Book Description
Drawing from his own life and business triumphs, Schussler, founder of the Rainforest Caf, offers would-be entrepreneurs a new way of utilizing creativity to achieve their dreams.
Author : Steven Schussler
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,20 MB
Release : 2012-02-07
Category : Creative ability in business
ISBN : 9781402792779
Drawing from his own life and business triumphs, Schussler, founder of the Rainforest Caf, offers would-be entrepreneurs a new way of utilizing creativity to achieve their dreams.
Author : Margaret D. Lowman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 44,84 MB
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0300153414
Drawn to the mysteries of tropical rain forests and fascinated by life in the treetops, Meg Lowman has pursued a life of scientific exploration while raising her two sons, Edward and James Burgess. This book recounts their family adventures in remote parts of the world (Samoa, West Africa, Peru, Panama, India, Biosphere 2, and others), from the perspectives of both kids and parent. Together they explore tropical rain forests, encounter anacondas and piranhas, eat crickets as hors d’oeuvres, discover new species, and nurture a family ethic for conservation. The chapters of the book focus on field biology questions, the canopy access methods developed to answer the questions, and conservation or education components of each expedition. Lowman enumerates the challenges and joys of juggling parenthood and career, and the children reflect on how their mom’s work has affected their lives. A rollicking, inspiring book, It’s a Jungle Up There is an upbeat portrayal of how a parent’s career can imprint children, and how children in turn can influence the success and trajectory of their parent’s career.
Author : Amanda Marcotte
Publisher : Seal Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 31,75 MB
Release : 2008-03-25
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1580052797
For all of you humming “I Will Survive” while watching the political debacles gracing the evening news, when getting an earful from your Limbaugh-loving brother-in-law, or as you’re ducking into the bathroom to avoid the date espousing the wisdom of those Mars versus Venus books, this book is for you. It’s a Jungle Out There gives all you smart, independent women out there the funny pranks, witty comebacks, and stalwart sources of strength you need in these trying times. With her tongue firmly in cheek and her middle finger stuck straight up in the air, Amanda Marcotte (of Pandagon.net) takes you on a tour through the perils that await any feminist who must navigate day-to-day life in the U.S., from the abstinence-only classrooms to the glass-ceiling of the office world. Drawing on her personal experiences of dealing with anti-feminists—from her years of blogging about feminism and living in the woman-unfriendly state of Texas—Marcotte brings her wit and distinct lack of patience to the topic of surviving while feminist. She doles out priceless advice along the way on how not only survive but also thrive, and even how to carve out a space for your feminist self in these oft-times hostile environments.
Author : David A. Rosenbaum
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 28,51 MB
Release : 2014-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0199829772
It's a Jungle in There proposes that the overarching theory of biology, Darwin's theory, should be applied to cognitive psychology. Taking this approach, David Rosenbaum suggests that the phenomena of cognitive psychology can be understood as emergent interactions among dumb neural elements competing and cooperating in a kind of inner jungle.
Author : David A. Rosenbaum
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 12,41 MB
Release : 2014-02-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0199829780
The saying "It's a jungle out there" refers to a competitive environment in which you'd better hone your skills if you hope to survive. And you'd better do what you can to keep a roof over your head, food in your belly, a leaf on your loins, and a mate who'll help pass on your genes to the next generation of jungle Jims and Janes. Distinguished professor and cognitive psychologist David Rosenbaum takes this metaphor of surviving in the wild and applies it to the competitive arena within the brain. He argues that the overarching theory of biology, Darwin's theory, should be the overarching theory of cognitive psychology, the science of mental functioning. He explores this new and intriguing idea by showing how neural elements compete and cooperate in a kind of inner jungle, where only the fittest survive. Competition within your brain does as much to shape who you are as the physical and figurative competition you face externally. Just as the jungle night seethes with noisy creatures beckoning their mates, issuing their warnings, and settling their arguments, you might have trouble falling asleep at night because the thoughts in your head are fighting for their chance at survival. Rosenbaum's pursuit of this bold idea explains why we are shaped into who we are, for better or worse, because we are the hosts of inner battlefields. Written in a light-hearted tone and with reference to hypothetical neural "creatures" making their way in a tough environment, Rosenbaum makes cognitive psychology and his theory easy to understand and exciting to ponder. Rather than rely on the series of disconnected phenomena and collection of curiosities that often constitute cognitive psychology, It's a Jungle in There provides a fascinating way to place all cognitive phenomena under one flourishing tree.
Author : Ed Miliano
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,95 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Jungle animals
ISBN : 9780863275708
The lush jungly pictures are full of surprises in this picture book. Primarily a cat/animal book for 2 to 6-year-olds, it is also a bedtime book and along the way teaches perspectives, sizes and the beginnings of looking at a map for the older child.
Author : Ron Snell
Publisher :
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 21,94 MB
Release : 2013-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781613150412
Because of its popularity, It's a Jungle Out There by Ron Snell is being published in a hardback, commemorative edition. This is Book One of Snell's Rani Adventures. It begins with Ron Snell's birth as the eldest child of missionary parents living in the rainforests of Peru. Colorfully depicting what it was like growing up in such surroundings, Snell has captured a wide-ranging audience ranging from homeschool children to senior citizens. "I wouldn't trade my childhood for any other," Snell writes. "Conceived in the Amazon rainforest, I learned to walk and talk among the Machiguenga Indians who, to this day, call me "Rani." "The 'Machis' were my first babysitters and friends. From them I learned to tie a house together, eat monkeys and macaws, and make dugout canoes. They laughed at my log rides down rampaging rivers and caught exotic pets for me. Life was one great adventure after another. After all, what could be more fun than perching in thorn trees at night to escape a herd of stampeding pigs? "The Machiguengas adopted me and my family into theirs. As they touched our lives we discovered what it would cost us to touch theirs. "I hope this first book of the Rani Adventures will bring you laugher, tears and a new perspective on the old cliche: 'It's a jungle out there ' "
Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 22,91 MB
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1541924673
Oh my what pretty animals are living in the jungle! Come and meet them via this picture book for kids. By using this picture book, you are saved the trouble of traveling outside your home. Instead, your kids will go on an imaginative quest to discover the jungle animals, and even learn some interesting facts about them. Reading is made more fun with colors and pictures. Enjoy!
Author : Kimberly Hamby
Publisher :
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 24,80 MB
Release : 2019-12-11
Category :
ISBN : 9781671732087
Transitioning away from a "lovey" is not always easy. In this book the character journeys through the Jelly Jungle with her best friend baby. This book is full of cute animals and fun idioms to show the growth in a young child gaining independence.
Author : Donna Volpitta
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 13,44 MB
Release : 2020-12-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781734717136
An educational book for families with children age 4+ that teaches them how the experiences they have and choices they make help their brain to develop and grow.