In these classic tales from Animal Man #1-13 (plus a story from Secret Origins #39), meet Buddy Baker, a caring husband, devoted father, animal rights activist, and super-powered adventurer. But as he attempts to live up to his roles, he finds that there are no black-and-white situations in life. In these stories, Animal Man is called by S.T.A.R. Labs to investigate a break-in related to an AIDS vaccine, only to learn what inhumane acts are going on.
Collects the first nine issues of the "Animal Man" comic, in which Buddy Baker uses his ability to transform into any animal he touches to help save mankind.
This book has been published as part of a major conference held in Sheffield UK, on the theme of 'Animals, Man and Treescapes' which looked at the interactions between grazing animals, humans and wooded landscapes. It linked community projects and educational outputs throughout the UK, across Europe and beyond. The event promoted landscape ecology conservation through local, national and international initiatives.
In this book, I attempt to reconcile events in the Bible to factual science discoveries such as archaeological and DNA discoveries. I explain what I believe was Moses’s true motivation for marching the slaves into Canaan and his embedded messages in his writings. Applying this theory, I now believe and explain why creating a god and religion was man’s early way of governing and controlling people, placing priests as the gatekeepers to heaven and giving them power over the masses. I explain how I believe that Moses’s writings sowed the seeds of racism, tribalism, sexism, and homophobia. The ripple effects through time perpetuated by the priests and clerics have created a divided, dysfunctional, and unholy society in the USA and abroad. Materialism and greed are the gods of today. Our society is and has always been man’s animal kingdom that has murdered Jesus, disconnecting us with the Holy Spirit and derailing our spiritual evolution.
This is a new English translation of a classic of medieval Islamic learning, which illuminates the intellectual debates of its age and speaks vividly to the concerns of our own. It is the most famous work of the Brethren of Purity, a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad. In this rich allegorical fable the exploited and oppressed animals pursue a case against humanity. They are granted the gift of speech and presented as subjects with views and interests of their own. Over the course of the hearing they rebuke and criticise human weakness, deny man's superiority, and make powerful demands for greater justice and respect for animals. This sophisticated moral allegory combines elements of satire with a thought-provoking thesis on animal welfare. Goodman and McGregor accompany their translation with an introduction and annotations that explore the rich historical and cultural context to the work.
Generally the brain & face are harmonious, but that always the former is subservient to the latter. The divining character by the skull is subordinate to the practical, everyday reading to which the face is appropriated. Illustrated by 300 engravings. Partial Contents: heads & faces; resemblances of human beings to beasts & birds; Resemblances of: Germans to lions; Prussians to cats; human beings to apes; Arabs to camels; Englishmen to bulls; Italians to horses; Yankees to bears; Russians to geese; Frenchmen to frogs & alligators; certain persons to eagles, owls, ostriches, rat, hare, vultures, pigeons, parrots & mockingbirds.
In recent years, zoonoses and communicable diseases common to man and animals have gained increasing attention worldwide. Human diseases that have their origins in infected animals, such as AIDS or Creutzfeldt-Jakob, have highlighted the need for a better understanding of animal diseases in terms of their epidemiology, mechanism of transmission to man, diagnosis, prevention and control. Encroachment into formerly little known ecological areas has increased exposure to such diseases. Also, the speed of modern travel facilitates the spread of the diseases once confined to specific geographic areas. Animal migration and trade pose a similar threat. This new edition provides a detailed overview of the most important zoonotic diseases including: its first appearance, most important outbreaks, latest scientific knowledge, and causative agents. It includes etiology, geographic distribution, symptoms and occurrence in man and animals, source of infection, mode of transmission, role of animals in the epidemiology of the disease, diagnostic techniques and prevention and control measures; name and number according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD -10.). It also includes an index covering synonyms and etiologic agents' names.
