Wolf gone wild7/4/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() This implied that a pack may have both a beta male and a beta female. In what researchers now consider an oversimplified model of a wolf pack, social hierarchies were thought to operate for males and females. Animals are frequently anthropomorphized in literature and in movies.īehavior – What an animal does its reactions or actions under specific conditions.īeta – The term sometimes used to describe the second rank in the social order of a wolf pack. ![]() Therefore, competition for rank in the group may take place with a resulting social hierarchy.Īnthropomorphism – The act of giving human characteristics, behaviors, feelings and/or motivations to animals or objects. Because a free-ranging wolf pack is a family comprising the parents and their offspring, the term “alphas” has been superseded by “breeding pair” or “breeders” or simply “parents.” (See Dominance Hierarchy) On the other hand, captive wolves that live together are often unrelated. WolfLink Virtual Learning for adults & groupsĪlphas – The term sometimes used to describe the dominant wolves in the social order of the wolf pack. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, this modern classic was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and is among the most beloved films of all time. ![]() Originally published in 1982 in the collection Different Seasons (alongside “The Body,” “Apt Pupil,” and “The Breathing Method”), it was made into the film The Shawshank Redemption in 1994. Suspenseful, mysterious, and heart-wrenching, this iconic King novella, populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, is about a fiercely compelling convict named Andy Dufresne who is seeking his ultimate revenge. #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King’s beloved novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption-the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award–nominee The Shawshank Redemption-about an unjustly imprisoned convict who seeks a strangely satisfying revenge, is now available for the first time as a standalone book.Ī mesmerizing tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is one of Stephen King’s most beloved and iconic stories, and it helped make Castle Rock a place readers would return to over and over again. ![]() I Am a Bunny by Ole Risom7/4/2023 ![]() However, as an older and of course therefore a much more critical reader and as someone who also never did encounter I Am a Bunny as a young child (and thus having no fondly nostalgic memories of Ole Risom's text and Richard Scarry's accompanying pictures either), I have to admit that albeit I do consider Nicholas Bunny Rabbit telling us all about his life and what he enjoys doing during the four seasons sweetly tenderly engaging (and that I indeed very much do enjoy and aesthetically admire Richard Scarry's illustrations and their visually magical celebration of spring, summer, autumn, winter and nature in general, even as I do wonder a bit how Nicholas would be able to fit under a fly agaric mushroom to shelter from the rain), I personally have to indeed question why since I am a Bunny clearly is a narrative celebrating nature and the natural world, why Nicholas is then still depicted by Richard Scarry as being clad like a human being and not like a truly natural rabbit just in his fur. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now for the intended age group, for very young children, Ole Risom's 1963 I Am a Bunny might well and totally hit the proverbial sweet spot. ![]() Rhys bowen spyness books in order7/4/2023 ![]() ©2012 Janet Quin-Harkin (P)2014 Audible Inc. But as the time comes for the unmasking, Georgie’s rescuer vanishes and the party is thrown into chaos, making it clear that everything at Broxley Manor is not as it appears… You can find them on Amazon's Kindle Store, often at affordable prices, or check your local library's e-book collection. ![]() When the prince, dressed as the devil, rescues her from an embarrassing situation at the ball, Georgie is surprised to find her unwanted suitor to be a dashing, charming man - especially when he pulls her aside and gives her the kiss of a lifetime. Yes, many of Rhys Bowen's books, including the Constable Evans and Royal Spyness series, are available in Kindle format, making it convenient for readers who prefer digital copies. ![]() Georgie is uncertain why she was invited, until she learns that the royal family intends to marry her off to a foreign prince, one reputed to be mad. At the end of her first unsuccessful season out in society, Lady Georgiana has all but given up on attracting a suitable man - until she receives an invitation to a masked Halloween ball at Broxley Manor. A delectable prequel to the national best-selling Royal Spyness mysteries featuring Lady Georgiana Rannoch - 34th in line to the throne, and England’s poorest heiress. She is the author of the Royal Spyness Mysteries, set in 1930s London, the Molly Murphy Mysteries, set in turn-of-the-century New York, and the Constable Evans. ![]() ![]() Other than his technical skills, what traits made Curtis the ideal person to create such a visionary record of America's first peoples? What advantages did he have over his more educated colleagues? Photographs were only one aspect of Curtis's anthropology it was just as important to him to make a written record of tribal rituals and language with impeccable accuracy. ![]() What intangible rewards was he gaining from the project? Is there a cause that you would be willing to support full-time without a salary?
