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With bigtime sports style and drama this fun book brings epic animal matchups to life pitting awesome contenders against each other in all kinds of crazy competitionsEnter the ring to witness an epic battle of brawn between an ant and an elephant A chimp vs a crow in a showdown of wits An emporer penguin vs a pygmy mamoset in a contest for cutest creature Some of the victors might surprise you and all of these animals will amaze you Stats fun facts photos and indepth profiles about each contender will help you pick winners for more than a dozen mighty matchups A March Madnessstyle bracket at the end of the book allows readers to choose the ultimate champion Perfect for sports fans and animal crazy kids ready to go to the mat for their favorite species Animal Smackdown is the next best thing to actually seeing these animals go headtohead National Geographic Kids brings its signature topnotch nonfiction content and beautiful fullcolor photography to this superfun new series for kids
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With bigtime sports style and drama this fun book brings epic animal matchups to life pitting awesome contenders against each other in all kinds of crazy competitionsEnter the ring to witness an epic battle of brawn between an ant and an elephant A chimp vs a crow in a showdown of wits An emporer penguin vs a pygmy mamoset in a contest for cutest creature Some of the victors might surprise you and all of these animals will amaze you Stats fun facts photos and indepth profiles about each contender will help you pick winners for more than a dozen mighty matchups A March Madnessstyle bracket at the end of the book allows readers to choose the ultimate champion Perfect for sports fans and animal crazy kids ready to go to the mat for their favorite species Animal Smackdown is the next best thing to actually seeing these animals go headtohead National Geographic Kids brings its signature topnotch nonfiction content and beautiful fullcolor photography to this superfun new series for kids
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Reader s Digest Fascinating World sold for 63.59 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on The Inner Life of Animals sold at 63.31 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
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The dramatic mediumsized Clam Shell Accent combines natural shell coloring rich texture and a glossy interior for a stunning reminder of the ocean Featuring surprising versatility this clam shell makes a bold centerpiece filled with decorative items such as textured balls faux florals or even candles Use in a lavish dining room tablescape grand foyer or in a crisp master bathroom
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From the founding director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence comes a fascinating look at the remarkable capacity for intelligence exhibited by groups of people and computers working together If youre like most people you probably believe that humans are the most intelligent animals on our planet But theres another kind of entity that can be far smarter groups of people In this groundbreaking book Thomas Malone the founding director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence shows how groups of people working together in superminds like hierarchies markets democracies and communities have been responsible for almost all human achievements in business government science and beyond And these collectively intelligent human groups are about to get much smarter Using dozens of striking examples and case studies Malone shows how computers can help create more intelligent superminds simply by connecting humans to one another in a variety of rich new ways And although it will probably happen more gradually than many people expect artificially intelligent computers will amplify the power of these superminds by doing increasingly complex kinds of thinking Together these changes will have farreaching implications for everything from the way we buy groceries and plan business strategies to how we respond to climate change and even for democracy itself By understanding how these collectively intelligent groups work we can learn how to harness their genius to achieve our human goals Drawing on cuttingedge science and insights from a remarkable range of disciplines Superminds articulates a bold and utterly fascinating picture of the future that will change the ways you work and live both with other people and with computers
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An entertaining and profound look at the lives of birds illuminating their surprising worldand deep connection with humanityBirds are highly intelligent animals yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood As scientists come to understand more about the secrets of bird life they are unlocking fascinating insights into memory game theory and the nature of intelligence itselfThe Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons the good deeds of fairywrens the influential flocking abilities of starlings the deft artistry of bowerbirds the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers the lifelong loves of albatross and other mysteriesrevealing why birds do what they do and offering a glimpse into our own natureNoah Strycker is a birder and naturalist who has traveled the world in pursuit of his flighty subjects Drawing deep from personal experience cuttingedge science and colorful history he spins captivating stories about the birds in our midst and reveals the startlingly intimate coexistence of birds and humans With humor style and grace he shows how our view of the world is often and remarkably through the experience of birdsBeautiful and wise funny and insightful The Thing with Feathers is a gripping and enlightening journey into the lives of birds
