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Recommendation from Bill Brewer
Review by Bill: When Jonathan the orangutan escaped from his holding pen in the Topeka Zoo, his keepers might have feared the worst. Instead, they found him in another pen. Jonathan filled a bucket with water, picked up a squeegee, and began imitating a workman cleaning the floors. This role-playing orangutan headlines a cast of critters in Eugene Linden's The Parrot's Lament. Where Shakespeare proclaims, "All the world's a stage," Linden might argue that humans are not the only actors on Earth. His exposé explores the uncanny intelligence of orangutans and other animals to show that we have no monopoly on tragedy and triumph. One short leap of imagination propels the reader into an undiscovered country of sorrow, betrayal, and treachery. Here, a grieving orca mourns for his stillborn child. Hyenas cry wolf to steal food from their companions. When challenged to a fight, a shrewd baboon saves face by inviting his opponent to join in attacking a third, unsuspecting baboon. Comedy abounds as well. Apes laugh, dolphins frolic. Polar bears play "Slap the Seal." Orangutans lie in wait to dump water on hapless zookeepers, and Jimbo the parrot invites a roadrunner to join her for a chicken dinner. Linden's method in such madness is to unmask a childlike intelligence in the animal kingdom. If they are children of the Earth, he urges, we should protect their inheritance. Just as Shakespeare's troubled youths often take refuge from adversity, so orangutans should always have a forest to which they can escape.
Recommendation from Patsy Williamson
Books Computers
Gifted Children
Intelligence
Intelligence Testing
Mensa
Science and Technology
Science Fiction
Books on Computers 
How Computers Work (How It Works Series) -- Ron White, et al; Paperback
Computers Simplified (4th Ed) -- Ruth Maran; Paperback
Upgrading and Repairing PCs (10th Ed) -- Scott Mueller, Craig Zacker (Contributor); Hardcover
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Books On Gifted Children: 
Guiding the Gifted Child : A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers -- James T. Webb, et al; Paperback
The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide for Ages 10 & Under -- Judy Galbraith, et al; Paperback
Gifted Children : Myths and Realities -- Ellen Winner; Paperback
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Books On Intelligence: 
Emotional Intelligence -- Daniel P. Goleman; Paperback
Working With Emotional Intelligence -- Daniel Goleman; Hardcover
Competitive Intelligence : How to Gather, Analyse, and Use Information to Move Your Business to the Top -- Larry Kahaner; Paperback
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Books On Intelligence Testing 
Challenging IQ Tests -- Philip J. Carter, Kenneth A. Russell; Paperback
Intelligent Testing With the Wisc-III (Wiley Series on Personality Processes) -- Alan S. Kaufman; Hardcover
The Cat I.Q. Test -- Melissa Miller; Paperback
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Mensa Related Books 
Quick-To-Solve Brainteasers : Official American Mensa Puzzle Book -- J. J. Para Resolver En el Mendoza Fernandez, J. J. Mendoza Fernandez; Paperback
Mensa IQ Workout -- Paperback 
The Mensa Genius Quiz-A-Day Book -- Abbie F., Dr. Salny, Members of Mensa; Paperback
Beyond the Rivers of Ethiopia Check Your IQ : The Mensa Uk Puzzle Editors Cryptic Crosswords & How to Solve Them Four Laws of Productivity Getting Better at IQ Tests 11-13 : The Mensa Uk Puzzle Editors Mensa : Know Yourself Mensa : New Number Puzzles Mensa : New Word Puzzles Mensa Assess Yourself The Mensa Book of Words, Word Games, Puzzles & Oddities The Mensa Genius A-B-C Quiz Book Mensa Genius Quiz The Mensa Genius Quiz Book Mensa IQ Workout Mensa Lateral Thinking Mensa Mind Obstacle Course The Mensa Think Smart Book Mensa World Shapes Number Puzzles for Math Geniuses (Mensa Publications Presents) The Sherlock Holmes IQ Book : Being an Extract from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D., Late of the Army Medical Department Word Puzzles for Language Geniuses (Mensa Publications Presents) Cal 97 Mensa 365 Brain Puzzlers Cal 99 Mensa 365 Brain Puzzlers Calendar Check Your I.Q. The Complete Book of Word Games & Word Play Getting Better at IQ Tests 14-16 Years : The Mensa Uk Puzzle Editors The Match Wits With Mensa/Boxed Set : The Mensa Genius Quiz-A-Day Book/Mensa 2/the Mensa Genius Quiz Book The Mensa 365 Brain Puzzlers Mensa Cards Games Mensa Challenge Your IQ Mensa Math Games for Kids Mensa Mind Mazes for Kids Mensa Mind Power Mensa Number Puzzles Mensa Number Puzzles for Kids Mensa Presents Logic Puzzles Mensa Riddles & Conundrums Mensa Secret Codes for Kids Mensa Think-Smart Book Mensa Word Games for Kids Mensa Word Puzzles Mensa Word Puzzles for Kids Mensa; Riddles and Conundrums Back to the top of the page.
Books On Science And Technology 
The International Encyclopedia of Science and Technology -- Steve Luck(Editor), et al; Hardcover
Science and Technology in World History : An Introduction -- James E. McClellan, Harold Dorn; Paperback
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Science Fiction Books 
Enchantment -- Orson Scott Card; Hardcover
The Callahan Chronicals -- Spider Robinson; Paperback
Stranger in a Strange Land -- Robert A. Heinlein; Mass Market Paperback
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Music Alternative
Classical
Country
Heavy Metal
Pop Rock
Punk Rock
Alternative 
No Alternative -- Various Artists; Audio CD
Alternative Nation: Music Of The 90's -- AudioBook; Audio CD 
Alternative Rock Hits -- Various Artists; Audio CD
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Classical 
Beethoven: 5 Piano Concertos / Brendel, Rattle, Vienna PO -- Ludwig van Beethoven(Composer), et al; Audio CD
Beethoven: 9 Symphonien / Karajan, Berlin Philharmoniker -- Ludwig van Beethoven(Composer), et al; Audio CD
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Country 
The Best Of Big Country -- Big Country; Audio CD
The Collected...1965-1970 -- Country Joe & The Fish; Audio CD
The Crossing -- Big Country; Audio CD
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Heavy Metal 
Heavy Metal: Music From The Motion Picture [SOUNDTRACK] -- Various Artists; Audio CD
4:20 In The Land Of Plenty -- Heavy Metal Horns; Audio CD Hard Rock Cafe: 80's Heavy Metal -- Various Artists; Audio CD Back to the top of the page.
Pop Rock The 80's: Rock On -- Go-Go's, et al; Audio CD 70's Rock -- Benatar, et al; Audio CD Bobby Rock & Neil Zaza - Snap, Crackle & Pop...Live! -- Neil Zaza & Bill "The Buddha" Dickens Bobby Rock; Audio CD Back to the top of the page.
Punk Rock Punk Rock Classics [Limited Edition] [BOX SET] -- Sham 69, et al; Audio CD 
Kill Rock Stars: Kill Rock Stars -- Bratmobile, et al; Audio CD
Kill Rock Stars: Stars Kill Rock -- Calamity Jane, et al; Audio CD
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Movies Current
Documentaries
Current 
The Horse Whisperer
Out of Sight
The Alien Legacy
Shall We Dance?
The Road Warrior--Special Edition
Lethal Weapon 4
Six Days, Seven Nights
Blade
The Negotiator
The World of Sid & Marty Krofft
Silverado
The Muppet Movie
Welcome to Sarajevo
The Avengers
A Perfect Murder
Brassed Off
Alice in Wonderland
Horatio Hornblowe
Ponette
Saving Private Ryan
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