Author : Shelby Tolbert
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 36,79 MB
Release : 2023-03-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
Aspen goes to the pet store where she meets an unlikely best friend. In this story, we learn through the eyes of a child that a price tag does not determine the value of friendship.
Author : Alexandra Horowitz
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 17,36 MB
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1982137622
From Alexandra Horowitz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog, an eye-opening, informative, and wholly entertaining examination and celebration of the human-canine relationship for the curious dog owner and science-lover alike. We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. We buy them sweaters, toys, shoes; we are concerned with their social lives, their food, and their health. The story of humans and dogs is thousands of years old but is far from understood. In Our Dogs, Ourselves, Alexandra Horowitz explores all aspects of this unique and complex interspecies pairing. As Horowitz considers the current culture of dogdom, she reveals the odd, surprising, and contradictory ways we live with dogs. We celebrate their individuality but breed them for sameness. Despite our deep emotional relationships with dogs, legally they are property to be bought, sold, abandoned, or euthanized as we wish. Even the way we speak to our dogs is at once perplexing and delightful. In thirteen thoughtful and charming chapters, Our Dogs, Ourselves affirms our profound affection for this most charismatic of animals—and opens our eyes to the companions at our sides as never before.
Author : Alexandra Horowitz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 22,65 MB
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1471126226
You are missing at least eighty percent of what is happening around you right now. You are missing what is happening in your body, in the distance, and right in front of you. In marshalling your attention to these words, you are ignoring an unthinkably large amount of information that continues to bombard all of your senses. This ignorance is useful: indeed, we compliment it and call it concentration. It enables us to not just notice the shapes on the page, but to absorb them as intelligible words, phrases, ideas. Alas, we tend to bring this focus to every activity we do. In so doing, it is inevitable that we also bring along attention's companion: inattention to everything else. This book begins with that inattention. It is not a book about how to bring more focus to your reading of Tolstoy; it is not about how to multitask, attending to two or three or four tasks at once. It is not about how to avoid falling asleep at a public lecture, or at your grandfather's tales of boyhood misadventures. It is about attending to the joys of the unattended, the perceived 'ordinary'. Even when engaged in the simplest of activities - taking a walk around the block - we pay so little attention to most of what is right before us that we are sleepwalkers in our own lives. This book is about that walk around the block, and how to rediscover the extraordinary things that we are missing in our ordinary activities.
Author : Elias Weiss Friedman
Publisher : Artisan Books
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 20,63 MB
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1579656714
When Friedman moved to New York City, he missed the dogs that had surrounded him growing up. He began photographing dogs on the street, and posting them on his blog, The Dogist. Whether because of the look in a dog's eyes, its innate beauty, or even the clothes its owner has dressed it in, every portrait in this book tells a story and explores the dog's distinct character and spirit.
Author : Sarah Latchaw
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 45,17 MB
Release : 2020-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1623422671
Life and love are more brutal than the crackled ice of a Rocky Mountain fourteener… That’s what thrill-seeker Kaye Trilby believed, until a deadly avalanche almost swept her from the face of the earth. Now, tackling life and love with her ex-husband isn’t as traumatic as scaling the mountains she once longed for. Or is it? Kaye has loved the brilliant and guarded Samuel Cabral since childhood and, at last, he’s allowed her behind his carefully-cultivated veneer. But so much has changed in the years they lived apart, Kaye worries she may never fully know him. Why is Samuel firmly against becoming a father? Who is this mysterious woman in Mexico, and why is she a secret? While Samuel chases ghosts through the lush hills of Tamaulipas, Kaye chases the woman she once was, up the peaks of Colorado’s gleaming fourteeners. In the end, is it possible Kaye and Samuel are chasing separate futures? With this life-affirming and personal novel, Sarah Latchaw returns with a stunning, multifaceted conclusion to her Hydraulic series. Fourteeners is a grown-up story of first love and second chances.