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Discover information, advice, and prices for Weird o pedia The Ultimate, priced at 59 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
Check out the weird and wonderful facts in this massive encyclopedia of alphabetized oddities HUMANS ARE THE ONLY ANIMALS THAT ENJOY SPICY FOOD theres a reason no one sells Tabascoflavored cat food NAPPING CAN SAVE YOU FROM A HEART ATTACK assuming you are not operating heavy machinery at the time PSYCHOLOGISTS CAN ASSESS YOUR PERSONALITY FROMHOW YOU DIP FRIES IN KETCHUP nice fries sociopath SURFING THE INTERNET ACTUALLY MAKES YOU SMARTER but not as smart as reading this book willNow the next time someone tells you smugly that Pluto isnt a planetyou can counter with any one of these hundreds of weird facts and remain king or queen of the cocktail or kegger chatter
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Why Grassfed Is Best is the first book to explain the multiple advantages of buying products from animals raised on pasture New York Times bestselling author Jo Robinson explains why buying grassfed products benefits human nutrition animal welfare the environment and small family farms The book includes scientific references plus a statebystate listing of suppliers of grassfed products
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Who Pooped in the Zoo sold at 23.93 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Did you know that tigers leave their droppings in piles called scrapes to mark their territory Or that storks poop on their legs to cool off Or that squideating penguins have pink poop Elephants have biggest poop in the zoo but what animal has the smallest Who Pooped in the Zoo San Diego Zoo for children ages 8 to 12 explores animal poop as a way of understanding the behavior of animals that live at the zoo After a general explanation of the facts and functions of feces the book discusses how animals use poop to define territory establish status find mates build houses and keep in touch with the rest of the herd AWARDS Bronze Foreword Magazines Book of the Year Awards Juvenile Nonfiction 2007 Finalist Ben Franklin Book Awards 2008
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Superminds The Surprising Power of sold for 27.47 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
From the founding director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence comes a fascinating look at the remarkable capacity for intelligence exhibited by groups of people and computers working together If youre like most people you probably believe that humans are the most intelligent animals on our planet But theres another kind of entity that can be far smarter groups of people In this groundbreaking book Thomas Malone the founding director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence shows how groups of people working together in superminds like hierarchies markets democracies and communities have been responsible for almost all human achievements in business government science and beyond And these collectively intelligent human groups are about to get much smarter Using dozens of striking examples and case studies Malone shows how computers can help create more intelligent superminds simply by connecting humans to one another in a variety of rich new ways And although it will probably happen more gradually than many people expect artificially intelligent computers will amplify the power of these superminds by doing increasingly complex kinds of thinking Together these changes will have farreaching implications for everything from the way we buy groceries and plan business strategies to how we respond to climate change and even for democracy itself By understanding how these collectively intelligent groups work we can learn how to harness their genius to achieve our human goals Drawing on cuttingedge science and insights from a remarkable range of disciplines Superminds articulates a bold and utterly fascinating picture of the future that will change the ways you work and live both with other people and with computers
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A bovine tour de forceMillions of people from nature lovers to collectors of cow memorabilia are enamored of cows yet few have any inkling of the fascinating history of arguably the animal most crucial to the survival and advancement of human civilization Our close relationship with cows goes back eight thousand years to the revolutionary advent of domestication in Mesopotamia and the Indus River valley Since then humans have relied on cows for milk meat and muscleM R Montgomerys own keen interest in cows began on his cousins Montana cattle ranch He traces their history from the formidable longextinct Aurochthe 6000pound ancestor of all cattle on Earthto the ancient cattle roads and drives in England to the selective mixing practiced by British cattlemen well before Charles Darwin or Gregor Mendel He charts the origin of breeds and relates the path by which the AberdeenAngus has today become the king of cows With a sympathetic eye for detail born of his own experience he chronicles the daytoday life of cattle and their keepers from encouraging good mothering skills to rooting out genetic disease in a herd After experiencing Montgomerys bovine fascination even cow lovers will have new appreciation for the objects of their affection
