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On Talking Terms With Dogs : Calming Signals»rank: 414234by: Turid Rugaas
: :In this book, Turid identifies what she calls calming signals: 'signals used by dogs to prevent things from happening, from avoiding threats from people and dogs to calming down nervousness and fear.' Turid goes on to explain how dogs use calming signals, and how we, as dog owners, can use them as well with our own dogs. |
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less»rank: 170696by: Terry Ryan
: : The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose during the 'contest era' of the 1950s and 1960s. Stepping back into a time when fledgling advertising agencies were active partners with consumers, and everyday people saw possibility in every coupon, Terry Ryan tells how her mother kept the family afloat by writing jingles and contest entries. Mom's winning ways defied the Church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated views of housewives. To her, flouting convention was a small price to pay when it came to securing a happy home for her six sons and four daughters. Evelyn, who ... |
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Outwitting Dogs: Revolutionary Techniques For Dog Training That Work!»rank: 77568by: Terry Ryan, Kirsten Mortensen
: :Training dogs has traditionally been done by using negative reinforcement and brute force (take the choke collar as an example). But the tide is turning, and Terry Ryan, well-known dog trainer, is at the forefront of a revolution. OUTWITTING DOGS draws on her twentyfive years of hands-on experience helping people understand and train dogs, and solve dog behavior problems using kinder, gentler methods. OUTWITTING DOGS uses more brain than brawn to motivate dog behavior with positive training techniques, and helps readers truly understand the minds of their canine friends (and even enemies). Chapters cover: . outwitting puppies . housebreaking . curing the chronic chewer . how to cure the leash puller, the ... |
Heroes Reborn: Iron Man»rank: 268219by: Jim Lee, Scott Lobdell, Jeph Loeb, Ed Benes, Whilce Portacio, Ryan Benjamin, Terry Shoemaker, Mike Miller
: :Iron Man left two lives behind when he vanished, but can he avoid his former mistakes in his new one? The armored Avenger takes on Hydra, Heralds and the Hulk - and the eyes of the Marvel Universe are upon him in the form of Loki, the Watcher and Onslaught himself! Featuring Doc Samson and... or rather as ...the Abomination! Plus: Rebel O'Reilly, later of Thunderbolts fame! Collects Iron Man (Vol. 2) #1-12 |
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Animation Magazine: 20-Year Collection»rank: 79685by: Articles by John Lasseter, Nancy Cartwright, Linda Simensky, Sander Schwartz, Jill Culton, Leonard Maltin, Charles Solomon, Peter Lord, Jean and Terry Thoren, Ryan Ball, Bill Plympton, John Canemaker and Ramin Zahed, (editor)
: :This 20-year compendium of the leading artists, creators and animated features, TV series, shorts, games (1987-2007) includes articles by and interviews with the field's leading stars. Top-quality full-page reproductions of all the magazine's covers are accompanies with useful charts, statistics and indexes about the animation and vfx arenas. Disney/Pixar chief creative officer John Lasseter, French director Sylvain Chomet, Aardman Animations co-founder Peter Lord, voice artist Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson),independent animators Bill Plympton and John Canemaker, vfx guru John Knoll, animation experts Leonard Maltin and Charles Solomon are some of the book's featured artists and writers. The book also features pieces by Animation Magazine founders Terry and Jean Thoren. |
The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner (Graphic History)»rank: 812801by: Jacobson, Ryan
: :Discusses the events leading up to the Battle of Fort McHenry and Francis Scott Key's writing of the Star-Spangled Banner, and later how it became our national anthem. Written in graphic-novel format. |
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The Bark Stops Here»rank: 519104by: Terry Ryan
: :'The Bark Stops Here''s strengths is in giving owners insight as to why their dogs are barking and information on some behavior modification and management techniques to deal with it. Appropriately. Realistically. Humanely. |
Young, Sleek, And Full Of Hell»rank: 247078by: Aaron Rose, Carlo McCormick, Brendan Fowler
: :It was a gallery . . . allegedly. In 1992, Ludlow Street in New York's Lower East Side was just gutter of low-rent tenements with a large demographic of artists, musicians, film-makers, designers, writers, and hoodlums. At the heart of it was Alleged Gallery--the most famous street-style gallery in America. A venue for art and artists always a few steps ahead of the object itself, this peripheral gallery launched--between 1992 and 2002--the international careers of countless emerging artists. From the outset, the gallery was always something of a hypothetical. The disclaimer was inherent in the name: Alleged. With the first sandwich board signs announcing its arrival, there was no mistaking the iconoclastic ... |
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Take the Lead»rank: 999466by: Terry Ryan
: :Leadership education for anyone with a dog. |
Mammalogy»rank: 459040by: Terry A. Vaughan, James M. Ryan, Nicholas J. Czaplewski
: :This is the long-awaited revision of the best-selling classic mammalogy text. The biology of mammals is viewed from a broad range of perspectives, making it useful to instructors with contrasting approaches to the subject. Based on the extensive studies of researchers, MAMMALOGY holds the interest of students, while maintaining the respect of the members of the scholarly community of mammalogists. The topics covered were chosen as the most important, interesting, and essential to the understanding of mammals. |