10 February 2012
by Fence
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“To Dublin’s war horse, Vonolel!” « Come here to me!.
And the previous post about Vonolel is here.
There are men both good and wise
Who hold that in a future state
Dumb creatures we have cherished here below
Shall give us joyous greeting when
We pass the golden gate
Is it folly that I hope it may be so?
9 January 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: South Africa
9 Stars
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Read for the Not just for Stormtroopers sci-fi challenge & for Carl’s Science Fiction Experience. Zinzi December finds lost things. That’s her shavi, the gift she received, along with her Sloth, for her crime. No one really knows where the … Continue reading
6 February 2011
Call no: 636.7
Genre: natural world, non-fiction
7 Stars
6 Comments
What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
Like the author I am a dog person, I like cats too, don’t get me wrong. Actually I like all animals, but there is nothing quite like having a dog about the place. And any pet-owner likes to know that they are doing their best for their dog, and most love to know what is going on in their heads. So I really enjoyed reading this book. The author is a scientist; she teaches psychology and has worked with many animals, including dogs. But this is not a science-book per se. It is easy to understand, and easy to read. But it has the science behind it, as well as plenty of anecdotes. Which, I know, aren’t scientific, but it still makes for a good read.
10 August 2010
Genre: animal-human relationships, non-fiction
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By Marc Bekoff
Many animals display their feelings openly, publicly, for anyone to see. Continue reading
8 May 2010
Call no: 920
Script: Julian Fellowes
Genre: animal-human relationships, natural world, non-fiction
Setting: 1960s, Kentucky
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In 2008 the following youtube clip became one of those “internet phenomenons”. If you haven’t seen it click play now.
15 April 2010
Genre: biography, natural world, non-fiction
Setting: African savannah, Kenya
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I first came across a mention of Robert M. Saplosky on Metafilter and I was a little interested, so I did what any librarian might do, and ordered one of his books. To be honest my expectations weren’t all that high. My personal reading challenge for 2010 might be to read more non-fiction, but at the same time I know that non-fiction often requires more concentration and time than fiction, and then there was the fact that Sapolsky is a neurobiologist, and to be totally honest I really didn’t think it’d be all that interested. But I challenged myself, and was I ever glad that I did because from the opening page this really is a delight to read. … Continue reading
26 March 2010
Genre: animal-human relationships, non-fiction
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We’ve been on a bit of an “animal-human relationship” kick at work lately. I chose this one at random one afternoon. It is the second book that the author Jon Katz wrote about his life after meeting Devon/Orson, the border collie. he has many others detailing his life with other dogs. But Orson was his “once in a lifetime” dog. The one that changes your life. Continue reading
21 February 2010
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This is such a typical pose for that beast. Always demanding and thinking only of himself. (Although we usually refer to him as her, in order to distinguish the cat from the dog. He = dog. She = cat. How … Continue reading
23 January 2010
Cast: Matthew Goode
Script: Adam Horowitz
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Over the winter I’ve been putting out food for the birdses. I usually don’t get to see them enjoy it as by the time I’m home from work it is getting dark and they are all home for the night. … Continue reading
14 October 2007
Cast: Danielle Mason, Glenis Levestam, Nathan Meister, Peter Feeney, Tammy Davis
Script: Jonathan King
Genre: comedy, horror
Setting: New Zealand
7 Stars
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This is the story of Henry Oldfield, son of a prominent sheep farmer in New Zealand, who, following a tragic incident in his childhood, suffers from a fear of sheep. He returns to the farm to sell his share of the family property to his older brother Angus. But while there is discovers the terrible secret… Angus has been experimenting in order to create a new breed of sheep, The Oldfield, but things go a little wrong and before you know it the mutant killer sheep are terrorising the land.