Animals Make Us Human by Temple Grandin

By John Brown | March 20, 2012 - 9:20 am |March 20, 2012 John's Reviews - books, movies, whatever

Which animals do you think have a better life: family dogs or cattle on ranches? Think about it. Cattle get branded and tagged and slaughtered. Some live only a year or two. Meanwhile, Fido gets the run of the house, a spot in front of the couch, and chew toys. You might be surprised to →

Temple Grandin, Butternut Soup, & Five Guys

By John Brown | November 16, 2010 - 7:21 am |November 29, 2010 John's Reviews - books, movies, whatever

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Must-See Movie Time magazine has named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. This summer, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s honored her with the Lifetime Achievement Award. She serves as an animal-welfare consultant for international companies like McDonalds, Wendy’s International, and Burger King. Her work has transformed the design of cattle →

Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin + Interview

By John Brown | February 16, 2009 - 10:32 am |March 1, 2009 John's Reviews - books, movies, whatever, Zing

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I have read few books more interesting than Temple Grandin’s Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior. In it she describes her world of autism and how it helped her a perspective into animals unlike any other expert in the field. She can literally see what we block out. It’s →