From Baghdad to America: Life Lessons from a Dog Named Lava
10 best books like From Baghdad to America: Life Lessons from a Dog Named Lava (Jay Kopelman): The Dog Who Rescues Cats: True Story of Ginny, Soul of a Lion: One Woman's Quest to Rescue Africa's Wildlife Refugees, Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives, The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them, Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden, No Dogs in Heaven?: Scenes from the Life of a Country Veterinarian, What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs, The Compassion of Animals: True Stories of Animal Courage and Kindness, The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats: A Journey into the Feline Heart
The Dog Who Rescues Cats: True Story of Ginny
| Author | Philip González |
| ISBN | 0060927801 |
Philip Gonzalez had lost all interest in living after an industrial accident left him disabled. A friend suggested he adopt a dog.Reluctantly he went to the shelter, where Ginny, a badly abused one-year-old pup,quickly won him over. Philip realized immediately that Ginny was no ordinary dog--she...
| Author | Barbara Bennett |
| ISBN | 1426206542 |
For animal lovers, nature enthusiasts, and the vast readership for gripping true-life stories, this African saga is a must-read adventure. It chronicles the unique Harnas Wildlife Foundation in Namibia, where Marieta van der Merwe and her family, former wealthy cattle farmers, have sold land...
Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives
| Author | Thomas French |
| ISBN | 1401323464 |
Welcome to the savage and surprising world of Zoo Story, an unprecedented account of the secret life of a zoo and its inhabitants, both animal and human. Based on six years of research, the book follows a handful of unforgettable characters at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo: an alpha chimp with a weakness for...
| Author | Wayne Pacelle |
| ISBN | 0061969788 |
The president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, the world’s largest animal protection organization, Wayne Pacelle brings us The Bond, a heartfelt, eye-opening exploration of the special bond between animals and humans. With the poignant insight of Animals Make Us Human and the...
Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends
| Author | Carol Buckley |
| ISBN | 0399254439 |
Best friends come in all shapes and sizes! After retiring from the circus, Tarra became the first resident of the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. When other elephants moved in and developed close friendships, only Tarra remained independent? until the day she met a stray mixed-breed dog named Bella.
It...
No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
| Author | Mark Owen |
| ISBN | 0525953728 |
For the first time anywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moment
From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from the...
| Author | Robert T. Sharp |
| ISBN | 0786715243 |
For the millions of animal enthusiasts in America, here's a heartwarming collection of tales by veterinarian Robert Sharp that relate the joys and misadventures of being an animal doctor in small-town U.S.A. With humor and compassion, No Dogs in Heaven? portrays the great and not-so-great characteristics...
| Author | Cat Warren |
| ISBN | 1451667310 |
A firsthand exploration of the fascinating world of “working dogs”—who seek out missing persons, sniff for explosives in war zones, and locate long-dead remains—through the experiences of a journalist and her canine companion, an incorrigible pup named Solo.
Cat Warren is a university...
| Author | Kristin von Kreisler |
| ISBN | 0761518088 |
Do Animals Have Feelings?
According to Kristin von Kreisler, the answer is an undeniable yes. Here, she shares dozens of absorbing, true stories of animals who've risked their lives to keep the human they love out of danger. You'll read of incredibly heroic acts—from the dog who swallows a firecracker...
| Author | Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson |
| ISBN | 0345448839 |
Drawing from literature, history, animal behavioral research, and the wonderful true stories of cat experts and cat lovers around the world, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson vividly explores the delights and mysteries of the feline heart. But at the core of this remarkable book are Masson’s candid,...
| Author | Gene Weingarten |
| ISBN | 1416534997 |
Calling all fleabags! As a big fan of geriatric canines, I howled for this book from the moment I heard about it. And, I realized quickly I was barking up the right tree here with purchase of an expensive hardback book in which the authors were clearly not dogging it. I am growling, however, because this...
ZooBorns!: Zoo Babies from Around the World
| Author | Andrew Bleiman |
| ISBN | 1442412720 |
When I found this book on the new books shelf, I had to catch myself before uttering a loud squeal that would have certainly garnered me a few "shusshes!" But, come on, how cute is that bengal tiger cub on the cover!? ;-) And if even the sternest of librarians looked at the fifteen little pictures on the back...
| 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,...
| Author | Sharon Sakson |
| ISBN | 1593500386 |
Being a dog lover, I'm already very familiar with the emotional upside of being around dogs, but this book took it a step further by suggesting that the ancient relationship between man and dog is evolving beyond companionship and emotional well-being.
As a former puppy-raiser for guide dogs,...
| Author | Seth Casteel |
| ISBN | 0316254894 |
New York Times bestselling author and photographer Seth Casteel's follow-up to the phenomenal Underwater Dogs -- now with puppies.
The world fell in love with swimming canines in Seth Casteel's first book, Underwater Dogs. Now, in more than 80 previously unpublished portraits of underwater...
