A Dog's Gift: The Inspirational Story of Veterans and Children Healed by Man's Best Friend
10 best books like A Dog's Gift: The Inspirational Story of Veterans and Children Healed by Man's Best Friend (Bob Drury): 104 Horses: A Memoir of Farm and Family, Africa and Exile, Fade To Black, On Children and Death: A Touching and Inspired about How Children and Their Parents Can and Do.., The Dogs of Avalon: The Race to Save Animals in Peril, Pukka's Promise: The Quest for Longer-Lived Dogs, Decoding Your Dog: The Ultimate Experts Explain Common Dog Behaviors and Reveal How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones, The Secret History of Kindness: Learning from How Dogs Learn, The Dog Merchants: Inside the Big Business of Breeders, Pet Stores, and Rescuers, Short Leash: A Memoir of Dog Walking and Deliverance, How to Sweet-Talk a Shark: Strategies and Stories from a Master Negotiator
104 Horses: A Memoir of Farm and Family, Africa and Exile
| Author | Mandy Retzlaff |
| ISBN | 0062204378 |
‘A letter is handed to you. In broken English, it tells you that you must now vacate your farm; that this is no longer your home, for it now belongs to the crowd on your doorstep. Then the drums begin to beat.’
As the land invasions gather pace, the Retzlaffs begin an epic journey across Zimbabwe,...
| Author | Sue Duff |
| ISBN | 0990562808 |
In the world of illusions there are many secrets . . . Ian Black has more than most.
Ian Black is an illusionist with a talent for keeping secrets. College student Rayne Bevan has a gift for uncovering them. She suspects that the popular performer's skills extend beyond the stage and that he's...
| Author | Elisabeth Kübler-Ross |
On Children and Death is a major addition to the classic works of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, whose On Death and Dying and Living with Death and Dying have been continuing sources of strength and solace for tens of millions of devoted readers worldwide. Based on a decade of working with dying children, this...
| Author | Laura Schenone |
| ISBN | 0393073580 |
Greyhounds, bred to be the fastest racing dogs on earth, are streaks of lightning. Beautiful, astonishing creatures, tens of thousands of them have been abandoned and destroyed every year once they can no longer compete and win.
The Dogs of Avalon introduces us to the strong-willed Marion...
| Author | Ted Kerasote |
| ISBN | 1469258773 |
When Ted Kerasote was ready for a new dog after losing his beloved Merle — who died too soon, as all our dogs do — he knew that he would want to give his puppy Pukka the longest life possible. But how to do that? So much has changed in the way we feed, vaccinate, train, and live with our dogs from even a decade...
| Author | American College of Veterinary Behaviorists |
| ISBN | 0547738919 |
More than ninety percent of dog owners consider their pets to be members of their family. But often, despite our best intentions, we are letting our dogs down by not giving them the guidance and direction they need. Unwanted behavior is the number-one reason dogs are relinquished to shelters...
| Author | Melissa Holbrook Pierson |
| ISBN | 0393066193 |
Years back, Melissa Holbrook Pierson brought home a border collie named Mercy, without a clue of how to get her to behave. Stunned after hiring a trainer whose immediate rapport with Mercy seemed magical, Pierson began delving into the techniques of positive reinforcement. She made her way to B. F....
| Author | Kim Kavin |
| ISBN | 1681771403 |
In what promises to become an Omnivore's Dilemma for dog lovers—breed devotees and adoption advocates alike—The Dog Merchants is the first book to explain the complex and often surprisingly similar business practices that extend from the American Kennel Club to local shelters, from Westminster...
| Author | Janice Gary |
| ISBN | 1611860725 |
Janice Gary never walked alone without a dog by her side-a big dog. Once she was a risk-taker, a girl who ran off to California with big dreams and hopes of leaving her past behind. But after a brutal attack on the streets of Berkeley, her youthful bravado vanished, replaced by a crippling need for safety....
How to Sweet-Talk a Shark: Strategies and Stories from a Master Negotiator
| Author | Bill Richardson |
| ISBN | 1623360579 |
Sharks are not evil. But they’re single-minded and very, very hungry. On land, they take the form of bosses, businesspeople, colleagues, family, and sociopathic neighbors. In the world of former governor of New Mexico and US ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson, they have taken the...
| Author | Pat Miller |
| ISBN | 0764536095 |
The Power of Positive Dog Training is the best book yet on explaining how and why purely positive training works. Inside, you'll find easy to read discussion of the philosophy of positive training followed by training tips and exercises. This book is geared toward the dog owner who wants to develop a...
| Author | John W. Pilley |
| ISBN | 0544102576 |
A New York Times Bestseller
The amazing story of a very smart Border collie who is redefining animal intelligence.
Chaser has a way with words. She knows over a thousand of them—more than any other animal of any species except humans. In addition to common nouns like house, ball,...
Animals as Teachers and Healers: True Stories and Reflections
| Author | Susan Chernak McElroy |
| ISBN | 0345409906 |
"In their innocence and wisdom, in their connection to the earth and its most ancient rhythms, animals show us a way back to a home they have never left."
So says Susan Chernak McElroy, a cancer survivor who credits much of her triumph over terminal illness to the love of the animals in her life. From...
Animal Talk: Interspecies Telepathic Communication
| Author | Penelope Smith |
| ISBN | 1571781498 |
Animal Talk presents tried-and-true telepathic communication techniques developed by the author that can dramatically transform peoples relationships with other species on all levels physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. It explains how to solve behaviour problems, how to figure out...
A Dog's Best Friend
In Why We Love the Dogs We Do, Stanley Coren provides a foolproof guide to understanding which dog will make the best lifetime companion. He brings together his expertise in the fields of human psychology and animal behavior to provide a completely new approach to the dog/human...
| Author | Hans Wilhelm |
| ISBN | 0517572656 |
As picture books that deal with deep sadness go, I'll Always Love You isn't the most crushing heartbreak out there. The Scar by Charlotte Moundlic and Harry & Hopper by Margaret Wild are far more heartrending, stories of such beautiful, pure power that it's hard to think of many better books ever...
| Author | Peter Zheutlin |
| ISBN | 0143131176 |
The follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Rescue Road offers a heartwarming and humorous look at what rescue dogs can teach us about life, love, and ourselves.
In RESCUED, NYT bestselling author Peter Zheutlin interweaves stories and lessons from families who have welcomed rescue dogs into...
| Author | Ellie Laks |
| ISBN | 0385347669 |
Founder Ellie Laks started The Gentle Barn after adopting a sick goat from a run-down petting zoo in 1999. Some two hundred animals later (including chickens, horses, pigs, cows, rabbits, emus, and more), The Gentle Barn has become an extraordinary nonprofit that brings together a volunteer staff...
People Tools for Business
| Author | Alan C. Fox |
| ISBN | 1590792874 |
Mastering the art of working well with others is the key to success. Whether you are just entering the workforce or have been running a business for years, this book will help you build the career—and life—of your dreams.
MAKE A CAREER OUT OF BEING HAPPY
Based on the countless lessons...
The Working Chicken: Learn everything you need to know to become a backyard egg and meat producer in 30 minutes or less!
Get ready for your new flock in thirty minutes or less!
A short, sweet, and self-sufficient guide to keeping chickens as part of a rural or urban homestead. Learn everything you need to know to get started on your poultry adventure, with quick answers to frequently asked questions like:
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Honey, Do You Need a Ride?: Confessions of a Fat Runner
| Author | Jennifer Graham |
| ISBN | 1891369806 |
This laugh-out-loud comedic memoir of life as an overweight runner moves along at a five-minute-per-mile pace. Jennifer Graham doesn't run to lose weight—she runs because she loves it. And as much as she runs, her excess poundage never leaves. So she accepts her body type for what it is, and runs for...
| Author | Hank Gilman |
| ISBN | 1591843782 |
A practical, entertaining handbook for people who never expected to be bosses. Plenty of managers never asked, expected, or trained to be put in charge of other people. But when it happens, these accidental bosses often find that learning to manage is like learning to swim by being dropped into the deep...
| Author | Karl Gerth |
| ISBN | 0809034298 |
In this revelatory examination of the most overlooked force that is changing the face of China, the Oxford historian and scholar of modern Asia Karl Gerth shows that as the Chinese consumer goes, so goes the world. While Americans and Europeans have become increasingly worried about China’s competition...
| Author | Dick Wolfsie |
| ISBN | 1602393532 |
I enrolled Barney in obedience school. If I had known how being ‘bad’ would be part of his charm and would add to his success on camera, I might have given this more thought. I was impressed with the legendary school’s sales pitch, including their money-back guarantee. But when I said my dog was a...
The last thing Nancy Ellis-Bell expected to descend on her life was a neglected, too-tall, smart-mouthed, one-legged, blue-and-gold rescue macaw named Peg Leg. And yet, it made perfect sense. A lifelong animal lover, Nancy could never turn away a stray cat, dog, squirrel, or raccoon from her California...
