Author: Don Diehl Publisher: ISBN: 9781717849304 Category : Languages : en Pages : 120
Book Description
If you have a dog, cat or other pet -- say a beagle (a class of theirown), and ever think about heaven and life after death this book is foryou. It is about "hounds, heaven and the hereafter." Even if you donot accept all of the author's dogma (pardon the pun), if you are ananimal lover and ever wonder what your pet is thinking (or imaginewhat they would say to you if they could talk back in a human voice)you will identify with this book.The author takes plenty of liberty in presenting his beagle'spersona -- extra fanciful at times -- but stays with proof verses onmatters of scriptural claims regarding subjects of beginnings, the fallof man, salvation and redemption . . . and eschatology [the part oftheology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of thesoul and of humankind . . . and in this case, animal kind or the animalkingdom.]But besides presenting the case for an on-going human-animalrelationship beyond this life, the book which may come across forsome as a Bible study, looks at real life issues albeit sometimes fromthe viewpoint of a dog with human like perception.This is a book about a lot of things -- but more than anythingelse it is a book about a Pilgrim, a "born again" believer in Christ whohappens to be a dog lover (me), believing that he and his dog (abeagle or beagle-mix named "Sadie") will spend eternity together in aplace called Heaven.In the mean time -- waiting and watching -- Sadie Sue Dog andLoving Master Don are nearly inseparable. When there is necessaryparting, both are accused of suffering "separation anxietydisorder" (SAD). They don't know if they like that word "disorder"but there is admission that the two are "happiest" spending timetogether -- playing, riding, fishing, hunting, boating -- and talkingabout the issues of life and life hereafter.There is seldom disagreement over such things as politics,religion or food choices.Most of the time Sadie Dog is chasing rabbits and treeingsquirrels, digging up moles or just digging. There is some disharmonyover the digging and Sadie's inner clock. There are holes all over theyard, and an hour before the sun comes up Sadie is sure that's whenMaster Don is supposed to be up. At that time [and at least one othertime during the night] Sadie comes barking. Count on it, at about2:30 a.m. she wants out -- to check the yard and take care ofbusiness, making sure some varmint hasn't taken over her territory.The day begins about 5:30. Beyond that, the routine is ever-changing.What follows here is the sharing of life's challenges . . . andconversations between the author and his dog about them. Sadieprovides some comic relief when the topic gets too serious.
Author: Charles Darwin Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 0521898382 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 509
Book Description
Charles Darwin's voyage on the HMS Beagle is a gripping adventure story, and a turning point in the making of the modern world. Brought together here in chronological order, the letters he wrote and received during his trip provide a first-hand account of a voyage of discovery that was as much personal as intellectual. We follow Darwin's adventures as he prepares for his travels, lands on his first tropical island, watches an earthquake level a city, and learns how to catch ostriches from a running horse. We witness slavery, political revolution, and epidemic disease, and share the otherworldly experience of landing on the Galapagos Islands and collecting specimens. His letters are counterpoised by replies from family and friends that record a comfortable, intimate world back in England. Original watercolours by the ship's artist Conrad Martens vividly bring to life Darwin's descriptions of his travels.
Author: Susan Wilson Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN: 1250014352 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 276
Book Description
Rescue comes in unexpected ways for one man and his dog in this moving and redemptive novel, The Dog Who Saved Me, by New York Times bestselling author Susan Wilson Boston police officer Cooper Harrison never thought he'd go back to his hometown, Harmony Farms. But when his faithful K-9 partner Argos is killed in the line of duty, Cooper, caught in a spiral of trauma and grief, has nowhere else to turn. Jobless and on the verge of divorce, he accepts a offer for the position of dog officer in Harmony Farms, leaving the life he spent twenty years building behind. And so he finds himself back where he started. Where his father was once known as the town drunk and his brother outgrew juvenile delinquency to become a drug dealer. Where he grew up as ‘one of those' Harrisons. Cooper does his job with deliberate detachment, refusing to get emotionally invested in another dog the way he had with Argos—until he finds himself rescuing a wounded and gun-shy yellow lab gone feral. Cooper never thought he'd find himself going back in order to move forward, and yet Harmony Farms is the one place where Cooper must learn to forgive and, only then, heal. All with the help of a yellow dog.
