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Author: Vidian Didymus Lawrence Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 143439056X Category : Languages : en Pages : 230
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We all begin life as members of the crowd and have our shoulds and shouldn'ts ingrained as we grow. Like chicks in a barnyard, kids in a schoolyard are taught to conform and compete in order to fit in with society. By the time we reach adulthood, the idea of individual choices is a remote fantasy. The good news is that, when we reach maturity, we can choose how we react to our programming, so that we can provide for ourselves lives of boredom and routine, or lives of freedom and unlimited possibilities. Our upbringing may have taught us how to fit in, but tapping into our own spiritual nature can teach us how to stand out. When I finally discovered that I had a choice and decided to take back control of my life, as I relate in this book, I found a world of freedom and enjoyment that I want to share with my readers most likely anyone from 18 to 80. Creative parents can also share their experience with their children to provide a head start. As I follow my evolution from barnyard chick to soaring eagle, the simplicity of the process invites the reader to give it a try break free and fly. All it takes is simplicity, honesty, integrity and a leap of faith faith in ourselves.
Author: Vidian Didymus Lawrence Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 143439056X Category : Languages : en Pages : 230
Book Description
We all begin life as members of the crowd and have our shoulds and shouldn'ts ingrained as we grow. Like chicks in a barnyard, kids in a schoolyard are taught to conform and compete in order to fit in with society. By the time we reach adulthood, the idea of individual choices is a remote fantasy. The good news is that, when we reach maturity, we can choose how we react to our programming, so that we can provide for ourselves lives of boredom and routine, or lives of freedom and unlimited possibilities. Our upbringing may have taught us how to fit in, but tapping into our own spiritual nature can teach us how to stand out. When I finally discovered that I had a choice and decided to take back control of my life, as I relate in this book, I found a world of freedom and enjoyment that I want to share with my readers most likely anyone from 18 to 80. Creative parents can also share their experience with their children to provide a head start. As I follow my evolution from barnyard chick to soaring eagle, the simplicity of the process invites the reader to give it a try break free and fly. All it takes is simplicity, honesty, integrity and a leap of faith faith in ourselves.
Author: Frans de Waal Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 0393635074 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 296
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A New York Times Bestseller and winner of the PEN / E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award "Game-changing." —Sy Montgomery, New York Times Book Review Mama’s Last Hug is a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals, beginning with Mama, a chimpanzee matriarch who formed a deep bond with biologist Jan van Hooff. Her story and others like it—from dogs “adopting” the injuries of their companions, to rats helping fellow rats in distress, to elephants revisiting the bones of their loved ones—show that humans are not the only species with the capacity for love, hate, fear, shame, guilt, joy, disgust, and empathy. Frans de Waal opens our hearts and minds to the many ways in which humans and other animals are connected.
Author: Edwin J. Atencio Publisher: Academic Press ISBN: 1483282139 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 537
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Nucleotide Sequences 1986/1987, Volume I: Primates presents data that reflect the information found in GenBank Release 44.0 of August 1986. This book provides information pertinent to the unique international collaboration between two leading nucleotide sequence data libraries, one based in Europe and one in the United States. Organized into one section, this volume begins with an overview of the sequences, some basic identifying information, and some of the biological annotations. This text then discusses the EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Data Library, an international center of fundamental research with its main focus in the fields of cell biology, molecular structures, instrumentation, and differentiation. This book discusses as well the GenBank database. This book is a valuable resource for molecular biologists and other investigators collecting the large number of reported DNA and RNA sequences and making them available in computer-readable form.
Author: Frans B. M. Waal Publisher: ISBN: 9780801838330 Category : Chimpanzees Languages : en Pages : 227
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"Precise but eminently readable and indeed exciting... This excellent book achieves the dual goal which eludes so many writers about animal behavior -- it will both fascinate the non-specialist and be seen as an important contribution to science." -- Times Literary Supplement
Author: Brian R. Little Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1501119974 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 128
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This fun, smart read for anyone eager to better understand (and improve) themselves argues that personality is driven not by nature nor nurture—but instead by the projects we pursue, which ultimately shape the people we become. Traditionally, scientists have emphasized what they call the first and second natures of personality—genes and culture, respectively. But today the field of personality science has moved well beyond the nature vs. nurture debate. In Who Are You, Really? Dr. Brian Little presents a distinctive view of how personality shapes our lives—and why this matters. Little makes the case for a third nature to the human condition—the pursuit of personal projects, idealistic dreams, and creative ventures that shape both people’s lives and their personalities. Little uncovers what personality science has been discovering about the role of personal projects, revealing how this new concept can help people better understand themselves and shape their lives. In this important work, Little argues that it is essential to devote energy and resources to creative endeavors in a highly focused fashion, even if it takes away from other components of our well-being. This does not mean that we cannot shift from one core project to another in the days of our lives. In fact, it is precisely that ability to flexibly craft projects that is the greatest source of sustainability. Like learning to walk, forcing ourselves out of balance as we step is the only way in which we can move forward. And it is the only way that human flourishing can be enhanced. The well-lived life is based on the sustainable pursuit of core projects in our lives. Ultimately, Who Are You, Really? provides a deeply personal itinerary for exploring our personalities, our lives, and the human condition.
