Dogs World

Prolific science writer Susan E. Goodman has delighted young audiences with her informative and always entertaining works. In It's a Dog's Life, Goodman explores such canine quandaries as, ''Why do dogs sniff everything?'' and ''What do they see when they look at a sunset?'' Goodman's engaging, humorous writing style grabs young listeners and proves the perfect vehicle for offering choice tidbits on canine evolution, breeds, and behavior.

As part of an elite team of Marines, Craig Grossi was sent on his most dangerous assignment to the Sangin District of Afghanistan. He expected to face harsh conditions and violence from Taliban fighters.

From Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson comes the moving story of a young boy who, with a dad fighting in Europe and a sister working at the Higgins Boat factory, longs to have a dog of his own. Fish has a knack for inventing. His annoying neighbor, Olympia, has a knack for messing things up. But when his latest invention leads Fish to Liberty, a beautiful stray dog who needs a home, he and Olympia work together to rescue her.

I thought dying in prison was my only option… …then I was given a choice. I can either board an alien spaceship with 400 fellow criminals or rot in prison on a freezing Earth. The spacecraft's captain, a handsome alien who looks remarkably human, has been visiting me in my dreams for over a year. He has given me the companionship I need during my time locked up in solitary confinement, and the way he holds me in my mind makes me forget the Earth is on the brink of extinction. But was that nothing but my imagination? The alien in question doesn’t seem to know anything about the hours ...

The scent of one freshly unearthed white truffle in Barolo was all it took to lead Rowan Jacobsen down a rabbit hole into a world of secretive hunts, misty woods, black-market deals, obsessive chefs, quixotic scientists, muddy dogs, maddening smells, and some of the most memorable meals ever created.

In Churchill's D-Day, Allen Packwood and Richard Dannatt narrate and analyze Sir Winston Churchill's emotional turmoil and epic decision-making before, during, and after the world-defining action of D-Day. Culled from the official Churchill Papers at the Churchill Archives Centre, the book features historical documents, letters, and more, for a Churchillian experience of D-Day leadership, military strategy, and humanity.

He used to be a detective. Now he’s just another homeless man shuffling through Seattle’s rain-slick streets, muttering prayers and pushing a shopping cart he calls home. Most days, he can’t even remember his name. Haunted by hallucinations, grief, and guilt, he talks to God about everything—the cold, the hunger, the pain in his twisted ankle, and the memory of his dog Blessed, buried in the park where she died in his arms. But when he stumbles onto the freshly dug grave of a murdered woman with a missing tooth that mirrors his own daughter’s unsolved killing, something breaks ...

In the field known as Astrobiology, there is a research program called SETI, The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. At the heart of SETI, there is a mystery known as The Great Silence, or The Fermi Paradox, named after the famous physicist Enrico Fermi. Essentially, he asked “If they exist, where are they?”. Some quite cogent arguments maintain that if there was extraterrestrial intelligence, they should have visited the Earth by now. This story, a bit tongue in cheek, gives a fictional account of one explanation for The Great Silence, known as The Zoo Hypothesis. Are we a ...

In the world beyond the Spires, the Order reigns supreme. Betrayed and trapped in Erlik’s dungeon, Duchess encounters a new ally in the form of a fellow prisoner who came from the Spires long ago and who may hold the key to understanding everything. Left with no means of contact with the outside world, she grows increasingly desperate to find a way out and free the packs from the Emperor’s grasp. But freedom does not come without its cost, and if she wants to have any hope of rescuing everyone she cares about, she will need to turn to the one group who appears to act outside the ...

Beneath the Crimson Dawn, the fresh Flames of Remembrance threaten to return this world To Ash. Following the theft of Alex’s weapon, Duchess discovers the truth about Arcanum and is forced to choose between continuing to fight for a lie or attempting to stop the fleshstealers before it’s too late. Caught in a race against time and feeling betrayed by those who she once trusted, she decides to take her future into her own paws and risk it all. Her chosen journey will push her far beyond her limits and shed further light on the darkness that has defined her. Though she has tried to ...

