![]() ![]() Dr Pepperberg, her research and her parrot became international celebrities, subjects of innumerable magazine articles, chat show interviews and documentaries. Irene Pepperberg, Alex and later additions Griffin and Alo, proved that not only could birds learn language, they are capable of complex thought – Alex could add, spell out words, could understand concepts like bigger/smaller, more/less, none. When their research began birds (and non-human mammals) were not thought to be intelligent enough to do anything more than mimic, or “parrot”, spoken words. She acquired Alex in 1977 and spent the next 30 years studying him. ![]() She graduated from university with a chemistry degree but realised chemistry was not her passion, animal linguistic/cognition studies were. Irene Pepperberg has had birds for pets since she was 4 years old. I recovered during the bulk of the book only to break down again at the end as Irene Pepperberg describes Alex’s last days and his legacy to her and to science. The first chapter, full of tributes to Alex the parrot, had me a wet, snotty mess in no time. ![]() I started to blub before I even opened it, reading the blurb. I started reading this book on the weekend. On 6 September 2007, an African Grey parrot named Alex died prematurely at age thrity-one. The blurb on the back of Alex and Me sucked me in as it came into Catalouging: ![]()
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Orion Children's Books Candlewick Press (US)Įmily Windsnap is a series of children's fantasy novels written by British author Liz Kessler, inaugurated by The Tail of Emily Windsnap in 2003 and continuing as of 2020. Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the DeepĮmily Windsnap and the Castle in the MistĮmily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight SunĮmily Windsnap and the Ship of Lost SoulsĮmily Windsnap and the Falls of Forgotten Island ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() At last it snapped to its full length, anchoring me to a vampire. The chain continued to drop, to an unfathomable depth where there was nothing but darkness and Matthew. My hands, which had been balled up and pressed against his chest, unfurled with it. It freed itself, link by link, from where it had rested, unobserved, waiting for him. “Somewhere in the center of my soul, a rusty chain began to unwind. 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The best way I can think to describe this is: PNR meets DaVinci Code… taking the best of both worlds. ![]() ![]() ![]() I realized that the questions intersecting life, death, and meaning, questions that all people face at some point, usually arise in a medical context.On the suffering that often accompanies death: “With what strife and pains we come into the world we know not, but ’tis commonly no easy matter to get out of it.” -Sir Thomas Browne, Religio Medici.This summary includes key lessons and important passages from the book. My notes are informal and often contain quotes from the book as well as my own thoughts. This is my book summary of When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. Kalanithi uses the pages in this book to not only tell his story, but also share his ideas on how to approach death with grace and what it means to be fully alive. The memoir of Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon at Stanford University, who is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in his mid-thirties. ![]() ![]() Understanding and applying the principles ethically is cost-free and deceptively easy. Unity, the newest principle for this edition. ![]() You may think you know these principles, but without understanding their intricacies, you may be ceding their power to someone else. You’ll learn Cialdini’s Universal Principles of Influence, including new research and new uses so you can become an even more skilled persuader-and just as importantly, you’ll learn how to defend yourself against unethical influence attempts. With Cialdini as a guide, you don’t have to be a scientist to learn how to use this science. Using memorable stories and relatable examples, Cialdini makes this crucially important subject surprisingly easy. In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdini- New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion-explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these insights ethically in business and everyday settings. ![]() The foundational and wildly popular go-to resource for influence and persuasion-a renowned international bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold-now revised adding: new research, new insights, new examples, and online applications. ![]() ![]() Such vast power within this weapon-enough to destroy an ancient city, an ancient people. The metal gleams with impatience, potent as the glare of a jungle beast closing in on prey. Thin striations spiderweb across it, a reminder of the day the Scholars shattered it after imprisoning my people. It is a four-pointed diamond, with a narrow gap at its apex. The Star hangs from the wall of the cavern far from human eyes. I swore two vows that day: to protect, always. “Meherya, no.” I have wondered in the years since then if she already feared what I would become. ![]() “I would destroy any who dared hurt you,” I said. It lit our children umber as they trailed scorch marks and laughter across the stone floor. That day, the breezes off the river ruffled her midnight hair and sunlight poured like liquid gold through the sheer curtains of the windows. I spoke with the passion and folly of youth, though I was not, of course, young. “I fear what you will do if harm comes to those whom you love.” “I fear for you, Meherya.” Her voice trembled. Her gaze settled on our children as they tore about the palace, their bodies flickering from flame to flesh, tiny cyclones of impossible beauty. ![]() But in later years, with a furrowed brow. ![]() My queen spoke the words often across the centuries we spent together. ![]() |
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