Download or read book Feline Cultures written by Éric Baratay and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2024-07-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using testimonies written between the middle of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the twenty-first, nourished by ethology and the human and social sciences, Feline Cultures extends the unique track of animal studies that Éric Baratay pursues from book to book. As with his Animal Biographies: Toward a History of Individuals, Baratay breaks the model of human exceptionalism to create innovative accounts of these animals’ lives in a way that challenges the reader’s thinking about animals. Baratay is not interested in seeing how humans think about or treat these animals. Instead, he chooses to observe the animal’s perspective to document how individual cats have carried out their lives. He writes from the point of view of these animals to understand what they felt and experienced and how they reacted. Whether they be street cats, farm cats, pet cats, companion cats, or "catdogs,” cats show a great plasticity of behavior. This book establishes that cats have their own cultures and adaptations and, therefore, their own history. Through tight portraits, the dynamic construction of what we can call cultures is revealed. Here we are far from the eternal portrait of the cat—independent, unpredictable, and mysterious—that has become commonplace. For each of the domestic cats whose existence can be reconstructed from his sources, Baratay pays attention to their perceptions of the world, their sensations and their emotions, their sensitivity and character, their bodily expressiveness, and their interactions with the environment, other animals, and humans. Ethology becomes, under the alert pen of Éric Baratay, an ethnology.

Download or read book Claiming Cleo written by Claire Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-21 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cleo's got a secret heartbreak, one she flew across the world to forget. Now he's found her, and he's determined to claim her for his own... Cleo Chapman serves as a dedicated slave at the pleasure of the Doms at New York's exclusive Masters Club. But even moving a continent away from the Dom who so casually rejected her isn't enough to mend her shattered heart. Jack Hartford spent two years coming to grips with a tragedy that left him a young widower at loose ends. Finally ready to engage in life again, his memories of Cleo draw him back to her, only to find she's gone. Yet, no matter how he tries, he can't put the charming, sexy girl out of his mind. When he tracks her down, Cleo's cool reception cuts him to the quick. The submissive passion that once burned so brightly in her soul is now barely a flicker...at least for him. Challenged and intrigued, Master Jack refuses to let anything stand in his way. But can Cleo trust that he desires more than just her submission this time? Because she wants it all-heart, body and soul. Claiming Cleo is the second book in the Masters Club Series. Though each novel can be read as a stand-alone, reading the series order will enhance your experience. If you enjoy powerful alpha men who aren't afraid to take what they want, but give so much in return to the women they love, then this series is for you.

Download or read book Name Claim Reframe written by Andrea DeWitt and published by Hatherleigh Press. This book was released on 2022-12-20 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Name, Claim & Reframe forges a revolutionary pathway of self-discovery that gives readers permission to see and step into their power, their potential, and ultimately their truth. From life coach Andrea Mein DeWitt comes a powerful model for handling stress, distress, and life’s turbulent plot twists. Name, Claim & Reframe marks a path to self-discovery, helping you access your personal power and potential in a way that aligns with your truth. Name, Claim & Reframe presents a simple yet powerful strategy to help one navigate life's challenges. In her experiences with coaching especially with younger adults, Andrea noticed several of them lacked the necessary framework to help them respond to life's adversities. Name, Claim & Reframe outlines this three-way solution which guides us to: NAME the source of your pain point; your triggers and limiting beliefs. CLAIM resonant actions that align with your core values. REFRAME your thinking so you can proceed with strategic and visionary optimism. Life isn’t easy and when unexpected challenges and personal crises threaten your sense of safety and stability, coping isn’t enough—Name, Claim & Reframe teaches you how to tackle life’s problems, establish healthy boundaries and realign your perspectives so you can embrace your authentic spirit.

Download or read book Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra written by Stuart Gibbs and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this third book in the Charlie Thorne series from bestselling author Stuart Gibbs, Charlie tracks down Cleopatra’s greatest treasure in Egypt. Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is a renegade. Charlie Thorne isn’t going down without a fight. After tracking down incredible discoveries by Einstein and Darwin, Charlie is back. This time, the great ruler Cleopatra has left behind an extremely valuable and powerful treasure, its location encoded on an ancient stone tablet. In 30 BCE, Cleopatra and her husband, Marc Antony, lost their war against Octavian for control of the Egyptian Empire. However, Cleopatra knew Octavian was really after the mysterious item that was the source of all her wealth and influence, so she hid it before dying by suicide. She left a series of devious clues behind for her children to find it, but they were lost to history…until now. In a breathless adventure that takes her across the globe, Charlie must fight for her life against ruthless enemies, match wits with Cleopatra, and solve the two-thousand-year-old mystery to prevent the most powerful treasure of the ancient world from falling into the wrong hands.

