Download or read book A Small Furry Prayer written by Steven Kotler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the cult and culture of the dog-rescue movement in America based on the personal experience of the owners of Rancho de Chihuahua dog sanctuary in New Mexico.
Download or read book A Small Furry Prayer written by Steven Kotler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-10-03 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven Kotler was forty years old, single, and facing an existential crisis when he met Lila, a woman devoted to animal rescue. "Love me, love my dogs" was her rule, and Steven took it to heart. Spurred to move by a housing crisis in Los Angeles, Steven, Lila, and their eight dogs-then ten, then twenty, and then they lost count-bought a postage-stamp-size farm in Chimayo, New Mexico. A Small Furry Prayer chronicles their adventures at Rancho de Chihuahua, the sanctuary they created for their special needs pack. While dog rescue is one of the largest underground movements in America, it is also one of the least understood. An insider look at the "cult and culture" of dog rescue, A Small Furry Prayer weaves personal experience, cultural investigation, and scientific inquiry into a fast-paced, fun-filled narrative that explores what it means to devote one's life to the furry and the four-legged. Along the way, Kotler combs through every aspect of canine-human relations, from humans' long history with dogs through brand-new research into the neuroscience of canine companionship, in the end discovering why living in a world made of dog may be the best way to uncover the truth about what it really means to be human.
Download or read book A Small Furry Hope written by Steven Kotler and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven Kotler was forty years old, single, and facing an existential crisis when he met Lila, a woman devoted to animal rescue. "Love me, love my dogs," was her rule, and Steven took it to heart. Spurred to move by a housing crisis in Los Angeles, Steven, Lila - and their eight dogs, then ten, then twenty, and then they lost count - bought a postage-stamp-sized farm in Chimayo, New Mexico. A Small Furry Hope chronicles their adventures at Rancho de Chihuahua, the sanctuary they created for their pack with special needs: the very old, the very sick, and, as Kotler says, "the really retarded." An insider look at the culture of dog rescue, A Small Furry Prayer weaves personal experience, and scientific inquiry into a fast-paced, fun-filled narrative that explores what it means to devote one's life to the furry and the four-legged. Along the way, Kotler combs through every aspect of canine-human relations, from long human history with dogs to brand new research into the neuroscience of canine companionship, in the end discovering why living in a world made of dog may be the best way to uncover the truth about what it really means to be human.
Download or read book The Most Intimate Revelations about a Small Furry Prayer written by Daniel Capper and published by Lennex. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, we have hand-picked the most sophisticated, unanticipated, absorbing (if not at times crackpot!), original and musing book reviews of "A Small Furry Prayer: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life." Don't say we didn't warn you: these reviews are known to shock with their unconventionality or intimacy. Some may be startled by their biting sincerity; others may be spellbound by their unbridled flights of fantasy. Don't buy this book if: 1. You don't have nerves of steel. 2. You expect to get pregnant in the next five minutes. 3. You've heard it all.
Download or read book Abundance written by Peter H. Diamandis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors document how four forces--exponential technologies, the DIY innovator, the Technophilanthropist, and the Rising Billion--are conspiring to solve our biggest problems. "Abundance" establishes hard targets for change and lays out a strategic roadmap for governments, industry and entrepreneurs, giving us plenty of reason for optimism.
Download or read book West of Jesus written by Steven Kotler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After spending two years in bed with Lyme disease, Steven Kotler had lost everything: his health, his job, his girl, and, he was beginning to suspect, his mind. Kotler, not a religious man, suddenly found himself drawn to the sport of surfing as if it were the cornerstone of a new faith. Why, he wondered, when there was nothing left to believe in, could he begin to believe in something as unlikely as surfing? What was belief anyway? How did it work in the body, the brain, our culture, and human history? With the help of everyone from rebel surfers to rocket scientists, Kotler undertakes a three-year globetrotting quest. The results are a startling mix of big waves and bigger ideas: a surfer's journey into the biological underpinnings of belief itself.
