The Forever Dog
The Forever Dog

Author: Rodney Habib

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks

Published: 2024-09-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780063002616

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#1 New York Times Bestseller In this pathbreaking guide, two of the world's most popular and trusted pet care advocates reveal new science to teach us how to delay aging and provide a long, happy, healthy life for our canine companions. Like their human counterparts, dogs have been getting sicker and dying prematurely over the past few decades. Why? Scientists are beginning to understand that the chronic diseases afflicting humans--cancer, obesity, diabetes, organ degeneration, and autoimmune disorders--also beset canines. As a result, our beloved companions are vexed with preventable health problems throughout much of their lives and suffer shorter life spans. Because our pets can't make health and lifestyle decisions for themselves, it's up to pet parents to make smart, science-backed choices for lasting vitality and health. The Forever Dog gives us the practical, proven tools to protect our loyal four-legged companions. Rodney Habib and Karen Becker, DVM, globetrotted (pre-pandemic) to galvanize the best wisdom from top geneticists, microbiologists, and longevity researchers; they also interviewed people whose dogs have lived into their 20s and even 30s. The result is this unprecedented and comprehensive guide, filled with surprising information, invaluable advice, and inspiring stories about dogs and the people who love them. The Forever Dog prescriptive plan focuses on diet and nutrition, movement, environmental exposures, and stress reduction, and can be tailored to the genetic predisposition of particular breeds or mixes. The authors discuss various types of food--including what the commercial manufacturers don't want us to know--and offer recipes, easy solutions, and tips for making sure our dogs obtain the nutrients they need. Habib and Dr. Becker also explore how external factors we often don't think about can greatly affect a dog's overall health and wellbeing, from everyday insults to the body and its physiology, to the role our own lifestyles and our vets' choices play. Indeed, the health equation works both ways and can travel "up the leash." Medical breakthroughs have expanded our choices for canine health--if you know what they are. This definitive dog-care guide empowers us with the knowledge we need to make wise choices, and to keep our dogs healthy and happy for years to come.

Worser
Worser

Author: Jennifer Ziegler

Publisher: Holiday House

Published: 2022-03-15

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 0823449564

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A bullied 12-year-old boy must find a new normal after his mother has a stroke and his life is turned upside down. William Wyatt Orser, a socially awkward middle schooler, is a wordsmith who, much to his annoyance, acquired the ironically ungrammatical nickname of “Worser" so long ago that few people at school know to call him anything else. Worser grew up with his mom, a professor of rhetoric and an introvert just like him, in a comfortable routine that involved reading aloud in the evenings, criticizing the grammar of others, ignoring the shabby mess of their house, and suffering the bare minimum of social interactions with others. But recently all that has changed. His mom had a stroke that left her nonverbal, and his Aunt Iris has moved in with her cats, art projects, loud music, and even louder clothes. Home for Worser is no longer a refuge from the unsympathetic world at school that it has been all his life. Feeling lost, lonely, and overwhelmed, Worser searches for a new sanctuary and ends up finding the Literary Club--a group of kids from school who share his love of words and meet in a used bookstore– something he never dreamed existed outside of his home. Even more surprising to Worser is that the key to making friends is sharing the thing he holds dearest: his Masterwork, the epic word notebook that he has been adding entries to for years. But relationships can be precarious, and it is up to Worser to turn the page in his own story to make something that endures so that he is no longer seen as Worser and earns a new nickname, Worder. A New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Booklist Editors’ Choice Selection

Landscape Painting and Composition
Landscape Painting and Composition

Author: José Payá Zaforteza

Publisher:

Published: 2021-07-20

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13:

