Why Some Animals Eat Their Young

Author: Dallas Louis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781954861930
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
A contemporary Erma Bombeck extols the highs and lows of parenting When Dallas Louis decided that all she wanted in life was to meet and marry her Prince Charming and become a mother, she had no idea what was in store for her. But she would soon find out. After only seven months of dating, she married the love of her life, and within the course of twenty-six months, she gave birth to three children. Her husband knew her longer pregnant than not pregnant! In this hilarious book, Dallas shares highlights of what happened in her world once she and her husband, Jeff, brought home three kids in a time span that was barely long enough to build a house, let alone long enough to build three humans. She would like readers to find comfort in knowing that they aren't the only ones suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome or buyer's remorse. And, yes, it's okay to admit that both of those conditions apply to parenting, though hopefully not all the time. Channeling Erma Bombeck, Dallas will tell you all the things your friends will not and the things the other books are too afraid to print. With her irreverent humor and brash "tell it like it is" style, she'll help you laugh at everyday situations, easing the pressure of the toughest job in the world: being a mom.

Questions Concerning Aristotle's On Animals (The Fathers of the Church, Mediaeval Continuation, Volume 9)

Author: saint Albert (le Grand)
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 0813215196
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 609

Book Description
This text, the Questions concerning Aristotle's On Animals [Quaestiones super de animalibus], recovered only at the beginning of the twentieth century and never before translated in its entirety, represents Conrad of Austria's report on a series of disputed questions that Albert the Great addressed in Cologne ca. 1258.

The Three Failures of Creationism

Author: Walter Fitch
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520951662
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
Walter M. Fitch, a pioneer in the study of molecular evolution, has written this cogent overview of why creationism fails with respect to all the fundamentals of scientific inquiry. He explains the basics of logic and rhetoric at the heart of scientific thinking, shows what a logical syllogism is, and tells how one can detect that an argument is logically fallacious, and therefore invalid, or even duplicitous. Fitch takes his readers through the arguments used by creationists to question the science of evolution. He clearly delineates the fallacies in logic that characterize creationist thinking, and explores the basic statistics that creationists tend to ignore, including elementary genetics, the age of the Earth, and fossil dating. His book gives readers the tools they need for detecting and disassembling the ideas most frequently repeated by creationists.

In Defense of the World’s Most Despised Species

Author: Ernest Small
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000953211
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1254

Book Description
Some animals and plants injure or kill millions of people annually, others cause trillions of dollars in property damage and loss. Such harmful species are understandably hated. However, the vast majority of the planet’s millions of species are disliked simply because of how they look and act. This bias is endangering numerous species that play important roles in maintaining both the natural ecosystems and the human economies of the world. In Defense of the World’s Most Despised Species examines the psychological motivations that lead people to make judgments about the attractiveness of species, noting the overwhelming importance of visual cues. It describes in considerable detail the physical and behavioral traits of species that lead us to love or hate them. Full color illustrations throughout present beautiful, charming animals and plants, species that seem loathsome, behavior of people in relation to such divergent species and their characteristics, and numerous explanatory diagrams of relevant biological and psychological phenomena. The aim of this book is to give readers insights into how we humans arrive at biased judgments and to promote the welfare of valuable, albeit sometimes unlovable animals and plants that consequently suffer from discrimination. Many of the ugliest, most disgusting, and feared species, such as vultures, toads, hyenas, sharks, spiders, and even the vast majority of cockroaches, in reality are some of our most valuable friends. Features Theme of the book – human preferences for and against species – is novel, scarcely examined to date. Multidisciplinary analysis, especially psychology, biological conservation science, and ecology, as well as philosophy, agriculture, urban planning, human health, and law. Text is accessible, user-friendly, concise, and well-organized, making numerous complex topics comprehensible, readable not only by specialists, but also by students and the educated layperson. Includes over 2,000 high-quality, entertaining, and informative color figures.

The Beach House Murders

Author: John A. Miller Jr
Publisher: Pima Books
ISBN: 1479286362
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
What could be more fun than a day at the beach? A month at the beach, perhaps? That's what teenager Mary Ann Markham, her live-in writing coach Art Parker, and her best friend Jennifer Martin think when Mary Ann convinces her wealthy grandfather to rent a fancy beach house for the entire month of July near the small East Coast town of Shipwreck. But then strange things begin to happen, especially with the appearance of several not very well preserved bodies, an unexpected shooting or two, and a murder with mob overtones. Meanwhile, Art becomes close friends with a local emergency room doctor named Marsha, and he and the girls become somewhat less than close friends with the local police chief, primarily because of the bodies they keep finding. Then Mary Ann and Jennifer disappear shortly before a major hurricane hits the area. Could it be retired mobster "Little" Tony Gambolo, who lives a short distance down the beach, that's behind all these deaths and the disappearance of the girls? Art, with Marsha's help, is at his wits' end trying to find Mary Ann, Jennifer, and the answer to who's behind the killings.

