Family Dog

In this unique, wholly unexpected, and frenetic new audiobook, members of the iconic Bonzo Dog Doo Dah band and friends are featured in rare exclusive interviews conducted by colleague and contemporary, Geoffrey Giuliano. Giuliano also includes concise life histories of each of these amazing artists along with the far-ranging archival conversations recorded from 1983 to 1995. An absolute audio must for any '60s pop fans, music historians, and all university and school systems.

Lila Mae and the girls are busy planning Bernie’s 93rd birthday party. For an old geezer, it doesn’t appear that he is slowing down anytime soon. Expect Bambi to clobber him a time or two, and for Chewie to keep him in line. The chocolate factory has Pearl Hicks making the news, and you’ll meet Miranda Shoo, artist extraordinaire! While things are all lovey-dovey with several of our favorite people, there’s a mighty unrest among the clan—a lot of flux with old jobs and businesses. Risks are weighed and taken. Henry walks in on an unethical situation with a client and her soon-to-...

Eustace is undisputed patriarch of the Farquhar family. That is, he would be if everyone stopped mumbling, let him get on with his shaving and find his way downstairs. It's not Henry's fault that he snores and that his marriage has collapsed. Or that he failed to get into the cricket team. But he has made up for it and is now a faster motorist than ever he was bowler. He is a good father, too, and one day, when he wakes up from daydreaming, his son Kenneth will thank him.

When 30-year-old Lisa Forster begins to trace her family tree, she discovers her birth certificate belonged to a baby who died at four months old and is not in fact her own. Her apparently happy middle class upbringing was a myth and her parents had a dark secret. With Pete Laundon's help, Lisa sets about searching for the truth.

Family Celebration. Is Rudy going to surprise the family with a traditional homemade Christmas dinner, for real? Choose this option if you want to hear Rudy give his family the best Christmas ever!

Zelly Fried has finally convinced her parents to let her get a dog, with the help of her grandfather Ace. Unfortunately, said dog (also named Ace) is a shoe-chewing, mud-tracking, floor-peeing kind of dog. Despite Zelly's best efforts to drag Ace (literally!) to puppy kindergarten, his flunking report card says it all: "This Ace is wild." Also wild is the other Ace in Zelly's life. Grandpa Ace has decided to begin dating again and is dining and dancing every night, against his doctor's orders. Determined to get both Aces under control, Zelly enlists the help of her two best friends, Allison and Jeremy (despite the fact that they don't quite see eye to eye).

Young Kase and his faithful partner Murdox who just happens to be a talking wolf-dog are agents for the Incantation Enforcement Agency, Counter-Curse Division. In a world where magic and technology are intertwined, they have the unpleasant job of righting magic that has gone wrong.

What can a small-town girl do against big-city money and a big-city ego when all she holds dear is threatened? Turns out quite a bit.

Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights, and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! If you love reading imaginative short stories on hot topics that make your brain think deeply but also have you laughing...

When Azi’s grandfather leaves their small Mediterranean island, Azi waits every day for him to return. The arrival of a nesting turtle and a tall sandy dog convinces Azi that it must mean that Grandfather is on his way. As Azi digs deeper into the past, he begins to unravel hidden secrets and starts to find out just how alike he and his grandfather really are. And without him, Azi knows, he will never feel complete....

Eustace is the undisputed patriarch of the Farquhar family - that is, he would be if everyone left him alone so he could get on with things, like shaving and finding his way downstairs. It's not Henry's fault that he snores and that his marriage has collapsed. Or that he failed to get into the cricket team. But he has made up for it and is now a faster motorist than ever he was a bowler. He is a good father, too, and one day when he wakes up from daydreaming his son, Kenneth, will thank him.

When a stray dog walks into a sleepy Chiltern village, she touches the lives of many people there, but can she help the recently widowed Alfie Ellis, who has been living a kind of half life since the loss of his wife of 43 years?

Meet Rory Branagan - he eats bad guys for breakfast. Well, not actually. But he is the best detective in town. First in a hilarious seven-book comedy-crime series.

Things don't always go as you plan them to, and that's frustrating to someone like Shepherd Malone. Pegasus Quincy's old partner had intended to spend Christmas alone like he always did. That's before the snow arrived. And a strange beast. And an unexpected relative. Join Shepherd in this heart-warming Christmas short story as he learns to ride with the punches and accept what the holidays REALLY have to offer!

"I am Hated" is a luminous story with unexpected twists that explores security, love, family, loss and the realization that life holds no permanence and guarantees, especially the bitterness that comes with finally discovering the truth about those we love who are not there when we need them the most. In this story shedding light on the relationship between man and his best friend, the distraught Billy recounts his story to the Grand Master about an affluent life lived and about betrayal at the hands of his parents. "I am Hated" is the seventh account of the short story collection entitled ...

What a tale! Exciting, romantic, dramatic, weepy in all the right places but not gushingly sentimental. STOLEN moves ahead at a good pace and Margot Jarvis Genger brings a warm, understanding, caring sensitivity to the problems of these people. I especially liked how all the lives of all the different characters came together and meshed at the end. Each person is deftly drawn so I felt I understood their motivations and reasons for their flaws. Peter Steel, author of FINAL FLIGHT and BENEATH HAUNTED WATERS The Backbone Fire is burning in Northern California and because of this, Isabel gains...

Nothing can bring two people together like an adorable little pooch! Brady Rogers took the job as the new city planner for Holiday Hills expecting a town rich with Christmas spirit. What he finds is anything but. Due to budget cuts, many of the Christmas activities have been cancelled. When a cute little dog steals his scarf, he's led to a couple of people who want to help Holiday Hills regain the towns reputation for being the place to celebrate. Could it be that little dog has also led him to love? Noelle Snow loves her job running the animal shelter, but she needs more money to keep the ...

Kathy's husband, George, yearned for a Border Collie. This is the story of the birth and life of their beloved Ringo, the transition out of his body and rebirth as little Nina, a female Border Collie. As Ringo, and their matriarchal cat, Solo, faced health challenges and moved toward their end-of-life, Kathy and George were referred to Amanda Reister, a gifted pet communicator, to learn how best to care for their aging pets. Suddenly, everything changed. The conversations they've had with their pets, through Amanda, were nothing short of miraculous and completely changed their paradigm.

THE ADVENTURES TO PAWNASSUS begins during a delightful and whimsical afternoon when Mia follows a fox on her family's yoga retreat sanctuary. What transpires is an adventure to save young Luna, an abandoned dog. Mia and her family make Luna part of their family when they can't locate any owners, and Luna settles into her new home at the family's yoga sanctuary, which is only a view away from legendary Pawnassus, the famous doggy bookstore. Just as Luna begins to dream of a future, at her first visit to the veterinarian, they discover that she has a fatal heart condition. Luna needs an ...

A charismatic Oracle who promises miracles But only if you’re willing to donate money A naïve young man who wants to belong to something And is ready to donate his hard-earned money Convincing someone who’s drinking the “Kool-Aid” that they’re being taken advantage of can be difficult, but that’s Holly’s challenge when her friend, Levi, falls under the Oracle’s spell. Holly confronts the Oracle only to find that Levi doesn’t want her help. It never occurs to Holly that her “help” may not only result in her death, but those of her loved ones as well. If you liked Nancy...