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What are the secrets of great landscape painting? Discover them in a straightforward, highly visual and enjoyable way with this unique handbook that will quickly become an indispensable companion for painting landscapes in oils, acrylics, pastels etc. Designed as much for beginners as for experienced artists, it is a complete and engaging practical guide to landscape painting. Highly visual, straightforward and easy to use, this manual is an indispensable tool in discovering the secrets hidden beneath great paintings and how to apply them to your own work. Designed both for those new to landscape painting and artists experienced within the genre, this is a comprehensive practical guide that is engaging and inspiring. Illustrated in collaboration with some of the best contemporary landscape painters, the book has hundreds of images and diagrams, as well as QR links to complementing videos , which help readers understand and put to use the techniques and information set out in each chapter. You will discover composition as your greatest ally in depicting landscapes at their most engaging as well as how to maximise your creative experience and process. You will: Get to know and learn to use essential compositional resources for successful paintings. Improve the spatial depth and three-dimensionality of your landscapes Establish visual pathways through your paintings to attract and hold the viewer ́s attention. Identify which types of landscapes are interesting to paint. Discover better formats, framing and view-points. You will also learn how to: In summary - an essential guide for learning to paint and to appreciate landscapes. Create and reinforce a focal point to increase a painting ́s intensity. Highlight or adjust elements of a landscape, depending on what you wish to express. Master the different perspective types applicable to landscapes. Decide the most appropriate pictorial treatment for each area of a painting, depending on its role within the painting. José Payá is the director of "Gaia, Centro de Estudios de Arte y Restauración" (Gaia Centre for the Study of Art and Restauration), the most prestigious art school in Valencia (Spain) and has taught landscape painting since 1992. As a result of his desire to improve amateur learning and to address shortcomings he has detected in the range of books available teaching landscape painting, his series ̈The Secrets of Landscape Painting: Landscape Painting and Composition) was born. This is the first volume, to be followed by six additional titles. His work is available to view and purchase at www.josepaya.es.

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog

Author: Bruce D Perry

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2017-08-29

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0465094465

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In this classic work of developmental psychology, renowned psychiatrist and the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Happened to You? reveals how trauma affects children—and outlines the path to recovery "Fascinating and upbeat...Dr. Perry is both a world-class creative scientist and a compassionate therapist."—Mary Pipher, PhD, author of Reviving Ophelia How does trauma affect a child's mind—and how can that mind recover? Child psychiatrist Dr. Bruce D. Perry has helped children faced with unimaginable horror: genocide survivors, murder witnesses, kidnapped teenagers, and victims of family violence. In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry tells their stories of trauma and transformation and shares their lessons of courage, humanity, and hope. Deftly combining unforgettable case histories with his own compassionate, insightful strategies for rehabilitation, Perry explains what happens to children’s brains when they are exposed to extreme stress—and reveals the unexpected measures that can be taken to ease such pain and help them grow into healthy adults. Only when we understand the science of the mind and the power of love and nurturing can we hope to heal the spirit of even the most wounded child.

Carry the Dog
Carry the Dog

Author: Stephanie Gangi

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Published: 2021-11-02

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1643751271

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"A woman looks back at the events that shaped her life, especially the scandals and family secrets that stand in the way of her making peace with her past"--

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion

Author: Annette Whipple

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2020-08-04

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1641601698

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Eager young readers can now discover and experience Laura Ingalls Wilder's books like never before. Author Annette Whipple encourages children to engage in pioneer activities while thinking deeper about the Ingalls and Wilder families as portrayed in the nine Little House books. The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion provides brief introductions to each Little House book, chapter-by-chapter story guides, and "Fact or Fiction" sidebars, plus 75 activities, crafts, and recipes that encourage kids to "Live Like Laura" using easy-to-find supplies. Thoughtful questions help the reader develop appreciation and understanding of Wilder's stories. Every aspiring adventurer will enjoy this walk alongside Laura from the big woods to the golden years.

