Book Description
The classic and original text that first explored the telepathic methods of communication of wild animals
• Based on years of detailed field observations, first published in 1919
• Written by the famous American naturalist who was the first to study telepathy in the wild
• Forewords by biologists Rupert Sheldrake, who has spent 15 years researching the unexplained powers of animals, and Marc Bekoff, the editor of the three-volume
Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior
Many sources have commented on the silent communication abilities of pets, but never before and not since the first publication of this book in 1919 has the subject of animal telepathy in the wild been so fully researched.
How Animals Talk explores the phenomenon of vocal, silent, and even motionless communication among animals. From crow talk to instant herd communication, author William J. Long theorizes that animals are much more intelligent, emotional, and moral than we have traditionally thought and that their ability to sense the presence of other living beings is an innate ability shared by humans as well. Based on many years of field observations, this classic text contains numerous examples of animal behavior that defy conventional explanation.
Long believed in the importance and validity of anecdotal evidence. He recognized the dangers of conventional research in reducing animals to mere numbers and how the cold third-person prose of scientific study can objectify animals, distancing "us" from "them." His findings on the impact of our presence on animal life--and the cost that we pay in separating ourselves from animals, who help define our place in the natural world--may be more relevant today than ever before.
Customer Reviews:
Exceptional except for..........2006-07-07
The prior review by Getty explains overall content of the book wonderfully, so I will refrain from adding to an exceptional review. However, there is one area that was not mentioned that brought my review down to four stars.
I understand that this book was written almost 100 years ago, and people interacted with nature a bit differerently. Hunting was accepted and needed, and I understand that. However, Long writes a great deal about stalking, flushing, tracking, calling, and killing animals. He never mentions if he's killing for meat, but there are occasions when he tracks and tries to kill animals, such as wolves, that he clearly will not be eating. One example - he mentions how he kills crows when he can, for they ravage the nests of the beneficial birds who keeps gardens healthy. I found this irritating: the man feels his killing as many crows as he can is acceptable, for they destroy the birds that are beneficial to man.
I could not understand how this man, who is obviously very connected to nature and animals, could kill so easily and makes so little mention of it. I was confused, and frankly, dismayed many times as I read Long's accounts in the field, often with rifle in hand, ever ready to call a moose with his developed calling skills and then shoot the animal.
I had a hard time in places in the book due to Long's choice to hunt and kill the animals he also found so interesting, animals he clearly respected. However, in one of the later chapters, he mentions how he does not approve of killing animals, yet throughout most of the book, he never went out without his gun, often using familiar animal calls to attract animals, so he could shoot them, not just observe them. It felt contradictory. He particularly had no remorse for shooting crows and related his actions with what felt like self-satisfaction and justification.
Enchanting and Life Changing.......2006-02-21
This book, first published in 1919, is quite remarkable.
William Long was a pioneer in the then new field of animal behavior. Though he did not call it that: he was simply a naturalist who had a great love of Nature.
The book is broken into three segments. The first is "How Animals Talk." Second is "How to Know the Wood Folk," and finally "My Pond, A Symphony of the Woods." The first section is nothing short of an essay on his observations on telepathy in both wild and domesticated animals. He describes something known by a great many of us who live with animals: they often seem to know when we are coming home unexpectedly. This was written almost 80 years before Rupert Sheldrake began to generate some empirical evidence to support these observations, which he published in a number of research papers and in the book Dogs Who Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home, which I also recommend very highly. Long also describes experiments that appear to demonstrate that animals know when they are being looked at. Sheldrake has also gathered data showing this to be a real phenomenon. (See if you can wake a sleeping dog or cat by staring at them: the results are often remarkable!).
William Long talks about an African term - chumfo - that is a kind of super-sense that we and all creatures are said to possess, which is a perfect coordination of all the other senses. Something in which animals excel, and humans often do not. But this is superseded by the ability of animals to sense events at a distance. After the terrible tsunami at the end of 2004, there were multiple reports of wild animals having run to high ground before the tsunami arrived. I spent several days checking the reports to see if they were just an urban legend, but they appeared to be absolutely true. I put these observations in the same group as animals being used in China to issue earthquake warnings, and the reports in this book by William Long.