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Animal Showdown Round Two sold for 26.58 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
Get ready to sink your teeth into more epic animal matchups in this exciting sequel to Animal Smackdown where even more awesome creature contenders go headtohead to see who reigns supremeA great white shark vs a saltwater crocodile battling it out for fiercest predator An elephant vs a bottlenose dolphin in a battle of smarts An arctic fox vs a sea otter getting into fisticuffs for fluffiest critter Wait till you get the 360degree lowdown on these awesome animals before you pick your winneryou might be surprised by who comes out on top Stats fun facts photos and indepth profiles about each creature contender will help you pick winners in more than a dozen mighty matchups Yearbookinspired superlatives provide a superfun end cap for this exciting book one thats perfect for sports fans and animalcrazy kids ready to go to the mat for their favorite species Jump right into the ring and choose your champion National Geographic Kids brings its signature topnotch nonfiction content and beautiful fullcolor photography to this superfun series for kids
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Natures IQ Extraordinary Animal Behaviors sold for 21.38 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
It is not at all surprising that insects behave like insects birds behave like birds and mammals behave like mammals They execute most of their intricate behavior in a predetermined instinctive manner But how do they know when and how they should act Where did the intelligence that is manifested in nature come from Can the current view be true that inert matter lacking consciousness somehow acquired intelligence over the course of a vast span of time Darwins theory of evolution is widely accepted as the explanation for the varieties of life Evolutionists attempt to explain the origin of behavioral patterns by gradual modifications of more simple behavior forms But when we try to explain complex animal behavior this way it becomes impossible Natures IQ invites the reader to investigate an alternative explanation Is it possible that our world reflects in many different ways a supernatural intelligence that has applied its own infinitely ingenious solutions to create the living world
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Jan Bretts Animal Treasury sold for 25.74 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
Four of Jan Bretts very best animal stories together in one treasurynbsp The fun includes stories of two mice couples who agree to swap homes with unexpected results an armadillo on a rootintootin adventure at the Curly H Rodeo a crowd of rainforest animals on a surprising river ride in an umbrella and a snow bear family finding an Inuit girl asleep in their igloo Four stories in this treasury to cherish Town Mouse Country Mouse Armadillo Rodeo The Umbrella The Three Snow Bears
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Silly astonishing and just plain wild facts with explanations about the worlds most popular small pet by pet author Jacquelyn Elnor Johnson Fascinating and fun for catloving kids fans of Stella Rheingold James Bowen and Jenny Kellett and cat lovers of all agesWhat Surprising Things Can Your Cat DoIf you love kittens and cats you wont want to miss this fun cat facts book It tells you all about some of the strange odd and weird things wild cats and pet kittens and cats can doIf youre longing to get a kitten or a cat or you already have a cat and even if youre an experienced pet owner youll get some surprises when you read this book Why do cats have whiskers What couldnt kittens and cats do if they didnt have a tail What one thing did cats do thousands of years ago that no other animal ever has before or since And why does it matter today What foods should you never feed a cat and why Only three animals in the world today do thisand cats are one What is it Where did cats come from And how did cats cause an Egyptian general to lose a war thousands of years ago Whats very odd about Siamese kittens Have you ever met a cat hero You will in this book Find out all this and much more in Fun Cat Facts for Kids 912 Fun Cat Facts for Kids is the 2 book in the series Fun Animal Facts for Kids from Crimson Hill Books For ages 8 to 12 andor Grades 4 and up This fact filled book also has 41 color photos Suitable for libraries home school and classroom teachers who want to build kids word power Available in eBook Paperback and Hardcover
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Find tips, reviews, and features on The Way I Hear Them sold for 351.05 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
