Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country


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Winner of the 2020 Reading the West Advocacy Award Winner of the 2020 Colorado Book Award for Creative Nonfiction "This is a book for all of us, right now." —Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, beloved writer Pam Houston learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Elk calves and bluebirds mark the changing seasons, winter temperatures drop to 35 below, and lightning sparks a 110,000-acre wildfire, threatening her century-old barn and all its inhabitants. Through her travels from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska, she explores what ties her to the earth, the ranch most of all. Alongside her devoted Irish wolfhounds and a spirited troupe of horses, donkeys, and Icelandic sheep, the ranch becomes Houston’s sanctuary, a place where she discovers how the natural world has mothered and healed her after a childhood of horrific parental abuse and neglect. In essays as lucid and invigorating as mountain air, Deep Creek delivers Houston’s most profound meditations yet on how “to live simultaneously inside the wonder and the grief… to love the damaged world and do what I can to help it thrive.”




The Other End of the Leash


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Learn to communicate with your dog—using their language “Good reading for dog lovers and an immensely useful manual for dog owners.”—The Washington Post An Applied Animal Behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years’ experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell reveals a revolutionary new perspective on our relationship with dogs—sharing insights on how “man’s best friend” might interpret our behavior, as well as essential advice on how to interact with our four-legged friends in ways that bring out the best in them. After all, humans and dogs are two entirely different species, each shaped by its individual evolutionary heritage. Quite simply, humans are primates and dogs are canids (as are wolves, coyotes, and foxes). Since we each speak a different native tongue, a lot gets lost in the translation. This marvelous guide demonstrates how even the slightest changes in our voices and in the ways we stand can help dogs understand what we want. Inside you will discover: • How you can get your dog to come when called by acting less like a primate and more like a dog • Why the advice to “get dominance” over your dog can cause problems • Why “rough and tumble primate play” can lead to trouble—and how to play with your dog in ways that are fun and keep him out of mischief • How dogs and humans share personality types—and why most dogs want to live with benevolent leaders rather than “alpha wanna-bes!” Fascinating, insightful, and compelling, The Other End of the Leash is a book that strives to help you connect with your dog in a completely new way—so as to enrich that most rewarding of relationships.




The Fog Ladies


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Young, overworked, overtired, overstressed medical intern Sarah James has no time for sleuthing. Her elderly neighbors, the spunky Fog Ladies, have nothing but time. When, one by one, old ladies die in their elegant apartment building in San Francisco, Sarah assumes it is the natural consequence of growing old. The Fog Ladies assume murder. Mrs. Bridge falls off a stool cleaning bugs out of her kitchen light. Mrs. Talwin hits her head in the bathtub and drowns. Suddenly, the Pacific Heights building is turning over tenants faster than the fog rolls in on a cool San Francisco evening. Sarah resists the Fog Ladies' perseverations. But when one of them falls down the stairs and tells Sarah she was pushed, even Sarah believes evil lurks in their building. Can they find the killer before they fall victim themselves?




Grace, Grit and Gratitude


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To the outside eye, it looked like Tara Coyote was living the perfect life in the suburbs with her musician husband, successful Pilates studio and Brady Bunch type family. What the outside world didn't see was the pivotal event that turned her life upside down. Grace, Grit and Gratitude is one woman's story of a profound bond with horses that carried her through nine years of pain, trauma, cancer and the challenges of loss. It is about finding the courage to face one's shadow in the darkest hour. Learn how the ancient principles of death and rebirth from the Mesopotamian Goddess, Inanna, has saved more than just one life. Follow one woman's spiritual journey of pain, perseverance and discovery with the unexpected power of her horses and ancient teachings as her guide. A portion of the sale of each book will be donated to The Wild Beauty Foundation, an organization that works to raise awareness for the wild horses of North America. As Tara's mustang, Comanche has had a profound impact upon her life, she is passionate about supporting this important cause! The Wild Beauty Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to illuminating key issues wild and domestic horses are facing today, while also bringing the incredible, therapeutic world of horses to children and families. Founded by filmmakers Ashley Avis and Edward Winters, WBF seeks to raise awareness through film, education, and adoption. For more info & for how you can get involved, please visit: https: //wildbeautyfoundation.org/ Tara Coyote is the founder of Wind Horse Sanctuary, a certified Eponaquest 'Equine Facilitated Learning' instructor, life coach, workshop leader, writer and dancer. You will find her happily scooping horse manure on Kaua'i, Hawaii!




