Author : Diana Lundin
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 26,13 MB
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1641702095
A must-have gift book for any dog and ice cream lover, Dogs vs. Ice Cream is a hilarious collection of priceless reactions when cute canines sample our favorite frozen treat. Celebrity dog photographer Diana Lundin provides a fantastic and unforgettable collection of images, from pit bulls to Yorkies, from Doberman pinschers to springer spaniels, boxers, dalmatians, poodles, and every breed you can think of who might like a scoop of ice cream!
Author : Ed Ifkovic
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 43,31 MB
Release : 2007-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0595471048
The Guinness Book of World Records calls her the best-selling female singer in history. Billboard named her the Celebrity of the Century. Diana Ross, lead singer of the most popular girl group of the 1960s and later a consummate solo artist, has been in the public eye for over four decades. From 1964-when "Where Did Our Love Go?" rose to number one on the pop charts-to the present day, she has been the ultimate diva, an artist worshiped by fanatical fans, yet pilloried in the press for her temper tantrums and untoward demands. Ed Ifkovic delivers his own spin on this international celebrity, an idiosyncratic collection of short pieces that create a portrait of the mercurial star. From a Detroit housing project to a Connecticut mansion-who is this woman who exacts such loyalty from her fans and such vitriol from her detractors? There are pieces on Diana's tantrums, true, but also jottings on the homes she's lived in, the food she eats, the cars she drives, even her role as muse for writers. There is a collection of poetic similes commentators have employed to describe her, as well as a mind-boggling catalogue of garish tabloid headlines. This off-beat book, admittedly an obsessive fan's unembarrassed send-up-equal parts delight and censure-is a spirited yet sardonic tale that also explores the integration of black music into the white mainstream. Frankly, Diana led that noble charge. What the author delights in is the unorthodox observation and gossipy tidbit that accompanied that revolution.
Author : Laura T. Coffey
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 22,90 MB
Release : 2015-09-18
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1608683419
“No Dog Should Die Alone” was the attention-grabbing — and heart-stirring — headline of journalist Laura T. Coffey’s TODAY show website story about photographer Lori Fusaro’s work with senior shelter pets. While generally calm, easy, and already house-trained, these animals often represent the highest-risk population at shelters. With gorgeous, joyful photographs and sweet, funny, true tales of “old dogs learning new tricks,” Coffey and Fusaro show that adopting a senior can be even more rewarding than choosing a younger dog. You’ll meet endearing elders like Marnie, the irresistible shih tzu who has posed for selfies with Tina Fey, James Franco, and Betty White; Remy, a soulful nine-year-old dog adopted by elderly nuns; George Clooney’s cocker spaniel, Einstein; and Bretagne, the last known surviving search dog from Ground Zero. They may be slower moving and a tad less exuberant than puppies, but these pooches prove that adopting a senior brings immeasurable joy, earnest devotion, and unconditional love.
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Publisher : Walter Foster Jr
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 24,60 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1610598660
Now anyone can learn to draw 25 different dog breeds! Simple step-by-step instructions make it fun and easy to draw lifelike dogs and puppies. Just start with the basic shapes and follow the illustrated examples, and you'll be creating your own amazing masterpieces in no time. Following the simple prompts, children can make beautiful drawings of their favorite canines; and with the featured fun facts, have more things to love about them!
Author : Diana Wynne Jones
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 25,20 MB
Release : 2012-04-12
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1101566981
A funny, heartbreaking, stunning book by the legendary Diana Wynne Jones—with an introduction by Neil Gaiman. The Dog Star, Sirius, is tried - and found guilty - by his heavenly peers for a murder he did not commit. His sentence: to live on the planet Earth until he can carry out a seemingly impossible mission - the recovery of a deadly weapon known as the Zoi. The first lesson Sirius learns in his lowly earthly form is that humans have all the power. The second is that even though his young mistress loves him, she can't protect either of them. The third - and worst - is that someone out there will do anything to keep Sirius from finding the Zoi. Even if it means destroying Earth itself. This funny, heartbreaking, stunning book features an introduction by Neil Gaiman, an avid fan of Diana Wynne Jones.
Author : Ed Ifkovic
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 39,86 MB
Release : 2002-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0595253784
A Girl Holding Lilacs tells the story of the young daughter of a struggling immigrant family from Croatia, living on a small farm in Connecticut during the bleak, Depression-bound 1930s. The family is isolated not only from its cherished Old Country roots but also from the large, vibrant Croatian colonies of the Midwest. As Anna moves from her six years into adolescence, she chronicles, with increasing fright and confusion, the effects of America on the world she knows. She watches her parents change before the harsh new life, and she watches as her beloved brother Joey, the American-born, happy-go-lucky boy who wants so much from life, slowly drown in a world of despair and decay. Originally published in 1980 as Anna Marinkovich, this edition has been rewritten in keeping with the author's original intentions.
Author : Diana McCaulay
Publisher : Peepal Tree PressLtd
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 13,59 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781845231231
Told in two voices, educated Jamaican English and the nation-language of the people, this dramatic novel tells the story of a well-meaning, middle-class woman and a young boy from the ghetto whom she desperately wants to help. Alternating between the perspectives of the woman and the boy, the story engages with issues of race and class, examines the complexities of relationships between people of very different backgrounds, and explores the difficulties faced by individuals seeking to bring about social change through their own actions. The dramatic climax and tragic choices made grow from the gulf of incomprehension between middle-class and poor Jamaicans and provide penetrating insights into the roots of violence in impoverished communities.
Author : W. Jean Dodds
Publisher : Dogwise Publishing
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 35,52 MB
Release : 2011-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 161781041X
Weight gain, hair loss and behavior changes are symptoms of thyroid problems. Learn how to recognize and get treatment for this under-diagnosed and misunderstood malady. Easy to read text with color photos and case studies to help you help your dog.
Author : Diana Lawrenson
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 46,68 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781865082479
A full-colour photo look at the breeding, raising, training and assessment of young guide dogs, and when they are matched with their handlers to become working guide dogs.
Author : Eric Minh Tang
Publisher : Publishamerica Incorporated
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 35,92 MB
Release : 2004-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781413727449
If you told me back then that delivering newspapers would get me involved with illegal drugs, gruesome murders, the police, and even the President of the United States, I would have laughed at you. But that's exactly what happened to me. And being a paperboy was the reason . . ." So begins fourteen-year-old Minh Li's wildest adventure. Living in a Hartford housing project, a dead-end world of grime and crime, the Vietnamese-American teenager wishes he could be like his idol Bruce Lee, the Golden Dragon himself. Like his hero, Minh was born in the Year of the Dragon, but he soon learns that the spirit of the great martial arts master is all he needs when his own quiet world is struck by violence and murder. Life starts getting dangerous for him and suddenly he has no choice -- he has to act!