Download or read book Just Say Yes written by Alyssa Goodnight and published by Entangled: Select Contemporary. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's just what she needs... Single mom Jade Moran isn't ready for any big changes in either her horrible '70s kitchen or her romantic life. Her ex did a number on her, and she isn't interested in getting hurt again. But when she meets a super-hot contractor, she wonders if avocado appliances are on the way out and romance is on the way in. Max Gianopoulis doesn't have a clue why he's so enchanted by Jade. She's almost as big a mess as her kitchen, and he's a guy who likes to keep things simple. But Jade has turned up the flirty heat - and he can't keep his hands off her. With everything moving too fast and coming too easy, Jade's insecurities kick into high gear. She's not sure she can trust another man again - and she definitely doesn't believe in happily ever afters...

Download or read book Cleo s Lies written by Betty Miller Buttram and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cleo's Lies: Accompany her on a journey filled with jealousy, rejection, revenge, greed and obsession. She lies to a couple who befriends her and a husband who loves her. She lies to her best friend about the man she loves. Cleo spreads gossip about a woman who stands in her way of getting what she wants. She lies to a young man about the true identity of his birth mother. Her tangled web of lies, secrets and deceit is revealed when three women band together and carry out their revenge against Cleo.

Download or read book Ghost Channels written by Amy Lawrence and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through American history, often in times of crisis, there have been periodic outbreaks of obsession with the paranormal. Between 2004 and 2019, over six dozen documentary-style series dealing with paranormal subject matter premiered on television in the United States. Combining the stylistic traits of horror with earnest accounts of what are claimed to be actual events, “paranormal reality” incorporates subject matter formerly characterized as occult or supernatural into the established category of reality TV. Despite the high number of programs and their evident popularity, paranormal reality television has to date received little critical attention. Ghost Channels: Paranormal Reality Television and the Haunting of Twenty-First-Century America provides an overview of the paranormal reality television genre, its development, and its place in television history. Conducting in-depth analyses of over thirty paranormal television series, including such shows as Ghost Hunters, Celebrity Ghost Stories, and Long Island Medium, author Amy Lawrence suggests these programs reveal much about Americans’ contemporary fears. Through her close readings, Lawrence asks, “What are these shows trying to tell us?” and “What do they communicate about contemporary culture if we take them seriously and watch them closely?” Ridiculed by nearly everyone, paranormal reality TV shows—with their psychics, ghost hunters, and haunted houses—provide unique insights into contemporary American culture. Half-horror, half-documentary realism, these shows expose deep-seated questions about class, race, gender, the value of technology, the failure of institutions, and what it means to be American in the twenty-first century.

Download or read book Eagle Crane written by Suzanne Rindell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two young daredevil flyers confront ugly truths and family secrets during the U.S. internment of Japanese citizens during World War II, from the author of The Other Typist and Three-Martini Lunch. Louis Thorn and Haruto "Harry" Yamada—Eagle and Crane—are the star attractions of Earl Shaw's Flying Circus, a daredevil (and not exactly legal) flying act that traverses Depression-era California. The young men have a complicated relationship, thanks to the Thorn family's belief that the Yamadas—Japanese immigrants—stole land that should have stayed in the Thorn family. When Louis and Harry become aerial stuntmen, performing death-defying tricks high above audiences, they're both drawn to Shaw's smart and appealing stepdaughter, Ava Brooks. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor and one of Shaw's planes mysteriously crashes and two charred bodies are discovered in it, authorities conclude that the victims were Harry and his father, Kenichi, who had escaped from a Japanese internment camp they had been sent to by the federal government. To the local sheriff, the situation is open and shut. But to the lone FBI agent assigned to the case, the details don't add up. Thus begins an investigation into what really happened to cause the plane crash, who was in the plane when it fell from the sky, and why no one involved seems willing to tell the truth. By turns an absorbing mystery and a fascinating exploration of race, family and loyalty, Eagle and Crane is that rare novel that tells a gripping story as it explores a terrible era of American history.

Download or read book The Group Theatre written by Mark Connelly and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-05-20 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the history and influence of the Group Theatre, the most significant acting company in America. Founded during the Great Depression, the Group presented the first plays of Clifford Odets, Sidney Kingsley, and William Saroyan, and launched the careers of Franchot Tone, John Garfield, Elia Kazan, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Martin Ritt, and Luther Adler. The intense realism of their performances inspired generations of writers, actors, and directors in both theater and film. After the Group closed, its former members directed or produced the Broadway plays Brigadoon, A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, Camino Real, Bus Stop, The Music Man, Equus, and Yentl. In Hollywood, Group alumni produced, directed, or starred in the award-winning films On the Waterfront, East of Eden, Twelve Angry Men, Hud, Fail-Safe, 1776, Serpico, Network, Norma Rae, and The Verdict. Four of the nation's best-known acting teachers--Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner, Robert Lewis, and Stella Adler--came from the Group. The studios they established remain the most highly regarded acting schools in the world, with venues on four continents.