I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die


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A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.




Falling


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This debut memoir will forever change the way you think about women in prison. KAREN ANDREA CAMPBELL WAS LIVING THE AMERICA DREAM A married mother with two active daughters in high school, a productive career and an active outdoors life style in the Pacific Northwest. UNTIL SHE WAS CONVICTED OF FELONY MANSLAUGHTER DUI AND SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON She was going to prison. The judge banged the gavel, the Bailiff escorted her toward a door at the front of the courtroom. She took one last look at her family. They were in each other’s arms. The Bailiff opened the door at the front of the courtroom as she stepped through the door that led to another world and one question that haunted her. But can she survive the next six years in a full custody women’s prison?




A GUIDE TO LIVING WITH & TRAINING A FEARFUL DOG


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A guide to the philosophy and techniques for working with fearful, shy or anxious dogs, the book dispels common myths and misinformation regarding fear based behaviors. It provides, in easy to understand language, the most effective and humane ways to handle dogs with fear based behavior challenges. Very useful information and full of resources for shelters, foster care givers, rescue organizations and veterinarians.




The Yippy, Yappy Yorkie in the Green Doggy Sweater


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What happens when you combine: A girl named Ellen who has just moved to a new neighborhood; A yippy, yappy Yorkie named Baxter who disappears from Ellen’s new yard; And a new neighborhood that doesn’t look anything like their old one Blossom Street? For Ellen and Baxter, it’s a moving day that turns into something very special, with many happy discoveries. In their second Blossom Street Kids picture book, New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber and Mary Lou Carney share a charming and heartwarming tale about embarking on new adventures and finding friends in unexpected places.




Passion & Dezire


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Jazara is a beautiful, heterosexual lawyer who is having problems with her fiancé, Demarco. She never imagined that her love for him would quickly be questioned once she came face to face with Triston. Triston began to show Jazara a new way of living and now her life was turned upside down. Let's just say that she was intrigued by what was being offered and she was seeing herself differently, while enjoying the way she felt. She was actually enjoying it a little too much because the lifestyle was starting to pull her in different directions that could lead to new problems. Just how will Jazara play her new relationship cards? Can she handle this new lifestyle or will other feelings cause her to question her choices. Can Triston show her enough to win her over or does Demarco win in the end? Just how INTRIGUED is she with this new lifestyle?




I Love You, I Need Him


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Brooklyn I learned early in life to build walls around my heart. After my mother died. Before my father went to jail. “I’d give anything to make sure the people I love know it…” So when my boss hires a tall, tattooed Irishman to work alongside me, I vow to keep things professional. Especially when I find out he’s a widower. But when my violent past threatens my future, I find myself closer to Declan than I planned to be. “...you want to sleep in my bed?” The walls around my heart are high… but the arms around my body are strong. And I’ve convinced myself he can save me from the coming storm. Declan I escaped New York for Tennessee to have a clean slate. From my vices. From my ghosts... But my new boss has the kind of eyes you can’t look away from. And the kind of laugh that threatens to pull you from the dark. “It’s just chemical, what you’re feeling right now…” I tell myself I’m just being a good friend when I let her stay in my room. But the lies we tell ourselves are the hardest to overcome. “I thought I knew what it was like to be haunted by someone. I was wrong. I don’t know shit…” My attempt at starting over has led me to my greatest fear. Love can never make me weak again. And I can’t fall for a girl who looks like the sun when I’m the goddamn storm.