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Here, bullet / by Turner, Brian,1967-(CARDINAL)473572;
Subjects: Poetry.; Americans; Iraq War, 2003-2011;

Animals' best friends : putting compassion to work for animals in captivity and in the wild / by King, Barbara J.,1956-author.(CARDINAL)344579;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Cultivating Compassionate Action -- Animals at Home -- Animals in the Wild -- Animals in the Zoo -- Animals on Our Plates -- Animals in Research Labs"How do people who love animals translate that devotion into helping creatures who are not our pets? How do we express our care for animals when that means different things to omnivores and vegetarians-or, say, to hunters and non-hunters? Barbara J. King, a widely read expert on animal cognition and emotion, here guides readers through the difficult choices and deep rewards of turning empathy into action on behalf of animals. King discusses our relationship to animals in five different contexts: our homes, the wild, zoos, our food system, and research facilities such as biomedical laboratories. She offers a host of ways in which each of us can be better, and do better, for animals. Acting to improve animals' lives can, she shows, immeasurably enrich our own. True, there is also heartache and the risk of burnout from endlessness of animal rescue the dilemmas that attend it. But King's focus is on the joys. She describes the "happiness lift" that she herself has experienced joining with other activists on behalf of animals destined for slaughter or confined in sub-standard zoos-and in rescuing dozens of cats, some of whom we meet in this book. This is a book for anyone who cares for animals and wishes to do more for them, whether it's learning to live peaceably with spiders in the home or join with others to rescue our more dramatically endangered animal friends"--
Subjects: Human-animal relationships.; Compassion.; Animals;

Multiplication [videorecording] by Ahrens, Lynn.(CARDINAL)365175; Dorough, Bob.; Flaherty, Stephen.(CARDINAL)365174; Frishberg, Dave.; McCall, David B.; Mendoza, Rich.; Newall, George(George R.)(CARDINAL)393679; Yohe, Tom,1937-2000.(CARDINAL)393680; American Broadcasting Companies.; Disney Educational Productions.(CARDINAL)196898; Phil Kimmelman & Associates.; Scholastic Rock, Inc.;
My hero, zero -- Elementary, my dear -- Three is a magic number -- The four-legged zoo -- Ready or not, here I come -- I got six -- Lucky seven Sampson -- Figure eight -- Naughty number nine -- The good eleven -- Little twelvetoes.Musical director, Bob Dorough ; music and lyrics, Dave Frishberg ; animation by Phil Kimmelman & Associates ; executive producers, Tom Yohe, George Newall.Sung by Val Hawk, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, Jack Sheldon, Patrick Quinn, Bob Kaliban, Luther Rix.A series of three-minute informational programs for children set to lively music and rhyming lyrics. Each segment focuses on an individual number represented by its unique character.Grade level K-5.DVD; Region 1, NTSC.
Subjects: Children's films.; Children's songs.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Television programs for children.; Animated television programs.; Mathematics; Mathematics; Multiplication; Multiplication; Numerals; Numerals;

Stories no one hopes are about them / by Bermudez, A. J.,1987-author.(CARDINAL)860192;
Includes bibliographical references."A rogue assistant orchestrates a spectacular art world con in northern India. A custodian-turned-thief absconds to Antarctica while awaiting her trial. A family's underwater vacation is subverted by a murderous school of fish. In a series of 20 short fictions, Stories No One Hopes Are About Them takes the reader to the ends of the earth, from the ocean floor to the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, from an 18th-century German "house of the dead" to death row at Sing Sing to a party at the local zoo. We're guided by cocktail servers, serial killers, and theme park princesses. Many of these characters--like us--should probably be elsewhere. At once playfully dark and slyly hopeful, Stories No One Hopes Are About Them explores convergences of power, privilege, and place. Characters who are ni de aquí, ni de allá--neither from here nor there--straddle competing worlds, disrupt paradigms, and transition from objects of other people's stories to active subjects and protagonists of their own. Narratives of humanity and environment entwine, with nuanced themes of colonization, queerness, and evolution at the forefront. Big things happen in this collection: wars, revelations, ecological catastrophes, curses, crimes. But it's also a collection of small intimacies: misremembered names, chipped teeth, and private rituals; unexpected alliances and barely touched knees beneath uniform skirts; minutiae of the natural world; incidents of quietly, achingly, and delightfully transgressing the familiar. With delicate wit, a breakneck pace, and a featherweight boxing style of nimble, merciless prose, Stories No One Hopes Are About Them is about the places and personhoods we inhabit, including the places and people we probably shouldn't be. Each story touches on an undeniable past and a possible future: a glimpse of who we are and what we might become."--
Subjects: Short stories.; Short stories, American;