Killadelphia vol 17/3/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() There's a reason they coin a phrase, “you can't go home.” Welcome to Killadelphia. ![]() The streets become a bloodbath as the population desperately tries to survive until morning. The city that was once the symbol of liberty and freedom has fallen prey to corruption, poverty, unemployment, brutality.īut the mystery goes even further when Jimmy's investigation leads him to uncover the source of the outbreak is long-thought dead President of the United States John Adams-a man secretly biding his time as he builds an undead army to start a new and bloodier American revolution. Series: Killadelphia Read the First Issue of Killadelphia Online Published: FebruDiamond ID: DEC190169 Age Rating: M Buy Cover price: 3.99 SINS OF THE FATHER, Part Four As vampires flood the city, no one in Philly is safe. When a small town beat cop comes home to bury his murdered father-the revered Philadelphia detective James Sangster Sr.-he begins to unravel a mystery that leads him down a path of horrors and shakes his beliefs to their core. Featuring the show-stopping talents of Spawn series artist JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, and the writer behind such hit shows as Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Marvel's Runaways, and Starz's American Gods-RODNEY BARNES. ![]() Age of war michael j sullivan7/3/2023 ![]() “Riyria has everything you could possibly wish for: the characters are some of the best I’ve ever encountered in fantasy literature, the writing is top notch, and the plotting is so tight you’d be hard-pressed to find a mouse hole in it.” - B&N Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog Sullivan’s fans will be delighted.” - Publisher’s Weekly on Age of War Sullivan also gifts readers with complex lives for his characters, filled with tests, triumphs, and tragedies. “In this powerful third book (after Age of Swords) of a projected six-book series, Sullivan continues providing excellent worldbuilding and character development. “Sullivan’s ability to craft an engaging and captivating fantasy world surpasses most any other fantasy author out there, and puts him alongside names like Sanderson and Jordan.” - Fantasy Book Review on Age of Swords ![]() It’s fast-paced, intimate, and beautifully cultivated.” - Fantasy Book Review on Age of Myth ![]() “Age of Myth bears the hallmark storytelling genius that we have all come to love of Michael’s work. ![]() William vanity fair7/3/2023 ![]() ![]() During Tisone’s hour-long $400 phone call with William, he said that heavy metals from vaccines caused her migraines and that the Epstein-Barr virus was hiding out in her liver. A 53-year-old former health food store owner from Connecticut, William claims that, at four years old, a spirit visited him and gave him the ability to scan bodies for disease by sight. ![]() On the advice of the mother of a family for whom she had nannied, Tisone booked a consultation with Anthony William, known on social media and in his books as the Medical Medium. Her family has a history of cancer, and after testing positive for two gene mutations correlating to an increased risk for breast cancer, she thought reconfiguring her diet could help. She was 33 and had already molded her life around nutrition for years, traveling from her home in Newtown, Pennsylvania, to Hawaii and Southeast Asia to meet other raw vegans. Stephanie Tisone began pursuing new answers to her health concerns in 2013. ![]() Ash princess7/3/2023 ![]() I don’t tell her what I’m really listening for, that I sift through each vapid rumor for whispers of Astrean resistance, for any hope that someone is still out there, that someday they might rescue me. “That’s because I listen,” I say with a wink. “You always know the best gossip, Thora.” When I only smile in response, she sighs and elbows me lightly in the side. “Really? Where did you hear that?” she gasps. “I suppose when you consider her actual father’s debts…” I trail off, arching an eyebrow.Ĭrescentia’s eyes widen. ![]() He’s old enough to be her father and he smells like rotten meat.” She wrinkles her nose. “Yes! They say she’s hoping to entice Duke Clarence,” Cress says. ![]() “No!” I shriek, pretending to be scandalized. You could practically make out her intimate attire-or lack thereof!” ![]() Grin and beard it audiobook7/3/2023 ![]() ![]() Sienna has successfully navigated the labyrinth of Hollywood heart-throbs. But can she traverse the tenuous trails of Tennessee without losing her head? Or worse, her heart? And habit of looking at her too long and too often. Sienna is accustomed to high levels of man-handsome, so it's not Jethro's chiseled features or his perfect physique that make Sienna stutter. ![]() Much to her consternation, Sienna's most frequent savior is a ridiculously handsome, charming, and cheeky Park Ranger by the name of Jethro Winston. Each book is a standalone, full length (110k words), contemporary romantic comedy novel, and follows the romantic exploits and adventures of one of the six Winston Brothers. ![]() Therefore, when Sienna's latest starring role takes her to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park she finds herself continually lost while trying to navigate the back roads of Green Valley, Tennessee. Grin and Beard It is book 2 in the Winston Brothers series. The simple truth is, everyone loves plus-sized Sienna.īut she has a problem, she can't read maps and her sense of direction is almost as bad as her comedic timing is stellar. The movie studio executives can't explain it, but her films are out-grossing all the fit and trim headliners and Hollywood's most beautiful elite. Sienna Diaz is everyone's favorite "fat" funny lady. She's America's sweetheart and he's the town pariah.įrom the NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, & USA TODAY bestselling series ![]() |