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Memoirs of Ambrose Ave

My Life in Los Feliz, Hollywood, California

by Barbara B. King ...

It was graudation day, 1973, Hollywood High at the Hollywood Bowl. She had the whole world at her feet but what would she do with it?This is a true story about a young lady who was raised in the Los Feliz/Hollywood area in the sixties and seventies. Her parents came out to Hollywood from the Midwest. They had dreams of their own. They were a normal family who did everything right, but life happens ... Read more

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It was graudation day, 1973, Hollywood High at the Hollywood Bowl. She had the whole world at her feet but what would she do with it?This is a true story about a young lady who was raised in the Los Feliz/Hollywood area in the sixties and seventies. Her parents came out to Hollywood from the Midwest. They had dreams of their own. They were a normal family who did everything right, but life happens
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How Animals Grieve

by Barbara J. King ...

"A touching and provocative exploration of the latest research on animal minds and animal emotions" from the renowned anthropologist and author ( The Washington Post).Scientists have long cautioned against anthropomorphizing animals, arguing that it limits our ability to truly comprehend the lives of other creatures. Recently, however, things have begun to shift in the other direction, and ... Read more

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"A touching and provocative exploration of the latest research on animal minds and animal emotions" from the renowned anthropologist and author ( The Washington Post).Scientists have long cautioned against anthropomorphizing animals, arguing that it limits our ability to truly comprehend the lives of other creatures. Recently, however, things have begun to shift in the other direction, and
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Evolving God

A Provocative View on the Origins of Religion

by Barbara J. King ...

The author of How Animals Grieve "contends that religion . . . is a consequence of primate evolution" in this "brilliant book" ( Booklist, starred review).Religion has been a central part of human experience since at least the dawn of recorded history. The gods change, as do the rituals, but the underlying desire remains—a desire to belong to something larger, greater, most lasting than our mortal ... Read more

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The author of How Animals Grieve "contends that religion . . . is a consequence of primate evolution" in this "brilliant book" ( Booklist, starred review).Religion has been a central part of human experience since at least the dawn of recorded history. The gods change, as do the rituals, but the underlying desire remains—a desire to belong to something larger, greater, most lasting than our mortal
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Coretta

My Life, My Love, My Legacy

by Coretta Scott King, Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds ...

Named a Washington Post Book to ReadA New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA USA Today “New and Noteworthy” PickARead It Forward* Favorite ReadAParade* Magazine PickCoretta Scott King's true story, told in full for the first time.... ... Read more

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Named a Washington Post Book to ReadA New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA USA Today “New and Noteworthy” PickARead It Forward* Favorite ReadAParade* Magazine PickCoretta Scott King's true story, told in full for the first time....
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Animals' Best Friends

Putting Compassion to Work for Animals in Captivity and in the Wild

by Barbara J. King ...

Narrated by Karen White ...

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10 hours 46 min

As people come to understand more about animals' inner lives we feel a growing compassion, a desire to better their lives. But how do we translate this compassion into helping other creatures, both those that are and are not our pets? Bringing together the latest science with heartfelt storytelling, Animals' Best Friends reveals the opportunities we have in everyday life to help animals in our ... Read more

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As people come to understand more about animals' inner lives we feel a growing compassion, a desire to better their lives. But how do we translate this compassion into helping other creatures, both those that are and are not our pets? Bringing together the latest science with heartfelt storytelling, Animals' Best Friends reveals the opportunities we have in everyday life to help animals in our
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Personalities on the Plate

The Lives & Minds of Animals We Eat

by Barbara J. King ...

In recent years, scientific advances in our understanding of animal minds have led to major changes in how we think about, and treat, animals in zoos and aquariums. The general public, it seems, is slowly coming to understand that animals like apes, elephants, and dolphins have not just brains, but complicated inner and social lives, and that we need to act accordingly.Yet that realization hasn't ... Read more

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In recent years, scientific advances in our understanding of animal minds have led to major changes in how we think about, and treat, animals in zoos and aquariums. The general public, it seems, is slowly coming to understand that animals like apes, elephants, and dolphins have not just brains, but complicated inner and social lives, and that we need to act accordingly.Yet that realization hasn't
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Animals' Best Friends

Putting Compassion to Work for Animals in Captivity and in the Wild

by Barbara J. King ...

