Izzy & Lenore
Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me
Written by Jon Katz
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $15.00
In this wonderful book, Jon Katz, the owner of Bedlam Farm, learns once again about the unexpected places animals can take us. As trained hospice volunteers visiting homes and nursing facilities in upstate New York, Katz and his affectionate and intuitive border collie Izzy bring comfort and canine companionship to people...
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The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs
Written by The New Yorker Magazine
Contribution by Susan Orlean, John Updike and James Thurber
Foreword by Malcolm Gladwell
Format: eBook, 416 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $19.99
Only
The New Yorker could fetch such an unbelievable roster of talent on the subject of man’s best friend. This copious collection, beautifully illustrated in full color, features articles, fiction, humor, poems, cartoons, cover art, drafts, and drawings from the magazine’s archives. The roster of contributors includes John Cheever, Susan Orlean...
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The $60,000 Dog
My Life with Animals
Written by Lauren Slater
Format: Hardcover
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $24.95
A stunning new book about the role of animals in our lives, by a popular and acclaimed writer From the time she is nine years old, biking to the farmland outside her suburban home, where she discovers a disquieting world of sleeping cows and a “Private Way” full of the wondrous and...
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100 Cats Who Changed Civilization
Written by Sam Stall
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2007
Price: $14.95
100 Cats Who Made a Difference
If you don’t believe that one cat has the power to alter civilization, then you’ve obviously never heard of Tibbles (p. 12), the cat who single-handedly wiped out an entire species. Or Ahmedabad (p. 61), a Siamese kitten who sparked riots throughout Pakistan. Or...
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Bad Dog
(A Love Story)
Written by Martin Kihn
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2012
Price: $14.95
Meet Hola. She's a nightmare. But she’s gorgeous.
Hola may be the most beautiful Bernese mountain dog in the world, but she's never been trained, so it's not her fault if she tackles strangers, chews on furniture, and runs after buses. That honor falls to Marty, Hola's supposed master, who is...
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My Dog Skip
Written by Willie Morris
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2008
Price: $9.99
Now a major motion picture form Warner Brothers, starring Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Frankie Muniz, and "Eddie" from the TV show
Frasier (as Skip), and produced by Mark Johnson (
Rain Man).
In 1943 in a sleepy town on the banks of the Yazoo River, a boy fell in love with...
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DogTown
Tales of Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Redemption
Written by Stefan Bechtel
Foreword by Mickey Rourke
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $15.95
Now in paperback, this companion to the hit National Geographic Channel show,
DogTown, tells the moving stories of homeless dogs and their caretakers at the Best Friends Animal Society, evoking both the joy and the occasional, but inevitable, heartbreak that accompanies the important work of saving homeless dogs.
Focusing both on the...
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Paws & Effect
The Healing Power of Dogs
Written by Sharon Sakson
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $15.00
Dogs have always been our friends and changed our lives for the better. But they may save our lives as well. Seamlessly weaving scientific research with compelling narrative,
Paws & Effect tells incredibly moving stories of beloved pets who have supported their people through periods of ill health and other crises—with...
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