Author: Ann Arvin Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1139461648 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 1325
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This comprehensive account of the human herpesviruses provides an encyclopedic overview of their basic virology and clinical manifestations. This group of viruses includes human simplex type 1 and 2, Epstein–Barr virus, Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, cytomegalovirus, HHV6A, 6B and 7, and varicella-zoster virus. The viral diseases and cancers they cause are significant and often recurrent. Their prevalence in the developed world accounts for a major burden of disease, and as a result there is a great deal of research into the pathophysiology of infection and immunobiology. Another important area covered within this volume concerns antiviral therapy and the development of vaccines. All these aspects are covered in depth, both scientifically and in terms of clinical guidelines for patient care. The text is illustrated generously throughout and is fully referenced to the latest research and developments.
Author: Tetsuro Matsuzawa Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 4431094237 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 597
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Biologists and anthropologists in Japan have played a crucial role in the development of primatology as a scientific discipline. Publication of Primate Origins of Human Cognition and Behavior under the editorship of Tetsuro Matsuzawa reaffirms the pervasive and creative role played by the intellectual descendants of Kinji Imanishi and Junichiro Itani in the fields of behavioral ecology, psychology, and cognitive science. Matsuzawa and his colleagues-humans and other primate partners- explore a broad range of issues including the phylogeny of perception and cognition; the origin of human speech; learning and memory; recognition of self, others, and species; society and social interaction; and culture. With data from field and laboratory studies of more than 90 primate species and of more than 50 years of long-term research, the intellectual breadth represented in this volume makes it a major contribution to comparative cognitive science and to current views on the origin of the mind and behavior of humans.
Author: Hector A. Garcia Publisher: Prometheus Books ISBN: 1633880214 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 290
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This book uses evolutionary psychology as a lens to explain religious violence and oppression. The author, a clinical psychologist, examines religious scriptures, rituals, and canon law, highlighting the many ways in which our evolutionary legacy has shaped the development of religion and continues to profoundly influence its expression. The book focuses on the image of God as the dominant male in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. This traditional God concept is seen as a reflection of the “dominant ape” paradigm so evident in the hierarchical social structures of primates, with whom we have a strong genetic connection. The author describes the main features of male-dominated primate social hierarchies— specifically, the role of the alpha male as the protector of the group; his sexual dominance and use of violence and oppression to attain food, females, and territory; in-group altruism vs. out-group hostility (us vs. them); and displays of dominance and submission to establish roles within the social hierarchy. The parallels between these features of primate society and human religious rituals and concepts make it clear that religion, especially its oppressive and violent tendencies, is rooted in the deep evolutionary past. This incisive analysis goes a long way toward explaining the historic and ongoing violence committed in the name of religion.
Author: Leonard A. Rosenblum Publisher: Academic Press ISBN: 1483272729 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 415
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Primate Behavior: Developments in Field and Laboratory Research, Volume 1, was created to fill the need for a publication series which can provide a continuing arena of discourse for all those scientists of varying disciplines concerned with the behavior of primates. It is expected that the participants in this new serial publication and those who will find interest and value in the material it contains will be drawn from a wide array of scientific disciplines, including psychology, anthropology, zoology, psychiatry, physiology, pharmacology, veterinary medicine, and space technology. The present volume contains six chapters and begins with a review of the far-ranging literature on learning in the several species of anthropoids. The next three chapters review current knowledge regarding the various dimensions of abnormal behavior in primates; analyze the multidimensional concept of dominance; and detail the diversity and communality of behavior patterns in a number of tree shrew species. The final two chapters develop a conceptual approach toward and the empirical foundations of the study of social attachments in monkeys, and presents an extensive field study on the Nilgiri langur in South India, respectively.
Author: Vidian Didymus Lawrence
Author: Vidian Didymus Lawrence
Author: Frans de Waal
Author: Edwin J. Atencio
Author: Frans B. M. Waal
Author: Brian R. Little
Author: Ann Arvin
Author: Jane Goodall
Author: Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Author: Hector A. Garcia
Author: Leonard A. Rosenblum