Why can't we just play? : what I did when I realized my kids were way too busy / by Lobley, Pam,author.(CARDINAL)625627;
Includes bibliographical references."Facing summer with her two boys, ages ten and seven, Pam Lobley was sifting through signups for swim team, rec camp, night camp, scout camp, and enrichment classes. Overwhelmed at the choices, she asked her sons what they wanted to do during summer: "Soccer? Zoo School? Little Prodigy's Art Club?" "Why can't we just play?" they asked. A summer with no scheduled activities at all...The thought was tempting, but was it possible? It would be like something out of the 1950's. Could they really have a summer like that? Juggling the expectations of her husband ("Are you going to wear garters?"), her son Sam ("I'm bored!"), and her other son, Jack ("Can I just stay in my pajamas?"), Pam sets out to give her kids an old-fashioned summer. During the shapeless days, she studies up on the myths and realities of the 1950's. With her trademark wit and candor, she reveals what we can learn from those long-ago families, why raising kids has changed so drastically, and most importantly, how to stop time once in a while and just play"--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Drama.; Parenting.; Child rearing.; Families;

Carolina writers at home / by Reid, Meg(Meg Irene),1987-editor.(CARDINAL)622957; McDonald, Robert L.,1964-photographer.(CARDINAL)642697; King, Cassandra,1944-contributor.(CARDINAL)389664; Pinckney, Roger,1946-2024,contributor.(CARDINAL)651542; Edgerton, Clyde,1944-contributor.(CARDINAL)178570; Lott, Bret,contributor.(CARDINAL)757752; Albergotti, Dan,contributor.(CARDINAL)550899; Gessner, David,1961-contributor.(CARDINAL)331346; Humphreys, Josephine,contributor.(CARDINAL)265046; Wallace, Daniel,1959-contributor.(CARDINAL)341624; Finney, Nikky,contributor.(CARDINAL)334693; Gurganus, Allan,1947-contributor.(CARDINAL)197028; McCorkle, Jill,1958-contributor.(CARDINAL)176091; Madden, Ed,1963-contributor.(CARDINAL)487922; Jones, Holly Goddard,contributor.(CARDINAL)495231; Singleton, George,1958-contributor.(CARDINAL)283631; Lockhart, Zelda,contributor.(CARDINAL)297714; Cox, Elizabeth,1942-contributor.(CARDINAL)736959; Laux, Dorianne,contributor.(CARDINAL)751049; Dickey, Bronwen,contributor.(CARDINAL)622956; Parker, Michael,1959-contributor.(CARDINAL)206175; Jackson, Dot,contributor.(CARDINAL)175585; Bathanti, Joseph,contributor.(CARDINAL)265552; Crowe, Thomas Rain,contributor.(CARDINAL)276068; Byer, Kathryn Stripling,contributor.(CARDINAL)141011; Flynn, Keith,contributor.(CARDINAL)529748;
From Beaufort to Boone and a dozen places in between, Carolina Writers at Home is a rich collection of true stories showcasing the houses where some of the most notable contemporary Southern authors--including Jill McCorkle, Nikky Finney, Allan Gurganus, Clyde Edgerton, and Michael Parker have forged their writing lives. The homes in these essays range from the classic bungalow and mid-century modern ranch house to wilder locales: a church, a trailer, and a sparsely-inhabited barrier island. Alongside the essays, Rob McDonald's evocative photographs capture the writers in their habitat, preserving their distinct personalities as well as the particular character of the house and place they inhabit. From the simple pleasures of Cassandra King's writing room, to the hilarious and sometimes terrifying intrusions of curious wildlife in George Singleton's realm, this unique anthology invites the reader to step inside some of the South's best loved writers' private worlds and see whant makes their houses truly their own. It shows how collections of objects can transform a simple house into Daniel Wallace's ark or Josephine Humphreys' museum, creating a sheltering place for a creative mind at work. [This book] pays homage to those who have taken inspiration form the beauty and singularity of the Carolina landscape and turned it into the written word. -- Front jacket flap.
Subjects: Authors, American; Authors, American; Authors, American;

