Download or read book A Dog Called Bear written by Diane Fox and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like so many children, Lucy wants a dog. But, unlike other children, Lucy interviews animals to fill the pet vacancy. And she gets a little more than she expected. Endearing and heart-warming, this story shows (with a humour that never overshadows the message) that being different is good.Another classic from this husband-and-wife team, told with simplicity and portrayed through appealing characters, illustrated with style and confidence.

Download or read book Poor Little Puppy written by Sherry Dean Curreri and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who has ever adored a pet will fall in love with the Poor Little Puppy. The world has become a big, scary place for an abandoned sweet little dog. Feeling sad and alone, Poor Little Puppy wanders the streets searching for something to eat, a place to sleep, and most of all, a new family to love. Almost hit by a car crossing the street, Poor Little Puppy is rescued by a kind man. Unable to keep the hound himself, the man knows a little boy who is also sad and lonely because his cat died. A beautifully illustrated, rhyming picture book for children and pet lovers of all ages, Poor Little Puppy follows the journey from misfortune to a joyous new life.

Download or read book Unforgettable written by Herbert Sasnow and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-07-22 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Giovanna S Instrument written by John Carroll and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1930, the last few dozen inhabitants of the lonely island of St. Kilda are evacuated. The government finds most of the islanders forestry jobs on the Scottish mainland. However, one of the leaders of the evacuation offers a young woman named Jenny a job on an industrialist's estate in South Wales. While living on the estate Jenny learns that the wealthy man's plans for her were fashioned by his mysterious mistress, a woman named Giovanna. Jenny proves to be too forceful a peronality to control, and she begins to discover the secrets of Giovanna's past and the woman's hold on her former lover.

Download or read book The People s Home Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Road to Utopia written by Nancy Parker-Simons and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noah had it easy. On any given day at the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch in Medina, Texas, Nancy Parker-Simons, her husband Tony Simons, and a willing crew of employees and volunteers care for at least sixty rescued dogs, not to mention numerous cats, chickens, pigs, horses, wild mustangs, donkeys, and a rooster named Alfred Hitchcock—and Kinky Friedman, the rescue ranch's "Gandhi-like figure" who brings Nancy and Tony stray and abused animals, raises money for the rescue ranch, and makes sure no one leaves the ranch without a dog or two. In this entertaining book, Nancy Parker-Simons tells the heartwarming, often hilarious story of the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch. She describes how a series of "it must have been fate" incidents brought her together with Tony Simons and Kinky Friedman, and how, in 1998, the three of them decided to create a no-kill haven for homeless and abused animals in the Texas Hill Country. Since their first rescue—the "magnificent seven" which were, in fact, forty-one dogs liberated from local animal shelters—"Cousin Nancy" and her crew have rescued over one thousand animals. Parker-Simons tells the fascinating stories of several dozen fortunate dogs, cats, and other animals that have come to the rescue ranch, either to be adopted by new owners or to live out their days in the ranch's "utopia." She also pays tribute to the many supporters who have helped keep the ark afloat, including First Lady Laura Bush, Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Dwight Yoakam, Robert Earl Keen, Molly Ivins, and Don Imus. Everyone who cares about animal welfare will find The Road to Utopia hard to resist.

