less judgmental, and their twelve-year marriage was better than ever. What started as a goofy experiment had such good results that Sutherland began using the training techniques with all the people in her life, including her mother, her friends, her students, even the clerk at the post office. In the end, the biggest lesson she learned is that the only animal you can truly change is yourself. Full of fun facts, fascinating insights, hilarious anecdotes, and practical tips, What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, and Marriage describes Sutherland’s Alice-in-Wonderland experience of stumbling into a world where cheetahs walk nicely on leashes and elephants paint with watercolors, and of leaving a new, improved Homo sapiens.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1588366901
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
While observing exotic animal trainers for her acclaimed book Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, journalist Amy Sutherland had an epiphany: What if she used these training techniques with the human animals in her own life–namely her dear husband, Scott? In this lively and perceptive book, Sutherland tells how she took the trainers’ lessons home. The next time her forgetful husband stomped through the house in search of his mislaid car keys, she asked herself, “What would a dolphin trainer do?” The answer was: nothing. Trainers reward the behavior they want and, just as important, ignore the behavior they don’t. Rather than appease her mate’s rising temper by joining in the search, or fuel his temper by nagging him to keep better track of his things in the first place, Sutherland kept her mouth shut and her eyes on the dishes she was washing. In short order, Scott found his keys and regained his cool. “I felt like I should throw him a mackerel,” she writes. In time, as she put more training principles into action, she noticed that she became more optimistic and less judgmental, and their twelve-year marriage was better than ever. What started as a goofy experiment had such good results that Sutherland began using the training techniques with all the people in her life, including her mother, her friends, her students, even the clerk at the post office. In the end, the biggest lesson she learned is that the only animal you can truly change is yourself. Full of fun facts, fascinating insights, hilarious anecdotes, and practical tips, What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, and Marriage describes Sutherland’s Alice-in-Wonderland experience of stumbling into a world where cheetahs walk nicely on leashes and elephants paint with watercolors, and of leaving a new, improved Homo sapiens.