If You Lived Here You'd Be Famous by Now
If You Lived Here You'd Be Famous by Now

Author: Via Bleidner

Publisher: Flatiron Books

Published: 2021-08-10

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1250753929

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If You Lived Here You'd Be Famous by Now is an insider’s collection of funny and warmhearted stories about coming of age in the Los Angeles suburb famed for birthing the Kardashian-Jenners and the Bling Ring For Via Bleidner, transferring to Calabasas High from the private Catholic school she’s attended since second grade is a culture shock, not to mention absolutely lonely. Suddenly thrust into an unfamiliar world of celebrities, affluenza, and McMansions, Via takes a page from Cameron Crowe and pretends she’s on a journalism assignment, taking notes on her classmates and jotting down bits of overheard gossip. Getting through high school in Calabasas is something else—from Kim Kardashian endorsing the students’ favorite hidden lunch spot, to the theater program hiring a famous dog to play Elle Woods' Chihuahua in its production of Legally Blonde, and Kanye trying to take control of your school to make it the very first YEEZY institution. But instead of floating through high school detached from her peers, Via finds that putting herself out there—for her writing, of course—just might have been exactly what she needed. She unexpectedly finds an eclectic group of friends to call her own, including a multi-multi-millionaire, a wild-card throwback intent on going viral, a former Disney actor, and a doughnut-dealing madman. With wit, candor, and sharp observations, twenty-one-year-old Via grounds the surreal glamour of Calabasas with reflections on her own coming-of-age, sharing her teenage misadventures as she struggles to fit in, faces crushing social pressure, and eventually makes her own way.

My Miniature Library
My Miniature Library

Author: Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini

Publisher:

Published: 2017-10

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 9781786270252

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With stories ranging from illustrated fairytales to well-loved nonsense rhymes and books of butterflies, birds and flowers, plus blank books for you to complete yourself, you'll have everything you need to make a little library of beautifully illustrated books. The books are simple to make - just cut, fold and glue. The kit comes with a miniature bookshelf to press out and make, and easy-to-follow, fully illustrated instructions. Plus the box transforms into a beautiful library scene!

Essential Skills for your Growly but Brilliant Family Dog: Books 1-3
Essential Skills for your Growly but Brilliant Family Dog: Books 1-3

Author: Beverley Courtney

Publisher: Quilisma Books

Published: 2017-02-05

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13:

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Are your dog walks a nightmare? Lunging, barking, pulling you over, and putting on an astonishing display of aggression? You love your dog, who’s a perfect peach at home, so why on earth is she doing this? Using entirely force-free proven methods, developed through extensive study and working with thousands of dog-owners - and a very readable, jargon-free approach touched with humour! - Beverley Courtney takes you step-by-step through the process of understanding, of change, and finally teaches you solid techniques to move you forward. In this series of three books for anxious, fearful, aggressive, or reactive dogs, you have everything you need to build confidence in both you and your dog, so that you can say goodbye to those distressing scenes when your dog barks, screams, and lunges at everything she sees. No longer will you be subjected to the scorn of other dog-owners! You’ll learn why your dog is acting as she does, and with understanding comes patience and empathy. 👉 Book 1 in this series Essential Skills for your Growly but Brilliant Family Dog will bring you lots of “Aha!” moments as your dog’s complex thoughts are revealed to you. It’s essential to understand what’s going on before you can make any changes. It will also explain a lot of other things your dog does, and why. And key to all this is what you bring to the partnership! 👉 Book 2 goes into the detail of what you’re going to change and how, what approaches will work best, and what you need to make it all work. Lots of Lessons in this book. And much of this will involve change for you: exciting! 👉 Finally, Book 3 gets you out there with your dog, enjoying a new way of walking and interacting with her, and making the scenes you’ve endured before, mercifully, a thing of the past. Lots more Lessons here, and Troubleshooting sections to cover all the “what ifs” you’ll come up with for your individual dog. “Simply makes you a better person and your dog a better dog” 5* reviewer “Your introduction made me cry as I felt you really understood how I feel. I feel like you help the reader to believe in themselves and their dogs.” CS Don’t wait another moment before starting to change walks with your dog - for good! Buy this set today.