Our dogs mean the world to us and as owners we do our best to make sure they feel happy and loved, whilst also keeping them in line when needed. But wouldn’t it be so much easier if we spoke the same language and could ask what they were thinking or feeling? In his latest book, top dog trainer, Graeme Hall, reveals the secrets to understanding what your furry companion is trying to say and how they see the world. Drawing on 15 years of experience training over 5,000 dogs, and backed up with scientific evidence, he tackles all the tricky questions you’ve ever wanted to ask.

Hatred sent me into his arms. I don't have a problem with Dragons or even Dragon Kings. The last Dragon King of Vix left my people alone, and that's all I want from one of them. He died at the hands of his goddess, and his throne has sat empty for several months, leaving the Kingdom of Vix to floundered. Crime has grown rampant in the crown city of Nuri, gangs freely roaming the streets, and the courtiers have taken over the castle. My king, the Great Luh of the Ricarri, has delighted in the chaos. But now, word has come that a young Dragon has won the crown. He has a rough task ahead of ...

An animal hater and an animal lover's paths collide the week leading up to Valentine's Day. Melvin Lai inherited the last thing he ever wanted from his favorite uncle: a cocker spaniel. Now he's on the verge of losing his home to the unruly puppy and, much to his surprise, his heart when he meets Dr. Chu, Sparkle's vet. Vivian Chu loves caring for her furry friends, so she can't fathom how anyone could think poorly of her new patient, especially his owner. To her, first impressions are everything, and the one Melvin left has her feeling disheartened and bruised - literally.

We are entering another ice age. In less than a year, my brother and I will freeze to death, unless we starve first. Experts have created biodomes, built tunnels, and rationed food and fuel to make the end more tolerable, for a bit. When Lon of planet Kaipra contacts me, claiming he has the key to our survival, I have to listen. He’ll help humans survive the ice age, but at the ultimate cost—I must agree to leave my brother, my friends, and the entire planet I call home to travel across the galaxy with him. Can I trust him? What are his plans with me? And do I even have a choice? ...

Meet Pudge — a floppy-eared, highly trained search-and-rescue beagle with a secret that not even his closest allies fully understand: he’s been through time, he's been through fire, and he’s come back with a mission that only a dog like him could carry. When Calvin Hartwell, a reclusive former cyber-operative, is pulled back into a world he thought he’d left behind, it’s not the agency that comes calling — it’s Pudge. Together, they uncover a conspiracy so deeply buried in the American Southwest that it defies logic, history, and even reality. What begins as a tactical ...

Kira and her mom are spending the summer at a wildlife sanctuary in Australia helping her aunt Mamie, a veterinarian, care for the animals. When Kira falls in love with an orphaned koala joey, her joy is complete—until a health emergency pulls Aunt Mamie away. Suddenly Kira can’t seem to do anything right. She’s put the wombats and her beloved koala joey in danger, and now her new friend Alexis won’t talk to her. Can Kira find a way to catch a roving predator—along with a few wayward wombats—and earn back everyone’s trust?

Two small-town booksellers (and their cowardly dog) solve a decades-old murder-mystery in this witty debut novel, full of literary clues, sparkling dialogue, and comedic insights into the world of bookshops.

How can one dog...be stubbornly lazy, but persistently adventurous? Charm the world, but drive loved ones up the wall? Be such a beautiful mess? By being unique. By being Solo. Join Solo and his family in this collection of stories, for kids eight to 88, about all the trouble the best dog in the world can cause! Soon to be an animated series!

Shortly after a traumatic car accident, Kerry Irving met Max, a Springer Spaniel who completely changed his life. But Max didn’t stop there. For over ten years, he was a source of inspiration to countless others around the world, with hundreds of thousands of pounds being raised in his name. His was truly a life well lived. Forever Max sees Kerry and his trusted companion take on their final adventures around the Lake District, from providing joy to those stuck inside through lockdown to adjusting to Max’s twilight years – helped along every step of the way by fellow spaniels Paddy and Harry.

“An absorbing, restorative tale of community and nature.” —Kirkus Reviews Lizzy has largely retreated from the world: she tends her adopted strays and goes to work, but she has forsaken lifelong pastimes and declines invitations from old friends. On the day she buries Happy, the abandoned basset hound she adopted years before, she learns a real estate developer is threatening the heart of her rural community—a tranquil pond and a relict stand of hemlocks. For Lizzy this is a magical place, hidden from the modern world. Coaxed by an old friend to join a group fighting the development...