Author: Charles Darwin Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521003179 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 504
Book Description
On 27th December 1831, HMS Beagle set out from Plymouth under the command of Captain Robert Fitzroy on a voyage that lasted nearly 5 years. The purpose of the trip was to complete a survey of the southern coasts of South America, and afterwards to circumnavigate the globe. The ship's geologist and naturalist was Charles Darwin. Darwin kept a diary throughout the voyage in which he recorded his daily activities, not only on board the ship but also during the several long journeys that he made on horseback in Patagonia and Chile. His entries tell the story of one of the most important scientific journeys ever made with matchless immediacy and vivid descriptiveness.
Author: Patricia McConnell, Ph.D. Publisher: Ballantine Books ISBN: 0307489183 Category : Pets Languages : en Pages : 289
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Learn to communicate with your dog—using their language “Good reading for dog lovers and an immensely useful manual for dog owners.”—The Washington Post An Applied Animal Behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years’ experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell reveals a revolutionary new perspective on our relationship with dogs—sharing insights on how “man’s best friend” might interpret our behavior, as well as essential advice on how to interact with our four-legged friends in ways that bring out the best in them. After all, humans and dogs are two entirely different species, each shaped by its individual evolutionary heritage. Quite simply, humans are primates and dogs are canids (as are wolves, coyotes, and foxes). Since we each speak a different native tongue, a lot gets lost in the translation. This marvelous guide demonstrates how even the slightest changes in our voices and in the ways we stand can help dogs understand what we want. Inside you will discover: • How you can get your dog to come when called by acting less like a primate and more like a dog • Why the advice to “get dominance” over your dog can cause problems • Why “rough and tumble primate play” can lead to trouble—and how to play with your dog in ways that are fun and keep him out of mischief • How dogs and humans share personality types—and why most dogs want to live with benevolent leaders rather than “alpha wanna-bes!” Fascinating, insightful, and compelling, The Other End of the Leash is a book that strives to help you connect with your dog in a completely new way—so as to enrich that most rewarding of relationships.
Author: Paul Golding Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307428087 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 448
Book Description
Cruising the seamy underbelly of London’s gay scene, James Moore Zamora is as eager to repel men as he is to seduce them. Handsome, sophisticated, intelligent, and vain, beneath his immaculately maintained exterior lies an elaborate network of deeply embedded scars from a lifetime filled with betrayal and isolation. Born to negligent, self-absorbed parents and raised among upper crust society on a picturesque Spanish island, at nine-years-old James is sent off to an exclusive Catholic boarding school in England. Met with savageness by his peers, and seduced by the twisted affections of his teachers, he soon develops a self-consciousness that passes for self-awareness and a profound cynicism that masks savage anger. Charged with linguistic precision, brutal honesty, and caustic wit, The Abomination is a disturbing yet electrifying account of one man’s tortured coming of age.
Author: Jim Munroe Publisher: ISBN: 9781600101465 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 164
Book Description
"Once the Christians have floated bodily into the sky, life goes on pretty much as usual for the immoral majority... . except that magic works . . . "-Publisher.
Author: Charles R. Ault Publisher: Cornell University Press ISBN: 1501706411 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 319
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Thinking whimsically makes serious science accessible. That’s a message that should be taken to heart by all readers who want to learn about evolution. Do Elephants Have Knees? invites readers into serious appreciation of Darwinian histories by deploying the playful thinking found in children’s books. Charles R. Ault Jr. weds children’s literature to recent research in paleontology and evolutionary biology. Inquiring into the origin of origins stories, Ault presents three portraits of Charles Darwin—curious child, twentysomething adventurer, and elderly worm scientist. Essays focusing on the origins of tetrapods, elephants, whales, and birds explain fundamental Darwinian concepts (natural selection, for example) with examples of fossil history and comparative anatomy. The imagery of the children’s story offers a way to remember and recreate scientific discoveries. By juxtaposing Darwin’s science with tales for children, Do Elephants Have Knees? underscores the importance of whimsical storytelling to the accomplishment of serious thinking. Charles Darwin mused about duck beaks and swimming bears as he imagined a pathway for the origin of baleen. A "bearduck" chimera may be a stretch, but the science linking not just cows but also whales to moose through shared ancestry has great merit. Teaching about shared ancestry may begin with attention to Bernard Wiseman’s Morris the Moose. Morris believes that cows and deer are fine examples of moose because they all have four legs and things on their heads. No whale antlers are known, but fossils of four-legged whales are. By calling attention to surprising and serendipitous echoes between children’s stories and challenging science, Ault demonstrates how playful thinking opens the doors to an understanding of evolutionary thought.
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