"King's Animals' Best Friends is the most comprehensive exploration I've read of the complex relationship between the human and nonhuman, full of great insights and practical information."—Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times Book Review, "By the Book"Finalist for the 2021 Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental LiteratureAs people come to understand more about animals' inner lives—the intricacies of ... Read more

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"King's Animals' Best Friends is the most comprehensive exploration I've read of the complex relationship between the human and nonhuman, full of great insights and practical information."—Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times Book Review, "By the Book"Finalist for the 2021 Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental LiteratureAs people come to understand more about animals' inner lives—the intricacies of
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We All Feel

Understanding Animal Grief and Love

by Barbara J. King ...

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From the time of our earliest childhood encounters with animals, we casually ascribe familiar emotions to them, though scientists have long cautioned against such anthropomorphizing. Recently, however, things have begun to shift in the other direction, and anthropologist Barbara J. King is at the forefront of that movement, arguing strenuously that we can—and should—attend to animal emotions. In ... Read more

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From the time of our earliest childhood encounters with animals, we casually ascribe familiar emotions to them, though scientists have long cautioned against such anthropomorphizing. Recently, however, things have begun to shift in the other direction, and anthropologist Barbara J. King is at the forefront of that movement, arguing strenuously that we can—and should—attend to animal emotions. In
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Overcoming Learning Difficulties

by Barbara Pheloung, Jill King ...

Even the intelligent child can have learning problems. Fifteen to twenty percent of school children puzzle their parents. They do not learn as well as expected, and have unexpected behaviour problems. These children are often described this way: "Should do better"; "Can't sit still"; "The class clown"; "Rebellious"; "Not trying"; "Dumb". Parents instinctively know there is a problem, but don't ... Read more

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Even the intelligent child can have learning problems. Fifteen to twenty percent of school children puzzle their parents. They do not learn as well as expected, and have unexpected behaviour problems. These children are often described this way: "Should do better"; "Can't sit still"; "The class clown"; "Rebellious"; "Not trying"; "Dumb". Parents instinctively know there is a problem, but don't
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My Life, My Love, My Legacy

by Coretta Scott King, Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds ...

Narrated by January LaVoy, Phylicia Rashad ...

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14 hours 20 min

"...this audiobook, which was dictated in the last year of King’s life, put’s both her and her husband’s struggles in cultural and historical context. This is a must-listen." -- The Berkshire EdgeThe life story of Coretta Scott King—wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and singular twentieth-century American civil rights activist—as told fully ... Read more

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"...this audiobook, which was dictated in the last year of King’s life, put’s both her and her husband’s struggles in cultural and historical context. This is a must-listen." -- The Berkshire EdgeThe life story of Coretta Scott King—wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and singular twentieth-century American civil rights activist—as told fully
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Online World Language Instruction Training and Assessment

An Ecological Approach

by Carmen King Ramírez, Barbara A. Lafford, James E. Wermers ...

A new approach to training and evaluating world languages online instructorsThe rapid growth in online world language programs in the United States coupled with the widespread implementation of virtual teaching in response to COVID-19 have pushed the field to reconceive instruction. Virtual learning creates unique challenges for instructors, who need to ensure that their students have adequate ... Read more

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A new approach to training and evaluating world languages online instructorsThe rapid growth in online world language programs in the United States coupled with the widespread implementation of virtual teaching in response to COVID-19 have pushed the field to reconceive instruction. Virtual learning creates unique challenges for instructors, who need to ensure that their students have adequate
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What Are the Chances?

Why We Believe in Luck

by Barbara Blatchley ...

Narrated by Wendy Tremont King ...

Unabridged

8 hours 13 min

Most of us, no matter how rational we think we are, have a lucky charm, a good-luck ritual, or some other custom we follow in the hope that it will lead to a good result. Is the idea of luckiness just a way in which we try to impose order on chaos? Do we live in a world of flukes and coincidences, good and bad breaks, with outcomes as random as a roll of the dice—or can our beliefs help change our ... Read more

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Most of us, no matter how rational we think we are, have a lucky charm, a good-luck ritual, or some other custom we follow in the hope that it will lead to a good result. Is the idea of luckiness just a way in which we try to impose order on chaos? Do we live in a world of flukes and coincidences, good and bad breaks, with outcomes as random as a roll of the dice—or can our beliefs help change our
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