V hearne (7 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A groundbreaking meditation on our human-animal relationships and the moral code that binds it. Adam's Task, Vicki Hearne's innovative masterpiece on animal training, brings our perennial discussion of the human-animal bond to a whole new metaphysical level. Based on studies of literary criticism, philosophy, and extensive hands-on experience in training, Hearne asserts, in boldly anthropomorphic terms, that animals (at least those that interact more with humans) are far more intelligent than we assume. In fact, they are capable of developing an understanding of the good, a moral code that influences their motives and actions. Drawing on an eclectic range of influences--Nietzsche, T. S. Eliot, Disney animal trainer William Koehler, and Genesis from the Bible, among others--Hearne writes in contemplative, exploratory, and brilliant prose as she interweaves personal anecdotes with philosophy. Hearne develops an entirely new system of animal training that contradicts modern animal behavioral research and that, as her examples show, is astonishingly effective. Widely praised, highly influential, and now with a new foreword by New York Times bestselling author Karen Joy Fowler, Adam's Task will make every trainer, animal psychologist, and animal-lover stop, think, and question.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A groundbreaking meditation on our human-animal relationships and the moral code that binds it. Adam's Task, Vicki Hearne's innovative masterpiece on animal training, brings our perennial discussion of the human-animal bond to a whole new metaphysical level. Based on studies of literary criticism, philosophy, and extensive hands-on experience in training, Hearne asserts, in boldly anthropomorphic terms, that animals (at least those that interact more with humans) are far more intelligent than we assume. In fact, they are capable of developing an understanding of the good, a moral code that influences their motives and actions. Drawing on an eclectic range of influences--Nietzsche, T. S. Eliot, Disney animal trainer William Koehler, and Genesis from the Bible, among others--Hearne writes in contemplative, exploratory, and brilliant prose as she interweaves personal anecdotes with philosophy. Hearne develops an entirely new system of animal training that contradicts modern animal behavioral research and that, as her examples show, is astonishingly effective. Widely praised, highly influential, and now with a new foreword by New York Times bestselling author Karen Joy Fowler, Adam's Task will make every trainer, animal psychologist, and animal-lover stop, think, and question.…

16pp, 5 figs, 2 b/w pls, Printed Card Cover, VGC.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. anv edition. 588 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock. Lockwood, Todd (illustrator).

Pictorial Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. This title is last in the list on the back page and on the back board. 18 chapters; b/w illustrations. The boards' front corners and top and bottom ends of the spine strip have color loss from shelf wear rubbing. The back board has a few tiny spots of color loss from shelf wear rubbing. About 1/8 of the top end of the text block has foxing. Scans e-mailed upon request. Jack Hearne (illustrator).…

Pictorial Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. This title is last in the list on the back page and on the back board. 18 chapters; b/w illustrations. The boards' front corners and top and bottom ends of the spine strip have color loss from shelf wear rubbing. Part of the back board has tiny spots of color loss from shelf wear rubbing. The text block ends have light soiling from shelf wear and reader handling. Scans e-mailed upon request. Jack Hearne (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Early 1974 sought after edition by Random House. Would be immaculate condition if it didn't have names written in ink. "Edward" on bottom page edges. And then the words "hello hello hello" written on first blank page, along with the name "Edward Gardue" written on Table of Contents page. First American edition. Picture cover hardback with all original full page illustrations and graveyard endpapers by Jack Hearne. Highly collectible. (BR) 346.…