Animal Thought

A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale. Thousands of years hence, many races inhabit a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, from superintelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of the Unthinking Depths, where only simple creatures and technology can function.

Noted science writer Virginia Morell explores the frontiers of research on animal cognition and emotion, offering a surprising and moving exploration into the hearts and minds of wild and domesticated animals. Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a fish? Or a parrot, dolphin, or...

After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. There are two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based on the technological enslavement of minds. The group that opens trade with the aliens will reap unimaginable riches.

A guide to discovering the spiritual agreements between our souls and those of our animal companions 2021 Coalition of Visionary Resources Gold Award Explains how animals have physical or behavioral issues to evolve their souls as well as help our soul’s evolution and release past-life...

For the first time ever, Jennie Garth is putting it all out there, sharing her joys and her sorrows, her successes and her failures, with candor and a surprising, even bawdy, sense of humor. From her sudden rise to fame as a golden-haired teen beauty, to recently redefining herself as a...

Ten years have passed on Tines World, where Ravna Bergnsdot and a number of human children ended up after a disaster that nearly obliterated humankind throughout the galaxy. Ravna and the pack animals for which the planet is named have survived a war, and Ravna has saved more than one hundred children who were in cold-sleep aboard the vessel that brought them. While there is peace among the Tines, there are those among them - and among the humans - who seek power. And no matter the cost, these malcontents are determined to overturn the fledgling civilization....

Written with the indelible power of Girl, Interrupted, Brain on Fire, and Reasons to Stay Alive, a lyrical, poignant memoir by a young woman about her childhood battle with debilitating obsessive compulsive disorder, and her hard-won journey to recovery. By the age of thirteen, Lily Bailey was...

Shirley MacLaine has found a perfect love in the furry bundle of irresistible canine charms that is Terry. With her winning terrier ways and an endless wellspring of love with no strings attached, Terry has succeeded in doing what no one before her ever has: slowing Shirley's peripatetic travels, shifting the actress/author's global axis to hearth and home.

If you have spent any part of your life with a dog, you may have found certain questions popping, unbidden, into your mind: Is my dog living a fulfilled life? Is my dog a good dog? Does my dog love me? Addressing these questions compels you to confront not just your dog's life but yours as well—to think about what fulfillment, and meaning, in life really is. In The Word of Dog, philosopher Mark Rowlands explores these questions and suggests that in dogs we can see hints—faint, shrouded, but discernible—of what a better way of living might look like.

A leading anthrozoologist and the bestselling author of Dog Sense and Cat Sense explains why we are so drawn to pets. Historically, we relied on our pets to herd livestock, guard homes, and catch pests. But most of us don't need animals to do these things anymore. Pets have never been less...

""A breakthrough book. In a world of increasingly specialized knowledge, it takes a particular gift and some stubbornness to cut across the fields of neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy and psychology and to ask the fundamental question: Why it is that we can allow our best selves to be...

Kayla is the only daughter of Samuel Clement, an overprotective father, an engineer, and the most powerful man in charge of the Central Pacific Railroad. Soon both coasts of America will be linked by tracks, and the landscape of the frontier will change forever. During a critical stage of the railroad's push over the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, Kayla manages to charm her father into allowing her along to the front lines. Kayla longs for respite from life in Sacramento among the State's well to do elite. But soon after Kayla and Samuel arrive, a violent and dangerous labor strike ...

Tens of thousands of years in the future, organic life may no longer dominate Earth—or any habitable planet. Instead, autonomous AI organisms could inherit the role of “life” itself. In The AI Animal Hypothesis, Zito invites you to imagine a world where every bird, fish, and mammal is mechanical—yet behaves as if it were alive. These AI creatures flock, hunt, migrate, and even die, creating ecosystems that mirror natural life in astonishing detail. But beneath their silicon hearts and coded instincts lies a profound question: if machines can perfectly mimic life, is it still life? ...

From the author of the bestselling How Dogs Love Us, a fascinating glimpse into the cognitive and emotional lives of cows. "Hilarious, humble, and heartwarming—get ready for the best true story you will read this year." —Dr. Brian Hare, author of New York Times bestseller The Genius of...

The series contains beautifully written and illustrated stories about life's challenges, gently woven within the tales of Henry the lovable hedgehog and his forest friends. From happy cheekiness and fun stories to those that handle life's sensitivities and ethical issues in an uplifting and inspiring way. Tales to be read to younger children who will grow into reading them alone. They will become much loved family treasures, satisfying for all ages. A must have series for thinking, caring and socially concerned families, who want to raise their children to value others and help build a ...

One reviewer wrote: "Could not put this down. Not my usual type but totally enjoyed this book, thought provoking... Damn good read kept me up all night." William does not like people who hunt for fun and after finding a rifle in his father’s attic, there’s something he can do about it. Many of us support animal rights, but how many of us will take it to the extreme? The word tolerance was never meant to apply to abuse and cruelty. Read how William is a man who stands up and says no. When his actions hit the national headline news, he finds the majority of the British public are on his ...

"The Rottie Who Thought He Was Santa Claus" is a heartwarming and hilariously festive children's story about Rocky, a lovable Rottweiler who truly believes he's Santa Claus! Every Christmas, Rocky dons his bright red Santa suit, hops on his magical sleigh, and takes to the skies, led by an unlikely team of twelve cats dressed as reindeer.

As engaging as a tail wag. "There is something truly magical about this wonderful collection. Having read each poem, I love how every word celebrates our canine companions from the tip of their wet noses to the wag of their tails." (Susan Day, Editor and Author) "A super sweet and poignant book of poetry about what a pup thinks of his world. As a cat lover I especially was tickled by his relationship to the cat. Any dog lover would adore this book. The photos were appealing. Haikus at the end were tiny diamonds.” (Kathryn Meyer Griffith, long time author) Celebrating the simple things in ...

Animals and nature have intelligence, why not a voice? Pets teach us how to be happy and balanced, if we could only hear their message. What wise words do trees offer, if we could take it all in? Does the wind give off more than simply scattered thoughts? Is the river concerned about unplanned changes within its banks? This fascinating book, Profound Insights with Animals and Nature, displays 67 telepathic chats the author has had with a variety of nature elements: animals, birds, fish, trees, the moon, even a forest fire. If you value nature and are open minded, Profound Insights will ...

Meet Popsy, the shy new chick in the neighborcoop, in this new funny animal farm book for kids! Another wonderful adventure on Critter Creek Farm, where Git Yet the goat, MerryLyn the chicken, and Don Key Hotey the donkey meet a new friend and show her who she really is! Popsy, the new chick, is really, really shy...so shy she has convinced herself she's a bat.