What Long is telling us in this book, and what Sheldrake's experiments seem to confirm, is that unexplained abilities like the sense of being stared at and telepathy are not paranormal, but normal, and part of our nature. Clearly if only one species had telepathic or supersensory abilities, it would have such a biological advantage that it the balance of Nature would be overturned. Not so if all animals have these abilities to some degree.
This is handsomely produced book replete with several color paintings. In addition to the text, there is a forward by Rupert Sheldrake and a Preface by the eminent animal behaviorist Marc Bekoff from the University of Colorado.
This book is enchanting and if you drink in its wisdom, it could be life changing.
Highly recommended!
Book Description
A detailed guide to more than 100 of Arizona's best hikes, revised and updated.
Download Description
Descriptions of 102 hikes. From the Grand Canyon to the central mountains to the southern desert, Arizona's most popular trails are surrounded by scores of hidden, almost unknown trails, just as accessible, just as breathtaking, but far less traveled. Whether you seek a popular route or a relatively undiscovered one this book will introduce you to Arizona' natural wonders.
Customer Reviews:
Arizona Hiking.......2000-03-14
This edition has excellent descriptions of about 100 trails in various regions of Arizona. Unfortunately many are not accessible unless you have a high profile 4wd vehicle (unpaved roads). With many areas declared wilderness don't expect any more roads to be paved. Also be aware of U.S. Forest fees that you may have to pay ($5/day) if you park at trail heads.
Book Description
Ninety-eight hikes in the Sonoran Desert.
Customer Reviews:
good desciption of hiking diffaculty.......2006-10-29
very good on trail conditions from what you'll see to telling you what is a better trail depending on sesoinal conditions.
The green desert .......2005-01-12
I once ran into a Mauritanian from the Sahara who had been in Arizona. He scorned the Arizona desert. "It's not a real desert," said he, "there are plants." So there are. The Arizona desert is lush and diverse and, when the weather's not too hot, offers some of the best walking you will find anywhere. If it's too hot in the lowlands, go uphill and try some of the high-elevation hikes described in this book.
This hiking guide contains descriptions of 98 hikes in southern Arizona ranging in length from about 1 mile to 20 miles. For each hike there is a map and a description on how to get there, information on difficulty, availability of water, elevation, etc. Hikes are described in the Chricahua Mountains, the Border ranges, Huachuca Mountains, Aravaipa Country, Pinaleno Mountains, Saguaro National Park, Santa Catalina Mountains, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, and Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
I used the guide for hikes in Saguaro National Park and several other areas and found it reliable and informative. Unfortunately, as of 2004, several of the most interesting trails described in the book are closed because of a forest fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson. Hopefully, they will be reopened soon.
Smallchief
Good.......1998-01-25
I used the book to find some trails in the Saguaro National Monument. One specific trail was the Yetman Trail. Erik described the access to it and the difficulty of the trail clearly. Look forward to using it more on my trips to Arizona.
Book Description
There is an old saying, "God created the Grand Canyon, but he lives in Sedona." The Sedona region is home to extraordinary red rock formations, natural arches, majestic pinnacles, cliffs, gorges, sculpted canyons, mesas with panoramic views, ancient Indian ruins, plus year-round creeks and swimming holes.
Sedona offers an abundance of outdoor activities, and hiking is one of the most popular. Day Hikes Around Sedona is a comprehensive guide to the extensive network of trails throughout this beautiful area. These one hundred hikes include trails to all the best-known rock formations, as well as secluded trails that travel down remote canyons, across vast plateaus, or lead to archeological sites. Oak Creek gently cascades through town, leaving a corridor of lush vegetation that contrasts with the eroded red rock landscape. Interconnected valleys, canyons, and mesas offer abundant opportunities for hiking and exploration.
A range of difficulty levels and scenery is included. All hikes can be completed during the day. Map sources and references are listed for extending the hikes.