Download or read book Little Fur Family written by Margaret Wise Brown and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1946 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There was a little fur family warm as toast smaller than most in little fur coats and they lived in a warm wooden tree.
Download or read book Baby s First Book of Prayers written by Melody Carlson and published by HarperCollins Christian Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming first book of 41 prayers with adorable artwork, and a gift all parents will cherish each time they cuddle up and read with their new baby or toddler. If you're a parent or grandparent looking for a wonderful gift for a new baby or toddler, look no further than Baby's First Book of Prayers. With charming artwork on the left page and an accompanying prayer on the right, this is the perfect book to introduce even the youngest children to God's Word as you point and show them details in each sweet picture. This cherished gift for new parents encourages boys and girls to be thankful for the little everyday things. Moms, dads, grandmas, and grandpas alike love this padded edition of My First Book of Prayers as much as babes and toddlers do You can't make time stand still, but you can cherish every moment with your new baby and toddler. My First Book of Prayers will help you do just that. Baby's First Book of Prayers Contains 41 short, sweet prayers, with adorable artwork accompanying each prayer Was made to fit snugly in the hands of babies and toddlers Is padded to hold up to repeated readings and rough handling at home, daycare, or Sunday school Is a perfect gift for many occasions, including the birth of a new baby, christenings, baptisms, first birthdays, Easter baskets, Christmas stockings, and baby showers Is offered at an affordable price point
Download or read book It s Just a Dog written by Russ Ryan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-05-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie Keefe is a world famous dog painter. Unfortunately, Charlie's belove muse, Pete, his fun-loving Jack Russell terrier, has just died and he's totally devastated by the loss of his furry best friend. After months of grieving, Charlie reluctantly agrees to foster a new puppy from the local shelter, a cute King Charles Cavalier named Brownie. Charlie falls head over heels for this new puppy as well as being attracted to Janelle Jordan, the head hound at the dog rescue. Complications arise when the ghost of Pete appears one night to haunt him and Brownie setting off a bizarre chain of events that throws Charlie's life, career and entire belief system into chaos.
Download or read book Tomorrowland written by Steven Kotler and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2015 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of Kotler's previously published writings, updated, on pivotal and controversial advances in science and technology.--
Download or read book Dogtripping written by David Rosenfelt and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Rosenfelt's Dogtripping is moving and funny account of a cross-country move from California to Maine, and the beginnings of a dog rescue foundation When mystery writer David Rosenfelt and his family moved from Southern California to Maine, he thought he had prepared for everything. They had mapped the route, brought three GPSs for backup, as well as refrigerators full of food, and stoves and microwaves on which to cook them. But traveling with twenty-five dogs turned out to be a bigger ordeal than he anticipated, despite the RVs, the extra kibble, volunteers (including a few readers), and camping equipment. Rosenfelt recounts the adventure of moving his animal companions across the United States with humor and warmth, and tells the tale of how he and his wife became passionate foster parents for rescue dogs, culminating in the creation of the Tara Foundation and successfully placing several thousand dogs with loving families. An NPR Best Book of 2013
Download or read book Tiny Bear s Bible written by Sally Lloyd-Jones and published by Zonderkidz. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An adorable story Bible for kids 6 and under written by bestselling author Sally Lloyd-Jones. Tiny Bear’s Bible is a warm reminder of how God loves his children. Together with their friend Tiny Bear, children discover eleven Bible stories wherever they go. The closing story leaves us with this loving reminder: “No matter what, no matter where, God is with us, Tiny Bear.” Sally Lloyd-Jones presents some of the most familiar Bible stories to children, which provides parents and grandparents lots of teachable moments as they explore God’s love together. Sally Lloyd-Jones is a leading writer of inspirational books for children, with an expertise in conveying biblical truth to young children. She is the author of three bestselling children’s Bibles, including the Gold Book Award–winning Baby’s First Bible and The Jesus Storybook Bible. She has written many picture books for children, including Handbag Friends and Time to Say Goodnight. A native of England, Sally lives in New York City.