Download or read book Bernedoodles a Head to Tail Guide written by Sherry Rupke and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-25 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What exactly is a Bernedoodle? It's cross between a Bernese Mountain Dog and a Poodle, and according to fans of this newcomer to the hybrid world, it's downright adorable. Sherry Rupke of SwissRidge Kennels was the first breeder to deliberately cross Bernese Mountain Dogs and Poodles. Rupke loved everything about the gorgeous and sweet-natured Bernese, except for the short-lived breed's genetic propensity for cancer. Plus it sheds. And it can be a little stubborn. Rupke knew from experience that adding Poodle to the hybrid equation could create a intelligent, lively, healthy and low- to non-shedding dog that fits the average person's lifestyle. At least, that's what happens when a breeder takes her work as seriously as Rupke does. Over the past decade, she's built her Bernedoodle program carefully to ensure that each scrupulously health-checked breeding dog has an impeccable pedigree, a calm temperament, and great conformation. In "Bernedoodles: A Head to Tail Guide," Rupke takes readers on a journey from her early days of breeding purebred dogs to establishing her highly successful hybrid program. This comprehensive, easy-to-read and entertaining book covers everything you need to know about this amazing hybrid. Since Bernedoodles can vary significantly in size, build, coloring, and even personality, prospective owners need advice from someone who knows the breed inside out. Who better than the breeder who created them?* Learn how to find a responsible, reputable breeder who can help you choose the Bernedoodle pup that best suits your family and lifestyle. * Educate yourself about the basics, from housebreaking to care and feeding, health and wellness, and grooming. * Discover the best techniques for training Bernedoodles (and any dog) with the help of Rupke's partner, Lucas Mucha. * Enjoy anecdotes and testimonials from owners of SwissRidge Bernedoodles, along with stunning photos. If you're looking for a fun, affectionate, trainable, and allergy-friendly dog that will happily join you for any activity, the Bernedoodle is the hybrid for you-and this book will help you find and raise your new canine best friend.

Download or read book The Abandoned Farm and Connie s Mistake written by Mary Jane Holmes and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evil Breeding written by Susan Conant and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-10-07 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dog's Life columnist Holly Winter has just landed a plum contract to write a book on Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge's legendary pre-World War II dog shows. Holly arranges to interview one of the last living participants in those fabulously opulent and exclusive shows: canine fancier B. Robert Motherway. But there's something decidedly unsettling about the gracious old gent's imposing home with its acres of kennels. His dying wife wails piteously in an upstairs room, his servants are his sullen son and his downtrodden daughter-in-law, and his favorite German shepherd dog has an ill-bred snarl. Meanwhile, Holly's mail is laced with anonymous packages-old photographs, letters in German, and a brochure on pills for listless pooches. Nothing makes sense until a garroted body is found in a nearby cemetery. Suddenly Holly and her Alaskan malamutes, Rowdy and Kimi, are on a seventy-year-old trail of deception, decadence, and death. And either they unearth the skeletons or join them. From the Paperback edition.

Download or read book Her Reputation written by Talbot Mundy and published by Olympia Press. This book was released on 1923 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ice Island written by Sherry Shahan and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What begins as a training run with sled dogs turns into a race against time for Tatum and her new friend, a Siberian Yupik boy named Cole. When a freak blizzard hits this remote island off the coast of Alaska, the duo seeks shelter overnight in a dilapidated hunting cabin. Their harrowing ordeal goes from bad to worse when wind-driven snow forces them to risk an alternate route. Stranded in the untamed wilderness, they must rely on each other—as well as their faithful huskies—to survive sub-zero temperatures and bone-numbing exhaustion. Worse still, their food supply is dangerously low. The most daunting decision comes when the strongest dog runs away. One person must go for help, while one must stay behind. Either way, they'll both be alone in the wild for an uncertain amount of time.

Download or read book The Sun and Her Stars written by Donna Rifkind and published by Other Press, LLC. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Jewish Book Award Finalist The little-known story of screenwriter Salka Viertel, whose salons in 1930s and 40s Hollywood created a refuge for a multitude of famous figures who had escaped the horrors of World War ll. Hollywood was created by its “others”; that is, by women, Jews, and immigrants. Salka Viertel was all three and so much more. She was the screenwriter for five of Greta Garbo's movies and also her most intimate friend. At one point during the Irving Thalberg years, Viertel was the highest-paid writer on the MGM lot. Meanwhile, at her house in Santa Monica she opened her door on Sunday afternoons to scores of European émigrés who had fled from Hitler—such as Thomas Mann, Bertolt Brecht, and Arnold Schoenberg—along with every kind of Hollywood star, from Charlie Chaplin to Shelley Winters. In Viertel's living room (the only one in town with comfortable armchairs, said one Hollywood insider), countless cinematic, theatrical, and musical partnerships were born. Viertel combined a modern-before-her-time sensibility with the Old-World advantages of a classical European education and fluency in eight languages. She combined great worldliness with great warmth. She was a true bohemian with a complicated erotic life, and at the same time a universal mother figure. A vital presence in the golden age of Hollywood, Salka Viertel is long overdue for her own moment in the spotlight.

