True Animal

Living in West Berlin in the 1960s often felt like living in a zoo, everyone packed together behind a wall, with the world always watching. On the other side of the Iron Curtain, the East Berlin zoo was spacious and lush, a socialist utopia where everything was perfectly planned...and then rarely successfully finished. Berlin’s two zoos quickly became symbols of the divided city’s two halves. So no one was terribly surprised when the head zookeepers on either side started an animal arms race - rather than stockpiling nuclear warheads, competing to have the most pandas and hippos.

The story that became a global sensation: Sophie, the Australian cattle dog who was lost at sea and swam six miles through shark-infested waters to a remote island where she survived in the wild for five months.... It was just another day in paradise as Jan and Dave Griffith, along with their blue cattle dog, Sophie, motored out of Mackay Marina for a gorgeous weekend at sea. But when the sky suddenly darkened and the waves turned fierce, the unthinkable happened: Sophie disappeared overboard.

During their daily walks, new puppy Dea pulls her human, Alison, by the leash into making connections, handling crippling loss, and coping with the challenges of life. What might have been tragic through Alison’s eyes finds wider perspective and resonance through Dea’s as she tolerates Alison’s pathetic attempts at meditation and online dating, sees her through a second bout of cancer, and finally steers Alison toward appreciating life’s daily wonders that are a puppy’s birthright.

Travel to Romania, Morocco, Namibia, Italy, Greenland, and more as you embark on countless adventures on the saddle. In this book, you will journey along a future pipeline to try and stop it from being built. You’ll discover the Namibian Kalahari desert as you gallop alongside giraffes. And you’ll find yourself getting hired for a job as a trail guide, completely by accident. This heartwarming book is full of inspirational stories by a variety of authors who put their big-girl breeches on and traveled the world on horseback.

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Do you dream of a few hens scratching contentedly in your backyard? Little Farm in the Henhouse brings you the joys and challenges of keeping a small flock of laying hens--with tips and techniques for healthy, happy chickens! When city girl Susan moves out to the country to start a homestead, getting some hens seems like a great idea. Problem: what little she knew about farm animals was what she read in books. Still, since Susan and her husband John are big on self-reliance, they forge ahead with their plan for keeping chickens...despite the learning curve. And what an eye-opener it is! ...

Owen-known to his family as "little buddy" or "Little B"-has a rare genetic disorder that leaves him largely confined to a wheelchair. Before being united with Haatchi, Little B was anxious and found it difficult to make friends. Haatchi-an adorable Anatolian Shepherd puppy-was abused and left for dead on railroad tracks. He was struck by an oncoming train, and although his life was saved, his leg and tail were partially severed. Haatchi was left massively disabled and totally dispirited.

In 2016, Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner, unexpectedly stumbled across a little stray dog while competing in a gruelling 155 mile race across the Gobi Desert. The lovable pup, who earned the name 'Gobi', proved that what she lacked in size, she more than made up for in heart, as she went step for step with Dion over the treacherous Tian Shan Mountains, managing to keep pace with him for nearly 80 miles.

From the scientist duo behind the New York Times best-selling sensation Does It Fart? comes a new illustrated compendium of animal facts and falsehoods, from the head-scratching to the repulsive!

Explore the enchanting tales of "101 Ways a Dog Can Get to Heaven." This delightful collection showcases how acts of loyalty, bravery, and love might earn dogs their place among the angels. From comforting lonely ghosts in abandoned houses to embarking on wild road trips chasing squirrels across state lines, each story celebrates the noble virtues of dogs and their journey to celestial bliss. Meet the dog that befriends a lonely ghost and helps it find peace, or the adventurous pup that digs so deep it discovers a long-lost treasure.

Travel to Bhutan, Canada, Ireland, Greece the Bronx and more as you embark on adventures in the saddle. In this book you will find out what it's like to be apart of a "saddle club" friendship whilst growing up in Australia. You'll race the Grey Ghost against your childhood rivalry, and you'll knock on strangers doors in Ireland as you complete your 400 mile journey across a country. This heartwarming book is full of inspirational stories written by a variety of authors whose friendships with their horses, themselves and their friends have formed impeccable bonds.

Whether we watch quick little songbirds at our backyard feeders, keep a flock of chickens, teach parrots to talk, or stand looking up at the sky, mesmerized by the aerial acrobatics of blackbirds gathering as the leaves turn in the fall, humans have an almost universal admiration of and interest in birds. We love the birdsong of spring, the fledglings in summer, the deep V of geese in autumn, the bright spot of red cardinals against white snow. Wild or domestic, birds are clearly one of God's best gifts.

We Bought a Zoo is about one young family, a broken down zoo, and the wild animals that changed their lives forever. When Ben and his wife Katherine sold their small flat in Primrose Hill, upped sticks with their children, and invested their savings into a dilapidated zoo on the edge of Dartmoor, they were prepared for a challenge and a momentous change in all their lives. What they weren’t prepared for was Katherine’s devastating second brain cancer diagnosis.

I'm a lone wolf. A detective on the brink. A man with nothing to lose. Then I met her. A cold case brought me back to where I lost everything. Figured I'd solve it, then exit stage left. Permanently. Then Mya walked into my life. And I learn my fated mate is facing a life sentence. Punished for a crime she didn't commit. Shifter law says I can't do anything about it. That I'm supposed to leave her behind and let her suffer. Not happening. Nobody should be surprised by what I do. And those who stand in my way should be afraid. Very afraid. ★★★★★ Rick is the closed-door version (...

When you finally find your mate and she's not only human but your main suspect in a shifter-related crime, do you claim her? Or shackle her? As an immortal Royal shifter, Rafe Alexander knows what to expect from life: boredom, broken by the occasional call from Shifter Affairs. But the task that leads him to West Virginia changes everything. A father is dead. A shifter child is missing. And the woman connected to both tragedies is hiding a secret. Rafe must figure out what she knows, but his interest in Jasmine goes far beyond the case. She’s his destined female. Their attraction is ...

This collection of true, feel-good holiday stories celebrates the gift of dogs. It's the perfect companion for those magical Christmas evenings in front of the fireplace with your favorite canine companion. It also makes a heartfelt gift for dog-loving friends. Contributors include Lauraine Snelling, Melody Carlson, Amy Shojai, and many more.

Inside every loggerhead turtle is genius: the ability to find their first home, no matter how far away. Follow one, from her birth on a beach in Australia...to her trip across an ocean filled with sharks and seahorses and much more...to her rescue from a net by a fisherman, who names her Yoshi...to her rehabilitation at an aquarium...to her record-breaking swim across the Indian Ocean to the beach on which she hatched, to lay her eggs.

Ash and Brandy clash like fire and whiskey. But neither can afford to lose what they’ve found at the Jade River Sanctuary. This is a last chance for each of them. Ash has cut all ties to a past that has been painful and bruising. He's tired of giving his heart to women who will only break it for him. Before he realizes what he's done, he's fallen for Brandy. She might be the woman who breaks him one last time. Brandy fled her own wedding. The betrayals came from too many directions, and she can't even confide in the people she trusts the most. The truth will destroy her entire family. She...

If you're reading this, I can guess that you've either lived or worked with dogs. We don't call them man's best friend for nothing. Since the very dawn of civilization, man has shared his life with our canine friends. This is the complete five-book series, a collection of 60 true stories that we hope illustrate just why life is always enhanced by having a dog around.

This is the complete five book series, a collection of 60 true stories that we hope illustrate just why life is always enhanced by having a dog around. The relationships we have with our dogs are as real and intense as any we have with our family and friends or partners, many would say more important in a lot of ways. Even though we don't share a common verbal language, something magical happens when your soul meets with the warm, trusting nature and intelligence of a dog.