Download or read book Little Lamb s Bible written by P. J. Lyons and published by Zonderkidz. This book was released on 2012-01-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Lamb's Bible is a soft, cuddly Bible that children ages 2 to 5 can call their own. Throughout this plush-covered book Little Lamb learns that he is loved and cared for by God as he hears about God's faithfulness in stories from the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. With sweet, rhyming text and colorful illustrations, this soft and cuddly character storybook Bible is sure to become a classic with preschoolers
Download or read book Stealing Fire written by Steven Kotler and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Bestseller CNBC and Strategy + Business Best Business Book of the Year It’s the biggest revolution you’ve never heard of, and it’s hiding in plain sight. Over the past decade, Silicon Valley executives like Eric Schmidt and Elon Musk, Special Operators like the Navy SEALs and the Green Berets, and maverick scientists like Sasha Shulgin and Amy Cuddy have turned everything we thought we knew about high performance upside down. Instead of grit, better habits, or 10,000 hours, these trailblazers have found a surprising short cut. They're harnessing rare and controversial states of consciousness to solve critical challenges and outperform the competition. New York Times bestselling author Steven Kotler and high performance expert Jamie Wheal spent four years investigating the leading edges of this revolution—from the home of SEAL Team Six to the Googleplex, the Burning Man festival, Richard Branson’s Necker Island, Red Bull’s training center, Nike’s innovation team, and the United Nations’ Headquarters. And what they learned was stunning: In their own ways, with differing languages, techniques, and applications, every one of these groups has been quietly seeking the same thing: the boost in information and inspiration that altered states provide. Today, this revolution is spreading to the mainstream, fueling a trillion dollar underground economy and forcing us to rethink how we can all lead richer, more productive, more satisfying lives. Driven by four accelerating forces—psychology, neurobiology, technology and pharmacology—we are gaining access to and insights about some of the most contested and misunderstood terrain in history. Stealing Fire is a provocative examination of what’s actually possible; a guidebook for anyone who wants to radically upgrade their life.
Download or read book Guardian Angels written by Joan Wester Anderson and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These remarkable stories of answered prayers remind us that we are never alone In this inspiring collection, the work of angels takes many forms, including miracles, healings, and heavenly visitations. These events all convey a single, urgent, and loving message: God answers prayer. “There’s real power in prayer,” writes beloved New York Times best-selling author Joan Wester Anderson. “We can trust that God’s intense love for us will carry us through.” Help is at hand when we need it most. Anderson’s astonishing first-hand accounts testify to the hope that prayer offers: a dying infant inexplicably recovers after an encounter with a mysterious visitor; a long-lost son suddenly returns home for Christmas; a young man drowning in an icy river unaccountably finds himself on shore; a grieving widow, alone and far from home, receives comfort and counsel from angels in disguise. These stories and dozens of others reveal the care of a loving God who touches the most intimate parts of our hearts.
Download or read book The Education of Will written by Patricia B. McConnell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An animal behaviorist recounts the story of how in order to help a troubled dog she was compelled to revisit painful memories about her own past in order to gain understanding into the impact of trauma on the brain, "--NoveList.
Download or read book The Genius of Dogs written by Brian Hare and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect gift for dog lovers and readers of Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz—this New York Times bestseller offers mesmerizing insights into the thoughts and lives of our smartest and most beloved pets. Does your dog feel guilt? Is she pretending she can't hear you? Does she want affection—or just your sandwich? In their New York Times bestselling book The Genius of Dogs, husband and wife team Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods lay out landmark discoveries from the Duke Canine Cognition Center and other research facilities around the world to reveal how your dog thinks and how we humans can have even deeper relationships with our best four-legged friends. Breakthroughs in cognitive science have proven dogs have a kind of genius for getting along with people that is unique in the animal kingdom. This dog genius revolution is transforming how we live and work with dogs of all breeds, and what it means for you in your daily life with your canine friend.