Download or read book Monster High written by Lisi Harrison and published by Poppy. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Lisi Harrison, the New York Times bestselling author of The Clique and Alphas, comes a new series with a fresh twist on high school, romance, and the "horrors" of trying to fit in. The monster community has kept a low profile at the local high school, but when two new girls enroll, the town will never be the same. Created just fifteen days ago, Frankie Stein is psyched to trade her father's formaldehyde-smelling basement lab for parties and prom. But with a student body totally freaked out by rumors of monsters stalking the halls, Frankie learns that high school can be rough for a chic freak like her. She thinks she finds a friend in fellow new student Melody Carver-but can a "normie" be trusted with her big secret?

Download or read book At His Mercy written by Claire Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-18 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intense. Exclusive. Invitation only. Do you have what it takes to be a pleasure sub? Masters Club, a private BDSM venue for serious players, is perfect for Dom Cameron Lord, who gives the kink lifestyle everything he's got-except his heart... When he witnesses a lovely sub girl enduring a botched scene at a NYC public club, he sees her potential. She'll make an excellent addition to the Masters Club. But as he steps closer, he recognizes her...and all bets should have been off. Aspiring young attorney Jess Cooper gets her release at the BDSM clubs around town, where she enjoys letting her inner sub fly. There's nothing better than to be naked and bound, a stranger in black leather behind her wielding a whip. It's the perfect anonymous relief from a stressful workweek. Until her worlds collide when Mr. Lord, the super sexy partner at her firm, watches her from the sidelines. Any hope that he hadn't recognized her with her clothes off vanishes the very next day at the office. No, he doesn't say a word about what he saw. His invitation says it all... At His Mercy is the first book in Claire Thompson's new BDSM Romance series-Masters Club. If you enjoy powerful alpha men who aren't afraid to take what they want, but give so much in return to the women they fall for, then this series is for you!

Download or read book Shattered Start written by C.R. Rice and published by 4 Horsemen Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She is held together with carefully stitched threads of deception tied off with lies. Seraphina has always possessed unexplainable powers. Some know her as "Sera" while others call her "The Shadow." Once, she was just a shy, scared little girl who felt the Realm’s pain as though it were her own. But when the kings of the Realm witness her unique skills in action, they bring her into their plan to protect the land. Problem: Seraphina is not always in control of her amazing abilities. The Royal's strategy goes wrong on Seraphina’s sixteenth birthday when her powers turn to chaos, and her best friend Evie is caught in the crossfire, sending Sera into a world of spiraling grief. A mysterious force appears and offers her the chance to make things right again. As Sera attempts to resurrect her friend, the future of the Realm is changed forever. In this thrilling prequel to The Realm Series, a dark but important question is answered: How exactly did Averie escape the fall of the Realms?

Download or read book The Complete Concordance to Shakspeare written by Mary Cowden Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Loves Me Loves Me Not written by Barbara Jean Hicks and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Bonny Fairley's marriage fails, a personal ad leads to a series of hilarious dates but she is left wondering if her ex-husband is still the right person for her.

Download or read book Golden Horrors written by Bryan Senn and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the grindhouse oddities to major studio releases, this work details 46 horror films released during the genre's golden era. Each entry includes cast and credits, a plot synopsis, in-depth critical analysis, contemporary reviews, time of release, brief biographies of the principal cast and crew, and a production history. Apart from the 46 main entries, 71 additional "borderline horrors" are examined and critiqued in an appendix.

Download or read book Inside Her Complete Series written by Lucia Jordan and published by Wild Hearts Romance. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cleo Cantrell leads an unassuming life as the owner of indie-bookstore Happily Ever After, but on the side, she writes best-selling romance novels under the pen name Dominique Darling. When A-list actor-director Tony Markson contacts Cleo about turning one of her novels into a movie, she initially rejects his offer. Tony’s gorgeous and hot as hell, but Cleo’s pretty sure he uses his looks to make up for a lack in IQ, and she’s been burned by pretty boys before. Tony truly is a great actor, though, and he’s been trying to act around his looks his entire career. When he and Cleo finally meet, his sensitivity, intellect, and uncanny insights into the characters in Cleo’s book quickly overcome her defenses. But there’s still one thing: no one but Cleo’s agent—not even her parents or best friend—knows that Cleo is Dominique Darling. Can their shared passion in Cleo’s novel turn into something more? And what sort of feelings will Tony elicit when he decides to act out a scene from Cleo’s novel?

Download or read book The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare written by Mary Cowden Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: