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Regarding Animals
ISBN: 9781566394413 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is it about Western society, ask the authors, that makes it possible for people to express great affection for animals as sentient creatures and simultaneously turn a blind eye to the most callous behavior toward them? Animals are sold as expensive commodities, used as food and clothing, killed as vermin and hunted for sport. But they also are treated as members of the family, used as the cause celebre of social movements, and made the subject of art, film and poetry. In this book, the people who work with the animals and live through them talk to the authors about the strategies they...
What is it about Western society, ask the authors, that makes it possible for people to express great affection for animals as sentient creatures and ...
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117,50 |
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What Are the Animals to Us?: Approaches from Science, Religion, Folklore, Literature, and Art
ISBN: 9781572334724 / Angielski / Twarda / 343 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the first woolly mammoths painted in exquisite detail on Paleolithic cave walls to contemporary depictions of anthropomorphized mice as heroes of animated films and fiction, animals have played crucial roles in human cultures around the world. In What Are the Animals to Us? scholars from a wide variety of academic disciplines explore the diverse meanings of animals in science, religion, folklore, literature, and art. The contributors focus especially on analyzing cultural products about animals. The chapters in the first section of the book, From Totems to Tales, interpret folklore of...
From the first woolly mammoths painted in exquisite detail on Paleolithic cave walls to contemporary depictions of anthropomorphized mice as heroes of...
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186,11 |
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Animal Consciousness
ISBN: 9781573921145 / Angielski / Miękka / 253 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Any intelligent debate on the ethical treatment of animals hinges on understanding their mental processes. The idea that consciousness in animals is beyond comprehension is usually traced to the 17th-century philosopher Ren? Descartes whose concept of animals as beast machines lacking consciousness influenced arguments for more than 200 years. But in reviewing Descartes' theory of mind, Daisie and Michael Radner demonstrate in Animal Consciousness that he did not hold the view so frequently attributed to him. In fact, they contend that Descartes distinguished two types of consciousness, which...
Any intelligent debate on the ethical treatment of animals hinges on understanding their mental processes. The idea that consciousness in animals is b...
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122,96 |
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Shoes Outside the Door: Desire, Devotion, and Excess at San Francisco Zen Center
ISBN: 9781582432540 / Angielski / Miękka / 406 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Eastern tradition collides with Western individualism in this provocative and compulsively readable investigation of Buddhism, American-style. A genuine spiritual movement becomes strangely entangled with elitist aesthetics, the culture of celebrity, multi-million-dollar investment portfolios, sex scandals, and an unsolved crime.
Told Rashomon-fashion by a singular mix of hippies, millionaires, intellectuals, and lost souls whose lives are almost unbelievably intertwined, Shoes Outside the Door is the first book to examine the inner workings of the profoundly influential San Francisco Zen... Eastern tradition collides with Western individualism in this provocative and compulsively readable investigation of Buddhism, American-style. A genui...
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73,03 |
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Wild Animal Ways
ISBN: 9781589632011 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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69,02 |
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The Wild Beasts, Birds and Reptiles of the World: The Story of Their Capture
ISBN: 9781589639584 / Angielski / Miękka / 524 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A beautifully illustrated volume depicting adventures and travels around the world gathering wildlife for zoos and circus. P. T. Barnum was America's greatest showman. This is a fascinating volume which in the back has a section on animal behavior. A highly regarded book of its day originally aimed at young adults when it was published in 1888.
A beautifully illustrated volume depicting adventures and travels around the world gathering wildlife for zoos and circus. P. T. Barnum was America's ...
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129,27 |
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Animal Passions and Beastly Virtues: Reflections on Redecorating Nature
ISBN: 9781592133482 / Angielski / Miękka / 303 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Observations of animals playing, solving problems, and behaving fairly toward each other reveal a range of animal behaviors and show that the ethical treatment of animals is a significant issue.
Observations of animals playing, solving problems, and behaving fairly toward each other reveal a range of animal behaviors and show that the ethical ...
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117,50 |
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Blessing the Animals: Prayers and Ceremonies to Celebrate God's Creatures, Wild and Tame
ISBN: 9781594731457 / Angielski / Twarda / 239 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Celebrate the Mystery, Compassion, Wonder and Beauty of Animals Take a spiritual journey through this beautiful collection of blessings, prayers and meditations about the creatures, wild and tame, that inhabit our world. These moving contributions about all types of animals--playful dogs and beloved cats, giant whales and powerful elephants, tiny insects and delicate birds--are drawn from many faith traditions, including Native American, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist. A special section also provides animal blessing ceremonies you can use to... Celebrate the Mystery, Compassion, Wonder and Beauty of Animals Take a spiritual journey through this beautiful collection o... |
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104,00 |
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The Complete Fauna of Iran
ISBN: 9781850439462 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This prize-winning book is the most comprehensive work to date on the fauna of Iran, now available for the first time to an English-speaking readership. Despite the emergence of a conservation movement in the 1960s and 70s, the last quarter century has witnessed continuing environmental degradation and the destruction of natural habitats in Iran. The position of a number of species unique to Iran, such as the Asiatic cheetah, is critical. More than a source of scientific knowledge, this book also alerts the public to an environmental situation which is becoming increasingly imperilled.
This prize-winning book is the most comprehensive work to date on the fauna of Iran, now available for the first time to an English-speaking readershi...
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670,22 |
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Animals in Person: Cultural Perspectives on Human-Animal Intimacies
ISBN: 9781859737286 / Angielski / Twarda / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Our relationship with animals is complex and contradictory: we hunt, kill, and eat them, yet we also love, respect and protect them. This ambivalent relationship is further complicated by the fact that we attribute human emotions and intelligence to animals. We even go as far as likening them to children and treating them as family members. Drawing on a diverse range of case studies, this book attempts to unravel our intimate and fascinating link with the animal kingdom. Our relationship with animals is complex and contradictory: we hunt, kill, and eat them, yet we also love, respect and protect them. This ambivalen... |
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747,55 |
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Animals in Person: Cultural Perspectives on Human-Animal Intimacies
ISBN: 9781859737330 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Our relationship with animals is complex and contradictory: we hunt, kill, and eat them, yet we also love, respect and protect them. This ambivalent relationship is further complicated by the fact that we attribute human emotions and intelligence to animals. We even go as far as likening them to children and treating them as family members. Drawing on a diverse range of case studies, this book attempts to unravel our intimate and fascinating link with the animal kingdom. Our relationship with animals is complex and contradictory: we hunt, kill, and eat them, yet we also love, respect and protect them. This ambivalen... |
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195,86 |
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Falcon
ISBN: 9781861892386 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A sacred god, a military tool, an erotic symbol: the falcon is a natural wonder of speed, power, beauty, and ferocity that has become embedded in human cultures in myriad ways. Helen Macdonald's Falcon examines the diverse symbolism and roles attached to the falcon throughout the centuries.
Macdonald presents a cultural and natural history of the falcon that spans the globe and several millennia. Her wide-ranging survey considers the many facets of the falcon, including conservation efforts; the sport of falconry; and the use of falcons in secret military projects by the Third... A sacred god, a military tool, an erotic symbol: the falcon is a natural wonder of speed, power, beauty, and ferocity that has become embedded in huma...
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71,91 |
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Critters of Wyoming Pocket Guide
ISBN: 9781885061386 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At last, a pocket guide that's informative, concise and easy to use Get this great source of information about 50 Wyoming critters, including birds and mammals. Beautiful photographs and neat-to-know details are complemented by information about each critter's tracks, making this the handiest pocket guide around
At last, a pocket guide that's informative, concise and easy to use Get this great source of information about 50 Wyoming critters, including birds a...
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22,93 |
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The Smaller Mystery Carnivores of the Westcountry
ISBN: 9781905723058 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although much has been written in recent years about the mystery big cats which have been reported stalking Westcountry moorlands, little has been written on the subject of the smaller British mystery carnivores. This unique book redresses the balance and examines the current status in the Westcountry of three species thought to be extinct: the Wildcat, the Pine Marten and the Polecat, finding that the truth is far more exciting than the currently held scientific dogma. This book also uncovers evidence suggesting that even more exotic species of small mammal may lurk hitherto unsuspected in...
Although much has been written in recent years about the mystery big cats which have been reported stalking Westcountry moorlands, little has been wri...
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72,79 |
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Extraordinary Animals Revisited
ISBN: 9781905723171 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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106,82 |
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Oriental Gamefowl: A Guide for the Sportsman, Poultryman and Exhibitor of Rare Poultry Species and Gamefowl of the World
ISBN: 9781420876819 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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311,83 |
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Rhinoceros
ISBN: 9781861893741 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The rhinoceros s horn and massive leathery frame belie its docile and solitary nature, causing the animal to be consistently perceived by humans as a monster to be feared. Kelly Enright now deftly sifts fact from fiction inRhinoceros.
Enright chronicles the vexed interactions between humans and rhinos, from early sightings that mistook the rhinoceros for the mythical unicorn to the eighteenth-century display of the rhinoceros in Europe as a wonder of nature and its introduction to the American public in 1830. The rhinoceros has long been a prized hunting object as well, whether for... The rhinoceros s horn and massive leathery frame belie its docile and solitary nature, causing the animal to be consistently perceived by humans as a ...
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71,91 |
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African Animal Tales
ISBN: 9781425704360 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a collection of humorous stories meant to uplift thehuman spirit. Some of the stories are funny, capable of making the reader laugh, smile, and relax. These stories teach, instruct, educate, and elicit good moral conduct. The purpose of a story is not to give a scientific explanation to any issue. Instead, a story is to teach us about life. Stories bring happiness and consolation to thedownhearted and the brokenhearted. Stories are meant not only forchildren. Everybody listens to and tells stories. Grandparents tell their grandchildren stories. Parents tell their children...
This book is a collection of humorous stories meant to uplift thehuman spirit. Some of the stories are funny, capable of making the reader laugh, smil...
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107,86 |
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Badge on My Collar: A Chronicle of Courageous Canines
ISBN: 9781434341860 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How does one fully explain the symbiotic relationship between dog handlers and their dogs? Officers and their dogs mesh into a solid unit that thinks and anticipates as one as they communicate many times in unspoken words. By necessity, theirs is an extremely tight bond. This book is a window into those relationships and the lives of K-9s. It showcases fifteen memorable police and search and rescue dogs and presents their unforgettable stories. A twenty-year search for the most heart-warming stories provides a chronicle that gives insight into an often personal world the public seldom sees....
How does one fully explain the symbiotic relationship between dog handlers and their dogs? Officers and their dogs mesh into a solid unit that thinks ...
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114,41 |
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The Stallion
ISBN: 9781434356512 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The true artist touches the world with materials at hand, be it brush, or words, or talent." In Viki's first book, her writing reflects the people she has met, those who have influenced her life, and the events that have shaped her character. The page is her canvas; her words are the colors; the finished portrait is The Stallion.
"The true artist touches the world with materials at hand, be it brush, or words, or talent." In Viki's first book, her writing reflects the people sh...
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54,98 |
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