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Temple Grandin draws upon a long, distinguished career as an animal scientist and her own experiences with autism to deliver an extraordinary message about how animals act, think, and feel. She has a perspective like that of no other expert in the field, which allows her to offer unparalleled observations and groundbreaking ideas.

People with autism can often think the way animals think, putting them in the perfect position to translate "animal talk." Grandin is a faithful guide into their world, exploring animal pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication, learning, and, yes, even animal genius. The sweep of Animals in Translation is immense and will forever change the way we think about animals.


*includes a Behavior and Training Troubleshooting Guide
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Among its provocative ideas, the book:


~argues that language is not a requirement for consciousness--and that animals do have consciousness.

~applies the autism theory of "hyper-specificity" to animals, showing that animals and autistic people are so sensitive to detail that they "can't see the forest for the trees"--a talent as well as a "deficit".

~explores the "interpreter" in the normal human brain that filters out detail, leaving people blind to much of the reality that surrounds them--a reality animals and autistic people see, sometimes all too clearly.

~explains how animals have "superhuman" skills: animals have animal genius.

~compares animals to autistic savants, declaring that animals may in fact be autistic savants, with special forms of genius that normal people do not possess and sometimes cannot even see.

~examines how humans and animals use their emotions to think, to decide, and even to predict the future.

~reveals the remarkable abilities of handicapped people and animalsÌý.

~maintains that the single worst thing you can do to an animal is to make it feel afraid.]]> 358 Temple Grandin 0156031442 Aksad 0 currently-reading 4.14 2004
author: Temple Grandin
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Alternate cover edition can be found here.]]> 368 George Orwell 0452284236 Aksad 4 If you had the privilege to grow up in a country where your privacy is valued, then I highly recommend this book. It should give you a whole new perspective to a right that can sometimes be taken for granted.]]> 4.21 1949
author: George Orwell
name: Aksad
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1949
rating: 4
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The book was a calm read, felt like a how-to book for a totalitarian government. The main character can feel like a wimp at times, but I guess you can say he was simply a product of his environment. To see a bleak reality through the eyes of the MC definitely allowed the reader to develop a decent understanding of a world riddled by cameras and microphones with the sole purpose of monitoring your every move. As countries like China and North Korea are implementing similar tactics to what was described in this book, I’d like to say it does a decent job at giving the readers insight into a state governed by pure tyranny. Heck, don’t take my word my for it, the Soviet Union literally banned this book when it was published!
If you had the privilege to grow up in a country where your privacy is valued, then I highly recommend this book. It should give you a whole new perspective to a right that can sometimes be taken for granted.
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COLLECTING: Superior Spider -Man 6-10]]> 112 Dan Slott 0785167056 Aksad 3 The ending felt a little too good to be true, but what do you expect from the world of comics, where literally anything is possible.]]> 4.16 2013
author: Dan Slott
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average rating: 4.16
book published: 2013
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A nice twist on the typical Spider-Man story. Touches on the idea of agency and structure, where one is limited by the cards they are dealt. Doc Oc is given a second chance at life, of course at the expense of Peters death. We see how his life in Parker’s body is far better than the life he previously led, however as the story progresses, it seems the new life he was given slowly transformed into the life he left behind. It was almost as if one’s own unique agency has a greater influence than the structure they are born into.
The ending felt a little too good to be true, but what do you expect from the world of comics, where literally anything is possible.
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