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While observing exotic animal trainers for her acclaimed book Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, journalist Amy Sutherland had an epiphany: What if she used these training techniques with the human animals in her own life--namely her dear husband, Scott? In this lively and perceptive book, Sutherland tells how she took the trainers' lessons home.The next time her forgetful husband stomped through the house in search of his mislaid car keys, she asked herself, "What would a dolphin trainer do?" The answer was: nothing. Trainers reward the behavior they want and, just as important, ignore the behavior they don't. Rather than appease her mate's rising temper by joining in the search, or fuel his temper by nagging him to keep better track of his things in the first place, Sutherland kept her mouth shut and her eyes on the dishes she was washing. In short order, Scott found his keys and regained his cool. "I felt like I should throw him a mackerel," she writes. In time,...

Who reads What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, and Marriage?

Author

Amy Sutherland & chenjin5.com

Publisher

chenjin5.com 万千书友聚集地

Published

2008

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction