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Masson begins by asking if we ever know precisely what another person is actually feeling. It may be no harder, he argues, to discover the truth about feelings in dogs. Yet for all their evident loyalty, heroism & compassion, Masson highlights research which shows that dogs lie in a universe of scent a hundred million times more acutely appreciated than by man. It is a world of emotions readily available only to other dogs. To discover more about the complex but transparent nature of canine emotional responses, Masson acquired three large dogs to from a community with his own family & set about a close scrutiny of their feelings
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Masson begins by asking if we ever know precisely what another person is actually feeling. It may be no harder, he argues, to discover the truth about feelings in dogs. Yet for all their evident loyalty, heroism & compassion, Masson highlights research which shows that dogs lie in a universe of scent a hundred million times more acutely appreciated than by man. It is a world of emotions readily available only to other dogs. To discover more about the complex but transparent nature of canine emotional responses, Masson acquired three large dogs to from a community with his own family & set about a close scrutiny of their feelings
- the first, he says since Charles Darwin pointed us in the right direction 125 years ago.
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Dr Rupert Sheldrake is the world's leading expert in research into the phenomenon of the psychic abilities of domestic animals. In September 1996 he presented the latest results of his studies to a conference at Cambridge University. This triggered an explosion of media interest across the world. Dr Sheldrake has been beseiged by TV companies, newspapers & magazines clamouring to know more. Long series of experiments have proved that dogs have a telepathic or psychic link, or a 'sixth sense', with their owners. Dr Sheldrake's surveys reveal that the majority of dog owners believe their pet is sometimes telepathic with them & 46% say that the dog knows when a member of the family is coming home. The book also covers experiments showing psychic powers of cats, ponies, monkeys, pigeons & parrots & gives guidelines for readers to do their own research with their pets. Dr Sheldrake examines the unexplained powers of wild animals & looks at human psychic phenomena suggesting that we can stop seeing these powers as 'paranormal' & see them as normal, part of our biological heritage which have been lost because of language, civilization & rationalism ...
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DOING THE BUSINESS provides practical toolkits that really do help entrepreneurs in existing businesses to grow, revitalise & reinvent their enterprises. Teh book is based on the tacit wisdom of entrepreneurs from around the globe, particularly the UK, Australia & the USA. A book by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, DOING THE BUSINESS is a workbook that businesspeople can dip into & use with their teams
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- this book will be a first in supporting entrepreneurs in a very practical, proven manner.

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Take a drop of existential angst, mix with a group of old friends, stir in the sweet agony of midlife nostalgia, & you have the recipe for he Thanksgiving dinner from hell
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Jim lives in a fishing village
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Paul Dombey is an ambitious, calculating London merchant. He pins all his hopes for the future of his shipping firm on his fragile son whilst his daughter, Florence, goes unnoticed & neglected. It is only when the firm faces ruin, & Dombey is staring at a life of desolate solitude that Florence may finally be valued. Can this heartless businessman be redeemed? Dombey & Son is a delicious & lively satire about pride & its downfall. ...
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Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation Of Language And Music And Why We
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Once languages become written, they change. Only in writing does language develop the artfulness and richness that we associate with a Shakespeare, a Proust or a Whitman. Yet over the last forty years, the English-language has effectively gone into reverse - taking our lead from America and the legacy of the 1960s, our culture increasingly privileges the oral over the written, spurning the art of elaborated, 'written'-style language in favour of returning to the state of a spoken culture. Parallel developments have occurred in music.

In this controversial and thought-provoking book, John McWhorter argues that the 1960's rejection of cultural traits associated with the Establishment, as well as a democratic celebration of what anyone can do over what requires training or
talent, has led to our culture being increasingly impoverished, both intellectually and artistically...

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Once languages become written, they change. Only in writing does language develop the artfulness & richness that we associate with a Shakespeare, a Proust or a Whitman. Yet over the last forty years, the English-language has effectively gone into reverse
- taking our lead from America & the legacy of the 1960s, our culture increasingly privileges the oral over the written, spurning the art of elaborated, 'written'-style language in favour of returning to the state of a spoken culture. Parallel developments have occurred in music.

In this controversial & thought-provoking book, John Mc Whorter argues that the 1960's rejection of cultural traits associated with the Establishment, as well as a democratic celebration of what anyone can do over what requires training or talent, has led to our culture being increasingly impoverished, both intellectually & artistically...

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