The Bull in the Darkness and the One-Eyed Dog


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Dr. Robert Sharp tells remarkable, highly readable, and true stories of a country vet’s encounters with animal patients of all kinds, their equally unusual if not unique owners, and the flavorful rural settings they inhabit. The Bull in the Darkness and the One-Eyed Dog is a collection of his most memorable country animal cases—many funny, some almost unbelievable, and some thought-provoking.




The Royal Rake


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No Dogs in Heaven?


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A country veterinarian recounts forty tales featuring his experiences treating such animals as bulls, dogs, goats, cows, and horses.







Wild Cards VIII: One-Eyed Jacks


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They call themselves the jumpers: a vicious gang with the power to transport their minds into others; bodies, using them to commit acts of terror and violence, before abandoning them and leaving their victims to face the consequences. The jumpers' cutthroat ambition to control the Wild Card community will pit aces, jokers, and humans at odds like never before.







Some Records of Crime


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Glossaries Of Americanisms


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American lexicography has a distinguished and familiar tradition. Elwyn (1859) is intended as a corrective response to the excessive identification of Americanisms, but in fact represents what one might term the ‘traditionalist’ position. Fallows (1883) is significant as a treatment of Americanisms and Briticisms for a general audience. Norton (1890) is a specific application to American political life.