The true story of how the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw--and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina çZabiânski began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen 'guests' hid inside the çZabiânskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts. Jan, active in the Polish resistance, kept ammunition buried in the elephant enclosure and stashed explosives in the animal hospital. Meanwhile, Antonina kept her unusual household afloat, caring for both its human and its animal inhabitants--otters, a badger, hyena pups, lynxes--and keeping alive an atmosphere of play and innocence even as Europe crumbled around her.--From publisher description.Documents the true story of Warsaw Zoo keepers and resistance activists Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who in the aftermath of Germany's invasion of Poland saved the lives of hundreds of Jewish citizens by smuggling them into empty cages and their home villa.

Profiles a variety of endangered animals, revealing the factors that are contributing to their endangerment and describing preservation efforts

The author of A Natural History of the Senses celebrates the fantasia of the human brain, lending a woman's perspective to neuroscience while reporting on the latest discoveries, the nature of consciousness, language development, and more. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

A collection of poetry by the author of Cultivating Delight presents a series of poems that describes the author's experiences with psychoanalysis and her relationship with her analyst. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

The author of Deep Play takes listeners deep into her own garden, mixing science with lyrical, inspired writing to offer a sensory celebration of her encounter with the natural world. Read by Gabrielle de Cuir.

Illustrated by color brain scans, looks at the central role of the brain in famous scenes from Shakespeare's plays and demonstrates how uncannily Shakespeare perceived the brain at work in his characters' ideas and actions.

In a delightfully witty collection of poems, a best-selling author shows how the senses shape and enrich the experiences of all living beings while the enchanting illustrations by a Caldecott Honor artist is sure to capture the imagination of readers young and old.

Poems about the five senses as manifested in such animals as the star-nosed mole, bat, bee, swan, fly, and cow.

Presents a collection of poems that describe the author's experiences with psychoanalysis and her relationship with her analyst.

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An award-winning poet gathers her most recent poems in an intense volume that treats the worlds of nature, science, and society with a combination of lyricism and sobriety, and the real and the fantastic. Reprint. (view table of contents)

Provides an incisive exploration of the concept of 'deep play'--a psychological state of mind in which we fully engage our faculties--discussing the activities that draw us into this state, the qualities that distinguish deep-play activities, and the ways in which the state can be achieved. Reprint. 17,500 first printing. (view table of contents)