On the cusp of turning 65, a man and his beloved rescue dog of similar vintage take a poignant, often bemusing, and keenly observed journey across America and discover a big-hearted, welcoming country filled with memorable characters, a...
Human-animal relationships
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Author:Rose, RachelSummary:This is an up-close look at the lives and work of men, women, and dogs who serve and protect citizens in America and around the world. Rachel Rose reveals the feats these teams accomplish and the emotional and physical risks they take...
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Author:Walker, AliceSummary:Recounts the author's experiences caring for a flock of chickens on a farm north of San Francisco, documenting her personal discovery, political commitment, and the joys of relating to animals.
- Author:Auxier, JonathanSummary:
Working in separate worlds to stop the awakening Wyrm, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan find support in a strange group of allies but will have to work quickly to locate an ancient trap that could bring about the end of the war.
- Author:Maurier, Daphne duSummary:
Here is a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Daphne du Maurier's classic tale of horror. The idea for this famous story came to du Maurier one day when she was walking across to a farm from her house. She saw a farmer busily...
- Author:Jean McKay, LauraSummary:
Out on the road, no one speaks, everything talks. Hard-drinking, foul-mouthed, and allergic to bullshit, Jean is not your usual grandma. She's never been good at getting on with other humans, apart from her beloved granddaughter,...
- Author:Fagan, CarySummary:
In a quaint tourist village, Dorn makes miniature scale models displayed in the local shops. Yet life is far from idyllic; he suffers under the thumb of a rich, philandering younger brother and an unloving, pudding-obsessed father. Nor...
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Author:LINGENFELTER, MikeSummary:It was 1994, and Mike Lingenfelter expected his life to end soon. Two heart attacks and open-heart surgery had stripped away the pleasure he had in life. But then a golden retriever named Dakota helped Mike in his rehabilitative therapy...
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Author:Pratchett, TerrySummary:The Amazing Maurice runs the perfect Pied Piper scam. This streetwise alley cat can talk his way into and out of anything. But when Maurice and his cohorts decide to con the town of Bad Blinitz, it will take more than fast talking to...
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Author:Bradshaw, G. A.Summary:This is an intimate portrait of Charlie Russell's philosophy of nature. Accompanied by stunning photography, the book is written in narrative form, the way Charlie spoke and shared his stories and knowledge with others. Each of the...
- Author:Boyle, T. CoraghessanSummary:
When animal behaviorist Guy Schermerhorn demonstrates on a TV game show that he has taught a young chimpanzee to speak in sign language, Aimee Villard, a student at Schermerhorn's university, is so taken with the performance that...
- Author:Mull, BrandonSummary:
In the world of Erdas, there were four noble animals who sacrificed everything to protect their homes from the ambitions of a mad king. Briggan the Wolf, Uraza the Leopard, Jhi the Panda, and Essix the Falcon. Aided by a brave...
- Author:Mull, BrandonSummary:
All across the world, legends are appearing. Great Beasts — once the most powerful beings in Erdas — are being summoned as spirit animals. Bonded to special kids, they unite the human and animal worlds. But a mysterious stranger is...
- Author:Cox, LynneSummary:
Tales of Al is the moving, inspiring story of Cox's adventures on Italy's picturesque Lake Idroscalo, as witness to the rigorous training of one of these spectacular dogs at SICS, the famed school that has taught hundreds of...
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Author:Campbell Gaetz, DayleSummary:A new life in Canada! What could be better? Plenty of land to farm and even gold to be found in the hills!
Well…except Katherine’s parents aren’t farmers. Having spent everything on sailing from England to Canada and setting up...
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Author:Walters, Eric, Fernandes, Eugenie, Down, ChristianSummary:This is an enhanced ebook with a read-along function. What is the true meaning of friendship? Follow along as a boy meets up with his friend-a dog who faithfully waits for him every day so they can ride out to the beach together to surf...
- Author:Walters, EricSummary:
What is the true meaning of friendship? Follow along as a boy meets up with his friend—a dog who faithfully waits for him every day so they can ride out to the beach together to surf. The boy doesn't own the dog and he doesn't know who...
- Author:Baumbich, Charlene AnnSummary:
In this charming tale of second chances, renewed faith, and forgiveness, a captivating heirloom triggers inexplicable changes.
- Author:Gonzalez, Christina DiazSummary:
Framed for a crime they didn't commit, four fugitives travel the deserts of Nilo looking for a secret library that houses the wisdom of Erdas and is guarded by their old friends.
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Author:Russell, CharlesSummary:Written with vivid detail and passion, Spirit Bear is the story of acclaimed naturalist Charles Russell’s journey to study and learn from the extraordinary spirit bears on the remote Princess Royal Island. From early experiences...
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