Each hike includes:
>Detailed maps
>Accurate driving and hiking directions
>Distance, time, and elevation statistics
>Summaries to help hikers find a trail appropriate to their ability and desire
>Several overall maps to show the hikes in the greater area
Customer Reviews:
everything you want/need in a hiking book for the sedona area.......2007-06-23
This is a great book for day hikers. The hikes are organized by area, the descriptions of the hikes are accurate, and the directions to the trailheads are complete. If you are someone who likes to take your time on a hike or stop and take lots of photos add an extra hour or so to the time listed for the hikes. I like to hike very early - there were some trailhead parking areas that did not open until 8 or 9 am! There was no place to park other than the trailhead parking so we had to scramble to find other hikes. Check out times the night before if you like to leave for a hike at 6am.
Book Description
Whether you are a day-tripper or long-distance hiker, old hand or novice, you'll find 120 trails suited to every ability and interest throughout northern Arizona.
Customer Reviews:
Very useful, with a drawback or two.......2005-04-29
I found Bruce Grubbs' descriptions of the hikes included in this book articulate, and so far as I was fortunate enough to undertake them myself, accurate in their details. If only I were familiar enough with the northern parts of this extraordinary state to judge whether the hikes he describes are really the best you can take!
I would make two minor criticisms, and I expect they reflect on editors and publisher, rather than the author:
1) the maps are not copies or reductions of topographic maps, but simple, somewhat schematic sketches. Keep in mind that you need to refer to his texts, which are pretty detailed, when in doubt, and that you may want to supplement the book with topographic or other maps of a given area.
2) this book covers northern Arizona EXCEPT for the trails in the Grand Canyon system. There is nothing wrong with that, in fact I think it was a good idea, as there is a lot of documentation on trails and routes in the Grand Canyon National Park and associated areas elsewhere. But why wasn't this made clear in a subtitle?
Of the several works I've seen on this subject, this seemed the most compact and up-to-date. But looking through the others will be worth your time, so put your local library to the test. See if you can get them to "interlibrary loan" all the stuff out there (maybe if you're lucky enough to live in AZ, they'll have it anyway). Don't let those people get away with buying pop fiction, running homeless citizens out, and fretting & re-fretting about color schemes. Make them help you decide which books you're going to spend your money on. Hey, and what are you going to do about those books that are "out of print". Make them find a library that hasn't "weeded" those books yet.
Nice guide!.......2004-04-11
Northern Arizona has among the best scenery in the world, even if one excludes the magnificent Grand Canyon. The San Francisco peaks and the areas around Flagstaff offer some fabulous hikes. Even without the magnificent hikes in and around the Grand Canyon, there are plenty of other trails to explore and enjoy. This book does it all! This is a well-designed book for hikers across the spectrum. Whether you're a neophyte or have climbed Denali, this book contains all the essential information you need to tackle the hikes listed. You really get a sense of what each hike will look like before you undertake it. even without many accompanying photos. Every hike also has a little descriptive map to accompany the text description. The maps are easy to follow and instructive.
Equally pleasing is that the author takes the time to describe each hike in detail, though they are never wordy. They list the elevation gains, give succinct but necessary directions to each trailhead and provide ample analysis of the strengths/weaknesses of each trek. I have not gotten lost yet, though I believe the mileages for some hikes are wrong by as much as half a mile. The book is small and light enough to carry in your backpack, if you feel the need to consult it while on the trail.
I have over 70 hiking books in my library and it would be hard to imagine a more complete guide to this region. I enthusiastically recommend it!
the devil's in the details.......2003-09-13
while all the trails in this book exist and their descriptions relatively accurate, be wary of the detailed directions and distances or you'll find yourself on a leisurely 4 mile hike only to find out that it's really 14 miles!
you'll also want to keep a close eye on driving direction distances as the hiker/writer's vehicle obviously had a bad odometer.
in the end you'll get where you're going (most of the time) you'll just have to make a few uturns or switchbacks.
carry extra water.
Customer Reviews:
Good, but..........2003-04-28
The text for the descriptions of the hikes is fantastic. The directions are generally good, although the directions to a lot of the Sabino Canyon hikes is a little lacking.
What really irritates me about this book is the trail profiles. For example, the Agua Caliente trail profile begins at an elevation of 5420'. It ends at 5420'. It goes up in the middle, but it is nearly impossible to tell how far -- there are no other elevation marks besides the first and last. This pattern is repeated on a number of different profiles, and is the only thing that prevents me from giving 5 stars.
Those familiar with reading topo maps may be able to decipher altitudes, but for the rest of us the profiles are useless on many hikes.
Journies past superb scenic mountain vistas.......2002-12-10
Now in a thoroughly updated second edition, Tucson Hiking Guide by experienced Tucson hiker Betty Leavengood offers thirty-four hikes grouped by mountain range, and ranked from easy to difficult. Most of these journies past superb scenic mountain vistas are only a short drive from downtown Tucson. Maps, photos, elevation/distance profiles, trail access information, historical notes, personal anecdotes, and much, much more fill this solid and thorough guide from cover to cover enabling anyone to see and experience the natural splendor of the Tucson area on foot.
A guide good enough to read as BOOK!.......2000-07-09
Each trail has a profile, topo map, and other trail data including distance and difficulty. Descriptions are complete and very well done. There is a good balance of trails surrounding Tucson. Honestly though... research is outstanding! Trail history digs deep to find out how the trail names came about. Information on the Pontatoc Trail name set my mind at ease having grown up in Oklahoma. Several trails sparked my interest having seen little information previously in print. Highly recommended for all and a must have for Tucson residents - joe bartels Webmaster - HikeArizona.COM
The definitive guide for hiking the Tucson area.......1999-03-08
This is not your ordinary hiking guide, this guide not only gives explicit directions to trail heads and details of what to look for on the trails; Betty's thorough research gives fascinating insights into local history as well. Hiking these trails it is not uncommon to see hikers carrying this book, for it is recognized as the definitive hiking guide for this area.
the authoritative book on hiking in Tucson.......1998-05-03
I lived several years in Tucson and was an avid hiker. As such I am very familiar with the trails and mountains of which Betty Leavengood writes. Betty provides all of the necessary hiking information (distances, elevation, topo maps), but what sets this book apart from others are the historical anecdotes which are part of each trail description. Betty's keen knowledge of history brings the trails to life!
Amazon.com
Steve Allen describes the Escalante National Monument as "a twisted, complex web of sandstone; a jigsaw puzzle of canyons, draws, gorges and washes." His guide, Canyoneering 3, is the latest installment in a series that helps debunk myths of desert hiking being little more than strolling over flat, sandy landscapes. Allen walks the reader through 23 hikes with necessarily wordy descriptions, proving that Escalante is as complicated as it is picturesque. The author is regarded as a legend among canyoneers; you couldn't find a better tour guide to steer you through. --Ben Tiffany
Customer Reviews:
Steve Allen's best book.......2007-05-18
I enjoyed this book much better than Canyoneering 1 and 2 (which are still OK to good). Everything a guidebook should be.
Young Turk.......2005-01-03
If you have not used a Steve Allen guidebook before, they are indispensable in Canyon Country. His love of these places is evident in the care with which he writes. Steve has been hiking the Colorado Plateau for over 15 years now extensively and much of that time was spent researching this guidebook for the Escalante area. You won't find routes listed in here that were only hiked a single time, they were hiked, reworked, and double-checked many times. Canyoneering is hard core, and the routes into and out of the canyons are areas to easily get lost in. Good directions and good maps are a must. Steve's books also have lots of interesting tid bits on local and natural history. Check out Canyoneering I and II if you like this one.
Much Needed Info for the Area, but lacks.......2002-02-26
A much needed trail guide, but I'm concerned that those who use this book will end up trampling the fragile Escalante terrain. I tried following a couple of his routes (quite accurate), but I'm afraid after a few years these will be trodden sand pits. The maps have a lot to be desired, but that's why we bring topos', right?
Phenomenal Masterwork of Backcountry Description.......2000-03-12
Oh My God. Having delved into this book in preparation for an upcoming week in the Escalante, I am bowled over by the breadth and depth of this phenomenal book. Amazing. This covers in fine detail backcountry travel routes in the very large and very wild Escalante area. Does not even compare to any other guide I have ever seen. There is such a depth of detail... Plus Steve's enthusiasm for the southlands exudes from the text.