Author : Stacy Claflin
Publisher : Stacy Claflin
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 20,15 MB
Release : 2017-05-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Ever since her twin became a singing sensation, Sky Hampton has struggled to be appreciated for who she is—apart from her sister. She wards off Aspen’s fans, who beg for autographs and selfies everywhere Sky goes. She can’t even find a guy who likes her for her. Sky flees to the small coastal town of Indigo Bay in hopes of blending in and building her blossoming career. Jace Fisher is the textbook definition of the strong silent type—nobody can break through his tough exterior. He has suffered more than his fair share of tragedies, and to protect his shattered heart, he pushes everyone away. Jace spends his days fixing the Indigo Bay cottages, and his nights… nobody really knows. He keeps to himself. When Jace shows up to fix Sky’s AC, he barely notices her and she’s distracted with settling in. It takes an emergency situation to get them talking, and when they do, the two find they have more in common than first appeared. As their attraction grows, defenses soar. Will they be able to risk love when they’ve both been burned in the past? This is the second book in the Indigo Bay Sweet Romance series (a story world created by seven fabulous authors) as well as a spinoff from Stacy Claflin’s Hunters series. This sweet romance is a standalone, and can be read on its own. Read Sweet Dreams to satisfy your craving for a heartwarming romance.
Author : Dave Thompson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 45,89 MB
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 149500208X
There are few modern animated television shows that could survive over a decade and a half and remain as funny... or as stupid... or as sick... or as depraved... today as when they started. Even fewer can claim to cater to “mature” audiences, while their critics complain that everything about the show is immature. And fewer still where, for the first decade or so, one of the main characters was killed off every week. Then returned, no worse for wear, seven days later. That, however, is the world of South Park, and this is a book about that world. A journey through the lives, times, and catastrophes that have established the tiny mountain town of South Park, Colorado, as America's favorite dysfunctional community. A voyage into a universe where Barbra Streisand is reborn as a Japanese monster movie; where Kentucky Fried Chicken is a registered drug; where Canada is forever on a footing for war; and where we discover that even feces love Christmas. From Zebulon Pike to Chef, from Brian Boitano to Mel Gibson, from “Super Best Friends” to South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, it's all covered in South Park FAQ. Featuring A-Z coverage of the all the characters readers have come to know and the stories behind the episodes, it also includes an episode guide and an appendix of all of the songs featured in South Park. Nothing is sacred and nobody is safe. Even physical and emotional disabilities are just another banana skin for someone to slip on, and the term “politically correct” has been translated into “oh good, you're getting annoyed.” It is a place where ... you get the picture. This is not Bambi!
Author : Jill Elliot
Publisher : Crestline Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,16 MB
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9780785826217
Whole Health for Happy Dogs is a complete reference guide to help you understand what it takes for your dog to be at optimal health. From what you should feed to how to protect your dog from pesky pets, this book offers everything you need to know to care for your dog naturally, including: • What health is and what it is not • Determining what breed is best for your lifestyle • Key steps to keeping your dog healthy • How to recognize disease and how to prevent it • Tips on diet, nutrition, exercise, and choosing a veterinarian • Natural treatments including aromatherapy, acupuncture, homeopathy, and chiropractic • Conventional and holistic care—which will best serve the needs of your dog? • Natural solutions for the home and yard to ensure the good health of your dog • Compelling photography and illustrations throughout Embark on a journey that will keep your dog healthy, happy and an active member of your family for a long time to come. By learning to care for our dogs before they become ill—using a natural and holistic approach—we can avoid the common disorders that are becoming more prevalent in dogs today.
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Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 27,4 MB
Release : 2005
Category :
ISBN : 9781598001402
Author : Kevin Ervin Kelley
Publisher : BenBella Books
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 26,26 MB
Release : 2024-03-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1637744757
Do we still need physical places like grocery stores, restaurants, and office buildings? Or will the “Replacement Economy” led by the tech titans and retail giants wipe out these venues in their rapid ascent to unicorn status? What about museums, universities, and performing arts venues? Considering the power of technology today, can’t we replace these relics with faster, cheaper, and more efficient online tools, apps, and AI? Through engaging storytelling, human behavior insights, and proven design techniques, Kevin Kelley—an attention architect and cofounder of Shook Kelley, a strategic design firm that pioneered the field of “convening”—unfolds why physical places are essential to civil society, business, and community. In these pages, he reveals what it takes for brick-and-mortar establishments to attract an audience and maintain a competitive edge in our increasingly digital world, whether you’re a: Retail leader or institutional manager trying to attract people to your offering while keeping the disruptors at bay Student of design who values social facilitation over object-oriented design Concerned citizen worried about the loss of community and civility Irreplaceable offers a welcomed antidote to the anti-human digital future crushing our main streets and infiltrating every corner of our lives. It provides a comprehensive roadmap for creating human experiences that have the power to convene and bring friends, neighbors, and strangers together in prosocial environments in ways the digital replacements can’t replicate.
