Ergebnis für "Animal Farm" in Sozialwissenschaften

En Libración animal, Peter Singer denuncia el «especismo» (el prejuicio de creer que existe una especie, la humana, superior a todas las demás) y expone la escalofriante realidad de las granjas industriales y los procedimientos de experimentación con animales, echando abajo las justificaciones que los defienden y ofreciendo alternativas a un dilema moral, social y medioambiental. Este libro es un persuasivo llamamiento a la conciencia, la decencia, y la justicia y una lectura esencial tanto para el ya convencido como para el escéptico.

Take a funny and illuminating tour of the female body with award-winning comedian Sara Pascoe. Women have so much going on, what with boobs and jealousy and menstruating and broodiness and sex and infidelity and pubes and wombs and jobs and memories and emotions and the past and the future and themselves and each other. Here's a book that deals with all of it. Sara Pascoe has joked about femininity and sexuality on stage and screen, but now she has a book to talk about it all for a bit longer.

Step into the fascinating world of George Orwell's "Animal Farm," brought to life through the compelling narration of Vikram Singh in this captivating audiobook. Experience the rise and fall of Animal Farm, where the pursuit of equality turns into a chilling tale of power and manipulation. Orwell's timeless masterpiece unfolds in vivid detail, exploring the complexities of society, corruption, and the haunting echoes of human nature. Join us on an audio journey through this thought-provoking narrative that transcends generations on Audio Pitara.

The acclaimed chronicle of the regeneration of one family's traditional English farm NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Winner of the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing * Named ""Nature Book of the Year"" by the Sunday Times * New York Times Editors' Choice * Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the Royal...

Where Wounded Spirits Run Free Kim Meeder has seen horses go where no one else can tread—stepping through the minefield of a broken child's soul in a dance of trust that only God can understand. From a mistreated horse to an emotionally starved child and back again, a torrent of love washes...

Brought to you by Penguin. George Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute, Down and Out in Paris and London is a moving tour of the underworld of society. 'You have talked so often of going to the dogs - and well, here are the dogs, and you have reached...

Brought to you by Penguin. George Orwell's searing account of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s, The Road to Wigan Pier is a brilliant and bitter polemic that has lost none of its political impact over time Orwell's graphically...

A personal journey into our evolving relationships with animals, and a thought-provoking look at how those bonds are being challenged and reformed across disciplines We love animals, but does that make the animals' lives any happier? With factory farms, climate change and deforestation, this...

A compassionate, sweeping history of the transformation in American attitudes toward animals by the best-selling authors of Rabid Over just a few decades at the end of the nineteenth century, the United States underwent a moral revolution on behalf of animals. Before the Civil War, animals'...

Birds and All Nature was a captivating monthly publication from the Nature Study Publishing Company in Chicago, offering a delightful blend of short poems and vivid descriptions of birds, animals, and various natural wonders, accompanied by stunning color plates. Published between 1897 and 1907 under several titles, including Birds, Birds and all Nature, Nature and Art, and Birds and Nature, this magazine invites readers to immerse themselves in the beauty of the natural world. - Summary by J. M. Smallheer

Dive into the enchanting world of orchids with our enthusiastic amateur orchid lover as your guide! This engaging journey explores the thrilling and often perilous pursuit of hunting orchids in the lush tropical jungles of the nineteenth century. With fascinating insights into the unique growth patterns, behaviors, and structures of these remarkable plants, the author shares personal anecdotes and delightful experiences that will captivate any plant enthusiast. Be warned, though—a new and addictive hobby might just be waiting for you! (Summary by Peter Yearsley)

Dive into the world of forestry with Twinkly Eyes at Valley Farm, a captivating book penned by a seasoned forester. This insightful work explores the very definition of a forest, delves into the daily life of a forester, and examines the structure of the forest service at both state and national levels. Written by Gifford Pinchot, the chief of the US Forest Service, this book combines expert knowledge with personal experience, offering a unique perspective on the necessary training for aspiring foresters. In his preface, Pinchot aims to inspire—or perhaps caution—young individuals ...

An important, hopeful book that looks at the urgent problem of childhood malnutrition worldwide and the revolutionary progress being made to end it. A healthy Earth requires healthy children. Yet nearly one-fourth of the world’s children are stunted physically and mentally due to a lack of...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Last Witnesses by Svetlana Alexievich, read by Julia Emelin, Yelena Shmulenson and Allen Lewis Rickman. What did it mean to grow up in the Soviet Union during the Second World War? In the late 1970s, Svetlana Alexievich started interviewing people who...

Unlikely pig owners Steve and Derek got a whole lot more than they bargained for when the designer micro piglet they adopted turned out to be a full-sized 600-pound sow! This funny, inspirational story shows how families really do come in all shapes and sizes. In the summer of 2012, Steve...

We've moved to a farm in the English countryside. We're not farmers. One of us is vegetarian. We've got to figure things out. This podcast is going to help us do just that. Over the next year, we've got to figure out how to make this farm work, get to grips with rural living and put our plans into action. Be warned, there will be lots of chat about sheep.

In 5 minutes a day, you are immersed in the life of a little farm. The characters -- furry, feathered and human -- contribute to your escape. It's a break from your daily grind where lessons from chickens, strangely enough, apply to you, your friends, family and colleagues no matter where you live. Step onto the farm during your commute, in a break between meetings, while doing chores, working out or with your morning coffee. The farm's a simple place with complex dynamics that will leave you thinking about it well after the five minutes are through. The Accidental Farm podcast has been touted...