A gifted and humorous animal communicator and writer Keek Mensing shares her surprising journey to becoming a telepathic animal communicator in midlife She relays here stories of her early work with companion and wild animals Her accuracy and depth in the communications is critiqued by the animals humans This is a book loaded with heartwarming stories of animals so loved by their humans Each story is told just the way Keek hears them in the exact words of the animal You may get a bit teary as you read about Daisy the rescued horse who tells Keek she wants a red blanket to wear so that everyone will know that she is cared for and loved or Maggie and Ike who come home from 10 days lost in the Montana mountains after talking with Keek Laugh as you read the words of Murray the cantankerous bunny and marvel at how each animal s unique personality comes through The results of the sessions will amaze you such as with Izzy a standard poodle who within an hour quit trying to kill the new household kitty and instead let it cuddle up to her all because Keek assured her it was a kitten not a squirrel The wonder of interspecies dialogues between humans and animals allows us to know their inner world What else might we learn with heightened intuitive awareness
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Discover information, advice, and prices for The Animals Agenda Freedom Compassion, priced at 31.16 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
A compelling argument that the time has come to use what we know about the fascinating and diverse inner lives of other animals on their behalfEvery day we are learning new and surprising facts about just how intelligent and emotional animals aredid you know rats like to play and laugh and also display empathy and the ears and noses of cows tell us how theyre feeling At times we humans translate that knowledge into compassion for other animals think of the public outcry against the fates of Cecil the lion or the captive gorilla Harambe But on the whole our growing understanding of what animals feel is not resulting in more respectful treatment of themRenowned animalbehavior expert Marc Bekoff and leading bioethicist Jessica Pierce explore the realworld experiences of five categories of animals beginning with those who suffer the greatest deprivations of freedoms and choicechickens pigs and cows in industrial food systemsas well as animals used in testing and research including mice rats cats dogs and chimpanzees Next Bekoff and Pierce consider animals for whom losses of freedoms are more ambiguous and controversial namely individuals held in zoos and aquaria and those kept as companions Finally they reveal the unexpected ways in which the freedoms of animals in the wild are constrained by human activities and argue for a more compassionate approach to conservationIn each case scientific studies combine with stories of individual animals to bring readers facetoface with the wonder of our fellow beings as well as the suffering they endure and the major paradigm shift that is needed to truly ensure their wellbeingThe Animals Agenda will educate and inspire people to rethink how we affect other animals and how we can evolve toward more peaceful and less violent ways of interacting with our animal kin in an increasingly humandominated world
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Natural Pet Care How to sold at 27.36 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Right now there are more pets in America than people and many count their pets among the most beloved members of their family However a surprising number of pet owners are not aware that the lifestyle they provide their companions may not be a healthy one Gary Null has helped countless Americans inprove their diets and their health with his natural approach to healthy living and scepticism of the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries Now with Natural Pet Care he carefully and compassionately lays out the ways we can improve our pets health and lives Natural Pet Care includes Animals on the Move which explains the importance of proper exercise Everybody in the Tub which covers natural bathing and grooming products and techniques The Impetuous Pet which helps in understanding your animals behavior and appendices for those seeking holistic veterinary care pet friendly lodgings and animal friendly organizations Natural Pet Care also provides sources for natural pet foods and products while scrutinizing the pet food industry He describes for instance that almost any dog owner would be horrified to learn what really goes into most commercial dog foodseven some of the more expensive brandsincluding slaughterhouse throwaways and diseased animal parts As an alternative Null offers The Tao of Chow in which he recommends countless natural alternatives that can easily be made at homerecipes includedand which can prolong and improve your pets life With this book on your reference shelf you and your spectacular pet will be ready to tackle anything naturally Natural Pet Care deals extensively with the health of dogs and cats but also is devoted to other common pets including birds rabbits ferrets fish horses rodents and snakes Long overdue Gary Nulls Natural Pet Care will help pet owners provide their furry feathered and scaled companions with the healthy lifestyle they need and deserve
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Gather crochet knowhow for making toy animals of all shapes and sizes The book features a clear detailed crochet pattern for each animal plus toymaking tips Along the way readers will also learn some interesting and surprising facts about each wild animal The projects vary in level of complexity and there is an easy to understand techniques section to help lapsed and beginning crocheters with basic crochet skills
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