Monkey

2013-06-15 Nature

Author : Desmond Morris
Release : 2013-06-15
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 296/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Monkey written by Desmond Morris. This book was released on 2013-06-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monkeys populate our culture, from the adorable hijinks of Curious George and the loyal friendship between Aladdin and Abu to the menacing gait of the winged ones in The Wizard of Oz. We visit them in zoos and even sometimes keep them as pets à la Catherine de Medici and Michael Jackson. As renowned zoologist Desmond Morris shows, it is not surprising that we are so attracted to them. While we sometimes view monkeys as trivial or comic, their mischievousness is delightful, and their urge to explore and love of activity fascinate us. Monkey unpacks human attitudes toward these animals, tracing our connection with them throughout history. Morris reveals that our fascination with monkeys extends through many cultures and eras—ancient Egyptians revered baboons, monkey deities featured prominently in ancient Chinese and Japanese religions, and sacred status was given to the langur monkey by some groups in India. He also describes how our relationship with monkeys has changed since Darwin, and even become more troubled—this in-depth knowledge of our own origins amplifies our identification with and concern for the idea of monkeys’ primitivism and destructive behaviors. Drawing a vibrant picture of these beguiling animals and their continued popularity with humans, Monkey brings a new understanding to our complicated relationship with the ever-curious George.

The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey

1989 Business & Economics

Author : Kenneth H. Blanchard
Release : 1989
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 804/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey written by Kenneth H. Blanchard. This book was released on 1989. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a person goes to the boss with a problem and the boss agrees to do something about it, the monkey is off his back and onto the boss's. How can managers avoid these leaping monkeys? Here is priceless advice from three famous experts: how managers can meet their own priorities, give back other people's monkeys, and let them solve their own problems.

The Monkey Link

1999-12 Fiction

Author : Andrei Bitov
Release : 1999-12
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 281/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Monkey Link written by Andrei Bitov. This book was released on 1999-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the waning years of the Empire, a poet traverses Russia, from the Baltics to the capital, to the shores of the Black Sea. Along the way, he discusses man's place in the scheme of things with, among others, a very sober scientist and a very drunken landscape painter. He is harassed by the authorities, spends time on a movie set, and is an eyewitness to the August 1991 coup. Full of talk, philosophical speculation and dark humor, this sweeping, intricately structured novel challenges the form even as it presents a highly original view of the world and the former Soviet Union.

Transforming Monkey

2018-04-02 History

Author : Hongmei Sun
Release : 2018-04-02
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 204/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Transforming Monkey written by Hongmei Sun. This book was released on 2018-04-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Able to shape-shift and ride the clouds, wielding a magic cudgel and playing tricks, Sun Wukong (aka Monkey or the Monkey King) first attained superstar status as the protagonist of the sixteenth-century novel Journey to the West (Xiyou ji) and lives on in literature and popular culture internationally. In this far-ranging study Hongmei Sun discusses the thousand-year evolution of this figure in imperial China and multimedia adaptations in Republican, Maoist, and post-socialist China and the United States, including the film Princess Iron Fan (1941), Maoist revolutionary operas, online creative writings influenced by Hong Kong film A Chinese Odyssey (1995), and Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel American Born Chinese. At the intersection of Chinese studies, Asian American studies, film studies, and translation and adaptation studies, Transforming Monkey provides a renewed understanding of the Monkey King character as a rebel and trickster, and demonstrates his impact on the Chinese self-conception of national identity as he travels through time and across borders.

The Monkey's Paw

2013-11-11 Foreign Language Study

Author : W. W. Jacobs
Release : 2013-11-11
Genre : Foreign Language Study
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Book Rating : 228/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Monkey's Paw written by W. W. Jacobs. This book was released on 2013-11-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day the Zhang family receives a visit from an old friend who spent years traveling the mysterious hills of China’s Yunnan Province. He tells them of a monkey’s paw that has magical powers to grant three wishes to the holder. Against his better judgment, the old friend reluctantly gives the monkey paw to the Zhang family, along with a warning that the wishes come with a great price for trying to change one's fate... Mandarin Companion is a series of easy-to-read novels in Chinese that are fun to read and proven to accelerate language learning. Every book in the Mandarin Companion series is carefully written to use characters, words, and grammar that a learner is likely to know. Level 1 is written using approximately 300 unique Chinese characters and intended for Chinese learners at an upper-elementary level. Most learners will be able to approach this book after one to two years of formal study, depending on the learner and program. This series is designed to combine the simplicity of characters with an easy-to-understand storyline that helps beginners grow their vocabulary and language comprehension abilities. Visit www.MandarinCompanion.com for the latest updates on new titles.

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