Download or read book The Long and the Short of It written by RJ Stastny and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2022-06-26 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard is a recently retired loner who walks the short distance through the well-manicured garden to the swimming pool as he has every day since moving to a villa. As he swims in the early morning hours, a Guatemalan gardener works nearby. Although the two men do not speak the same language, they soon begin to enjoy the benefits of an uncomplicated companionship that centers around the beauty and scent of flowers. In a collection of eleven short stories, RJ Stastny takes others on a poignant journey into a world of fact, fiction and fantasy—of love unspoken and love lost, magical dogs, mysterious disappearances, murder, and international adventure. It is finally time for Terry Davis to leave Peru, his friend Roberto, and the Peace Corps to return home to teach at a small college. But as a strange chain of events unfurls, Terry learns that Roberto is not who he says he is and, even worse yet, that he no longer has control over his own life. Every day, we write our own stories—the ones we are living and the others we live only in our dreams. The Long and Short of It pulls from the author’s own experiences, intertwining facts, fiction, and fantasy into eleven short tales that offer a fascinating glimpse into the lives of multiple characters facing diverse challenges and obstacles

Download or read book The Dog Grooming Business Course written by Kristian Maris and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dog groomers and business dont mix? Guess again because, with this business blueprint, your chances of setting up and running a successful dog grooming business are increased tenfold. This course is for you, whether you are grooming from home, as a mobile groomer, or thinking about opening a commercial salon. It doesnt matter if youre not a groomerin fact, youll really benefit from this course if thats the case (especially when it comes to respecting what dog groomers contend with every day). It also doesnt matter where in the world you live. The lessons in this course are relevant universally.

Download or read book A Hole In Our Hearts written by Vonda Peterson and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vonda Peterson has a secret. After becoming pregnant in her teens, Vonda hides her pregnancy from her parents and puts her child up for adoption. For the next forty years, she imagines what his life must be like and how hers would have been with him. Even after marrying and having two more children, she celebrates his birthday every year. She keeps this secret from her children until she can’t any longer. But will her family accept her truth? While we learn of Vonda’s life through the years, we also see the happy childhood and turbulent adolescence of Kelly with his unknown-to-him adoptive parents in Rhodesia. The story follows his many adventures from being “groomed by a gay man, groomed to hate and to kill by a country, groomed by a cult.” Kelly’s struggles lead him down numerous unimaginable paths that you can’t help but wonder: will he ever find where he truly belongs? Co-authored by mother and son, Hole in Our Hearts is a memoir about perseverance, belonging, and speaking truths. Their stories show how two seemingly separate lives are entwined, connected beyond time and geographical distance, and slowly propelling towards one another until they finally meet.

Download or read book Sharing Short Stories written by Cynthia Cordell and published by Abbott Press. This book was released on 2012-07-25 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paint a picture of a familiar character, and chances are youll encounter that person in this collection of short stories. This anthology abounds with the funny, positive things that come up in life. The wonder of short stories can motivate you to investigate all that life has to offer. These sparkling short stories by Cynthia Cordell are a great way to spend your time curled up on the sofa or bed with a steaming cup of chamomile at your side. The majority are slices-of-life vignettes; peeks into the lives of ordinary people going about their business, and then, surprise! the occasional sci-fi story thrown in to add a bit of contrast and allow Ms. Cordell to show the ease with which she can change genres. The stories are a brilliant mix of the intricacies of computer programming and website design juxtaposed with makeup and hair issues and quite a lot of the love of food. The masculine and the feminine combined and a mix Ive never encountered as a reader before. Get your copy and get your tea ready! Highly recommended! Gerald Hansen, author of An Embarrassment of Riches, Hand in the Till, and Fleeing the Jurisdiction

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