Get 'Em Laughing

Author: E. Gene Davis
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1425114334
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 412

Book Description
"Humor Resource" for Public Speakers wanting to hit a Home Run. Packed with really funny jokes, clever quotes and stories that you can't wait to use. From thousands of professional sources.

Dawn Of The Dual Apex

Author: Oz Mari G.
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416

Book Description
Yuana and Roald’s passionate relationship survived the devastating revelation of her beastly Viscerebus nature, but challenges remain. Roald’s phobia of her kind forces Yuana to keep one more secret from him: that she is more Viscerebus than most. She is an Apex, a rare shapeshifter revered by her species for millennia. As Roald struggles to deal with his paralyzing fear, he becomes a target of an anonymous Viscerebus. Yuana, preoccupied with her love and relationships, remains unaware that her loyalty and responsibility to her kind is about to be tested. Unbeknownst to her and their Tribunal, an evil scheme engineered by one mysterious Viscerebus is underway - one that will upend the world order between humans and Viscerebus. The centuries of peace between these lifelong enemies, built on the basis of their hidden existence, is now under threat. Soon, Yuana will have to choose between her heart and her sense of duty, and Roald will have to decide to stake his claim or let her go. This book contains adult content and is not recommended for readers under the age of 18.

World of the Viscerebus - Books 1-3

Author: Oz Mari G.
Publisher: Next Chapter
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 982

Book Description
The first three books in 'World of the Viscerebus', a series of fantasy novels by Oz Mari G., now available in one volume! The Keeper: Leaving behind her life of simple freedom, Anza - half Erdia, half human - decides to live openly as a human, away from her Viscerebus family. Veren is an Iztari, a young Viscerebus warrior with something to prove and a path to follow. He is tasked to bring Anza back to her family. But when their paths cross, the two face a difficult choice between her dreams, his goals, and the love they didn't ask for. Dawn Of The Dual Apex: Roald’s phobia of her kind forces Yuana to keep one more secret from him. As Roald struggles to deal with his paralyzing fear, he becomes a target of an anonymous Viscerebus. Preoccupied with her love, Yuana remains unaware that her loyalty and responsibility to her kind is about to be tested. An evil scheme engineered by one mysterious Viscerebus is underway - one that will upend the world order between humans and Viscerebus. Rise Of The Viscerebus: Destiny gave Yuana and Roald everything they could ask for in life. The one thing they want above all else is the only thing destiny denies them - each other. She is a Viscerebus. He is human. Their love cannot thrive in secrecy, but her truth can kill. To keep the Veil of Secrecy is to disappear from his life forever. Then, fate ups the stakes.

My Little Bit of Nonsense

Author: Charlie Walker
Publisher: charles walker
ISBN: 0953743268
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description

Life to the Max

Author: L. Maxine McQueen
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098078985
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Book Description
This book is documentation that you can live life and come out laughing through most of it. From clowns and chickens to the death of a child, this book will take you through the ups and downs of struggling with and accepting what time hands you as you survive this great world of ours. The book is a compilation of stories about events that life handed her, which she has published in newspapers. Her viewpoint is humor, and faith is the means allowing us to tolerate the worst and respond to the best. Max takes you through her experiences of twenty-five years of being in business with her husband. The ups and downs of being a mom-and-pop operation are not to be missed. While running the business, she entered the sandwich generation and helped her parents and in-laws go through the ordeal of aging. At the same time, her sons were growing up and leading her through their adventures of leaving the nest. She has gone into competitive shooting and is an assistant NRA teacher and a range safety officer. Her five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren add adequate column fodder when her husband, sons, and daughters-in-law fail to do so. Memories of being raised in the '50s and '60s add to Max's humorous accounts of being a farm girl in Central Illinois. Presently, she has fabulous friends to give her constant opportunity to keep writing about the laughter all around us. Never intending to hurt, but always ready to see the funny side of life, her tales will keep you laughing and have you looking for the humor in everyday living.