Karen Pryor

After thirty years of training creatures both tame and wild, Karen Pryor, pioneer in the field of no-punishment animal training, presents what she knows about teaching animals and what they in turn have taught her. Pryor's clicker-training system is a safe, effective way to modify and shape behavior. Karen can teach anyone to train animals with a cheap, plastic, handheld clicker, rewarding wanted behaviors and ignoring the unwanted. No leash-jerking. No pushing. No smacking. Animals quickly learn that one behavior gets them a reinforcing click and a bit of food, while undesirable behaviors get them nothing. Given the choice, animals quickly focus on what works and abandon what doesn't. Pryor explains the science behind her system, how it works and why it works, and its applications for teaching humans as well.--From publisher description.

Some of the best salt-water fishing fiction ever written. Captain "Crunch" and his First Mate "Des" pilot the charter boat "Poseidon" out of the Miami Beach blue-water docks with various charters in search of the denizens of the Gulf Stream. Comedy, pathos, and adventure ensue.

Explains the underlying principles of behavioral training and how powerful positive reinforcement can be, whether working with pets or trying to improve humans.

For more than 40 years, mothers have depended on the wisdom and warmth of Nursing Your Baby. Now authors Karen Pryor and her daughter Gale Pryor have revised and updated their classic guide for today's generation of women. New information includes: Up-to-date studies on health benefits for breastfed infants and breastfeeding mothersTips for getting the best start on breastfeeding during the first hours, weeks, and months after birthBreastfeeding advice for working mothersLegal rights as a nursing motherChoosing and using a breast pumpHow fathers and families can support new nursing mothers With its unique blend of support, science, and research, this classic guide will continue to encourage mothers to nurse their babies as long as they both desire.