Author: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781014480460
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Polite Elephant
Author: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781014480460
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
ISBN: 9781014480460
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Elephant in the Brain
Author: Kevin Simler
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190495995
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the extent of our selfishness. This is "the elephant in the brain." Such an introspective taboo makes it hard for us to think clearly about our nature and the explanations for our behavior. The aim of this book, then, is to confront our hidden motives directly - to track down the darker, unexamined corners of our psyches and blast them with floodlights. Then, once everything is clearly visible, we can work to better understand ourselves: Why do we laugh? Why are artists sexy? Why do we brag about travel? Why do we prefer to speak rather than listen? Our unconscious motives drive more than just our private behavior; they also infect our venerated social institutions such as Art, School, Charity, Medicine, Politics, and Religion. In fact, these institutions are in many ways designed to accommodate our hidden motives, to serve covert agendas alongside their "official" ones. The existence of big hidden motives can upend the usual political debates, leading one to question the legitimacy of these social institutions, and of standard policies designed to favor or discourage them. You won't see yourself - or the world - the same after confronting the elephant in the brain.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190495995
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better - and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the extent of our selfishness. This is "the elephant in the brain." Such an introspective taboo makes it hard for us to think clearly about our nature and the explanations for our behavior. The aim of this book, then, is to confront our hidden motives directly - to track down the darker, unexamined corners of our psyches and blast them with floodlights. Then, once everything is clearly visible, we can work to better understand ourselves: Why do we laugh? Why are artists sexy? Why do we brag about travel? Why do we prefer to speak rather than listen? Our unconscious motives drive more than just our private behavior; they also infect our venerated social institutions such as Art, School, Charity, Medicine, Politics, and Religion. In fact, these institutions are in many ways designed to accommodate our hidden motives, to serve covert agendas alongside their "official" ones. The existence of big hidden motives can upend the usual political debates, leading one to question the legitimacy of these social institutions, and of standard policies designed to favor or discourage them. You won't see yourself - or the world - the same after confronting the elephant in the brain.
The Please and Thank You Book
Author: Barbara Shook Hazen
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 0375847588
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
A funny first book of manners, in rollicking rhyme! When Wanda Warthog comes over, beware! She leaves a trail everywhere. There’s ink on the sofa, gum on the cat, Modeling clay ground into the mat. This collection of short, snappy poems about grabby gorillas, wild cats, sloppy pigs, sharing bears, and thoughtful elephants will have kids in stitches as they’re reminded how—and how not—to behave!
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 0375847588
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
A funny first book of manners, in rollicking rhyme! When Wanda Warthog comes over, beware! She leaves a trail everywhere. There’s ink on the sofa, gum on the cat, Modeling clay ground into the mat. This collection of short, snappy poems about grabby gorillas, wild cats, sloppy pigs, sharing bears, and thoughtful elephants will have kids in stitches as they’re reminded how—and how not—to behave!
A Big Guy Took My Ball!
Author:
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9781423174912
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN: 9781423174912
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.
Geek Love
Author: Katherine Dunn
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307794482
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
National Book Award Finalist • Here is the unforgettable story of the Binewskis, a circus-geek family whose matriarch and patriarch have bred their own exhibit of human oddities—with the help of amphetamines, arsenic, and radioisotopes. One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Their offspring include Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious—and dangerous—asset. As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307794482
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
National Book Award Finalist • Here is the unforgettable story of the Binewskis, a circus-geek family whose matriarch and patriarch have bred their own exhibit of human oddities—with the help of amphetamines, arsenic, and radioisotopes. One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Their offspring include Arturo the Aquaboy, who has flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition worthy of Genghis Khan . . . Iphy and Elly, the lissome Siamese twins . . . albino hunchback Oly, and the outwardly normal Chick, whose mysterious gifts make him the family’s most precious—and dangerous—asset. As the Binewskis take their act across the backwaters of the U.S., inspiring fanatical devotion and murderous revulsion; as its members conduct their own Machiavellian version of sibling rivalry, Geek Love throws its sulfurous light on our notions of the freakish and the normal, the beautiful and the ugly, the holy and the obscene. Family values will never be the same.
Big Little Elephant
Author: Valeri Gorbachev
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152051952
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Little Elephant finally makes some friends, but he has trouble playing with them because of his size.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152051952
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Little Elephant finally makes some friends, but he has trouble playing with them because of his size.
Manners, Please! Why It Pays to Be Polite
Author: John Burstein
Publisher: Slim Goodbody's Life Skills 10
ISBN: 9780778748113
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Slim Goodbody helps children understand the value of manners and the essentials of behaving well in school, at home, and with friends. Often children come to school without a clear understanding of what it means to be polite and respect the rights of others. Manners make a difference in all aspects of a person's life. The way you present yourself often determines how others see you.
Publisher: Slim Goodbody's Life Skills 10
ISBN: 9780778748113
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Slim Goodbody helps children understand the value of manners and the essentials of behaving well in school, at home, and with friends. Often children come to school without a clear understanding of what it means to be polite and respect the rights of others. Manners make a difference in all aspects of a person's life. The way you present yourself often determines how others see you.
Elsie Elephant
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781788002295
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781788002295
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Storytime
Author: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Random House Trade
ISBN: 9780394833385
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Publisher: Random House Trade
ISBN: 9780394833385
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
My Chincoteague Pony
Author: Susan Jeffers
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Every summer on Chincoteague Island, there is an auction of ponies. If Julie works hard and saves her money all year, perhaps she can win the pony of her dreams--her very own Chincoteague pony. Full color.
Publisher: Hyperion
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Every summer on Chincoteague Island, there is an auction of ponies. If Julie works hard and saves her money all year, perhaps she can win the pony of her dreams--her very own Chincoteague pony. Full color.