This is an extraordinary book. Emphasis is on longer adventures, but there are also good day trips. Folks looking for placid strolls down well developed trails should probably look elsewhere. Not only are there few developed trails in the Escalante, but they are not described here.
An excellent, informative, and realistic guide.......1999-06-17
This interesting book covers the Escalante area well. Especially useful are the road/milage accounts, as reaching the trailheads is an adventure in itself !
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Almost all the organizing books on the market today target the "left-brainer" - people who are generally disciplined, neat, and analytical. But for those who are more creative and spontaneous rather than logical and detail-oriented, help is on the way! In this book, Silber turns traditional organizing advice on its head and offers unique solutions that complement the unorthodox lifestyle of the creative "right-brainer."For example:* Discover how right-brainers can be organized in a left-brain world* Overcome obstacles that stand in the way of being more organized* Pile, don't file - put paper in its place the right-brained way* Learn how being a "pack rat" can be a good thingThis creative new approach to getting it together is perfect for those who can't relate to boring traditional organizing techniques!
Customer Reviews:
Very Helpful !.......2007-09-23
This is a really helpful book for people who are not naturally the "stack your magazines neatly on the coffee table" - type. I have been getting better at organizing over the years and now that I am homeschooling my kids I really need to lead by example. I feel the author really understands the pitfalls of traditional organizing books and sets out to give practical solutions to right-brained, creative people who don't want to be swallowed by their clutter. Buy it ! You'll be glad you did.
Being Messy Doesn't Make You a Bad Person.......2006-07-06
Most organizing books can't help implying that clutter and all-around personal messiness is a sign of moral weakness or a character defect. So no matter how well-intentioned the reader is when they start the book, they can't help feeling that there's something wrong with them for needing help organizing themselves in the first place. What's refreshing about this book is that Silber suggests the opposite--that right-brained messy people are more creative, fun and engaged than the uptight left-brained people who usually make them feel so completely inadequate. It's a relief not to be judged and found morally wanting simply for being messy.
Silber's a good-natured writer who comes up with a lot of ingenious ideas for creative people to keep their lives from going out of control; he suggests using lots of post-it notes, putting things on bulletin boards or hanging them on hooks (over the door hooks are the best, in my experience). A lot of his ideas would be great for kids--maybe he could write a book just for them. They would appreciate his sense of humor and nonjudgmental attitude.
Just Okay.......2006-02-25
This book is fairly practical. The author has to have a hook - organizing for "right brainers." It gets a little old when he is constantly putting down the left brainers for not being creative.
Best Organizing Book For Creative Types.......2005-12-19
This is a fantastic book and interesting read. You will not want to put this down. Finally someone who understands the creative mind and does not try to put a square peg into a round hole. Thank you Lee for being such a positive, upbeat, motivational author and writing real suggestions that are easy to implement in our lives! I liked this book so much I bought 3 of his other books: Time Management, Money Management and Self Promotion. This book is well worth reading and I began implementing organizational suggestions from the book into my life and it has made a huge difference! This is a fast read with creative organizational suggestions you can begin utilizing the day you start reading the book. I have read many organizational books and this is the only one I'd recommend highly!
Great book for those looking for a different perspective.......2005-12-13
I'll admit it. I've read practically every title on being more organized and all of them are now sitting on a bookshelf where they'll rest forever without a single idea being implemented. They just didn't make sense to me.
So, of course, I was skeptical when I read a review about this book in one of the many monthly creativity e-newsletters I receive each month. But being the bookhound that I am, I decided to give it a read. And I'm glad I did. Lee Silber has packed this book full of useful tips and tricks for us right-brained folks. He understands that for us, organizing has been about as much as fun as a trip to the dentist. He offers sound advice on piling (no, it's not a dirty word) and filing. He understands our propensity for procrastination and, instead of chiding us for it, offers help to make organizing and staying on top of our responsibilities fun. I'm now in an organizing zone, where I handle each piece of correspondence for my small business in a manner that's natural for me but that gets done. A very liberating feeling indeed to know that I can be myself and still be organized.
If you're a creative-type and want to be more organized in all aspects of your life, this is THE book for you.
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