What Chinese want : culture, communism, and China's modern consumer / by Doctoroff, Tom.(CARDINAL)275905;
Subjects: Consumers; Consumers' preferences; Marketing;

The laugh out loud 3-movie collection : [videorecording] by Charice,1992-; Bibb, Leslie.(CARDINAL)357075; Cannavale, Bobby.(CARDINAL)471569; Carr, Steven(Director); Coraci, Frank.(CARDINAL)432912; Dawson, Rosario.(CARDINAL)341239; Faxon, Nat.(CARDINAL)354378; Germann, Greg.(CARDINAL)851994; Hayek, Salma,1968-; James, Kevin,1965-; Jeong, Ken,1969-(CARDINAL)340337; Knight, Shirley,1936-; Mays, Jayma,1979-(CARDINAL)838490; O'Donnell, Keir.; Rannazzisi, Stephen,1978-; Rogan, Joe,1967-(CARDINAL)857324; Valentine, Gary,1961-; Wahlberg, Donnie,1969-(CARDINAL)785934; Winkler, Henry,1945-(CARDINAL)350693; Woodruff, Tom,Jr.; Columbia Pictures.(CARDINAL)747663; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)282399;
[Disc 1.] Here comes the boom -- Paul Blart, mall cop -- [disc 2.] Zookeeper.Here comes the boom: directed by Frank Coraci.Paul Blart, mall cop: directed by Steve Carr.Zookeeper: directed by Frank Coraci.Here comes the boom: Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler, Greg Germann, Joe Rogan, Gary Valentine, Charice.Paul Blart, mall cop: Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O'Donnell, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Rannazzisi, Shirley Knight.Zookeeper: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Ken Jeong, Donnie Wahlberg, Joe Rogan, Nat Faxon, Tom Woodruff, Jr.Here comes the boom (2012, 105 min.): Former collegiate wrestler Scott Voss is a 42-year-old, apathetic high school teacher. When budget cutbacks threaten to cancel some of the school's programs and lay off its music teacher, Scott creates a scheme to raise money by moonlighting as a mixed martial arts fighter. Everyone thinks Scott is crazy, most of all the school nurse, Bella. In his quest, Scott gains something he never expected as he inspires his students and becomes a sensation that rallies the entire school.Paul Blart, mall cop (2009, 91 min.): With a heart that won't quit, a stomach that won't stop gurgling and a self-sworn oath to protect his turf, he's Paul Blart, mall cop. Mild-mannered Paul Blart has always had huge dreams of becoming a state trooper. Until then, he patrols the local mall as a security guard. With his closely cropped mustache, personal transporter and gung-ho attitude, only Blart seems to take his job seriously. All that changes when a team of thugs raids the mall and takes hostages. Untrained, unarmed and a super-size target, Blart has to become a real cop to save the day.Zookeeper (2011, 102 min.): All the animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes. Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get the girl of his dreams is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job to win her over. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! To keep Griffin from leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship--animal style!DVD.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.;

Lost animals : extinction and the photographic record / by Fuller, Errol,author.(CARDINAL)330600;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-238) and index.Atitlán giant grebe -- Alaotra grebe -- Pink-headed duck -- Heath hen -- Wake Island rail -- Laysan rail -- Eskimo curlew -- Passenger pigeon -- Carolina parakeet -- Paradise parrot -- Laughing owl -- Ivory-billed woodpecker -- Imperial woodpecker -- New Zealand bush wren -- Aldabra brush warbler -- Bachman's warbler -- Kauaʻi ʻOʻo -- ʻOʻu -- Mamo -- Poʻouli -- Guam flycatcher -- Thylacine -- Greater short-tailed bat -- Caribbean monk seal -- Yangtze River dolphin -- Quagga -- Schomburgk's deer -- Bubal hartebeest -- Appendix.A photograph of an extinct animal evokes a greater feeling of loss than any painting ever could. Often black and white or tinted sepia, these remarkable images have been taken mainly in zoos or wildlife parks, and in some cases depict the last known individual of the species. Lost Animals is a unique photographic record of extinction, presented by a world authority on vanished animals. Richly illustrated throughout, this handsome book features photographs dating from around 1870 to as recently as 2004, the year that witnessed the demise of the Hawaiian Po'ouli. From a mother Thylacine and her pups to birds such as the Heath Hen and the Carolina Parakeet, Errol Fuller tells the story of each animal, explains why it became extinct, and discusses the circumstances surrounding the photography. Covering 28 extinct species, this book includes familiar examples like the last Passenger Pigeon, Martha, and one of the last Ivory-billed Woodpeckers, photographed as it peers quizzically at the hat of one of the biologists who has just ringed it. But the book includes rare images as well, many never before published. Collected together here for the first time, these photographs provide a tangible link to animals that have now vanished forever, in a book that brings the past to life while delivering a warning for the future.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Extinct animals.; Extinct animals; Extinct birds.; Extinct birds; Extinct mammals.; Extinct mammals; Photography of birds.; Photography of animals.; Extinction (Biology);

There is happiness : new and selected stories / by Watson, Brad,author.(CARDINAL)593205; Williams, Joy,foreword author.(CARDINAL)214998;
ǂt Dying for dolly -- ǂt Eykelboom -- ǂt The zookeeper and the leopard -- ǂt Seeing eye -- ǂt Crazy Horse -- ǂt Ludovico taking his bath -- ǂt Binary eclipse -- ǂt Are you Mr. Lonelee? -- ǂt Agnes of Bob -- ǂt Terrible argument -- ǂt Noon -- ǂt Visitation -- ǂt Aliens in the prime of their lives -- ǂt Bill -- ǂt Uncle Willem -- ǂt Last days of the dog-men -- ǂt Apology -- ǂt There is happiness."Here is a generous portion of the work of a swiftly passing lifetime. Bountiful is the deserving page," Joy Williams writes in her introduction to this astonishing selection of Brad Watson's published and unpublished stories: "excellent, assured, funny, startling, heartbreaking, wild," full of "freakish flair" and "melancholy realism" -- stories that give us a "glimpse" of ourselves "so surprising, so varied yet unequivocal, so ruthlessly complete, that it does awaken us in some manner, if not protect or prepare us." Brad Watson was a master of dark comedy, extraordinary lyricism, appalling grotesquerie, and unabashed vulnerability; a sublime prose stylist whose novels and stories drew upon the fecundity and moodiness of the South. Male meltdown, carrying with it the possibility of being saved by Dolly Parton or some other woman or maybe by animal friends, is a theme, as is young love and its disillusionment, as are strange neighbors who cannot be understood. A leopard that consumes its zookeeper, pronghorn antelope tenderly transporting the poop of their young, insufferably articulate birds and restless, tolerant dogs -- this is also eco-fiction of a very peculiar sort, in which nature reassures, transcends, and finally escapes judging or being judged by us." --
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Gothic fiction.; Fiction.; Short stories.; Animals; Zoo keepers; Interpersonal relations;

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