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Author: Patricia M. Sherwood
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 2020-02
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781493048380
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThirty-six fantastic dog tales by some of the world's finest writers, including Jack London, James Thurber, Willie Morris, Ray Bradbury, Thomas Mann, Will Rogers, P. G. Wodehouse, Peter Mayle, E. B. White, Damon Runyon, Mark Twain, and many others.
Author: Patricia M. Sherwood
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2009-09-15
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 1461749433
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince canines first joined humans around the fire—perhaps as far back as 100,000 years ago—the two species have enjoyed a mutually rewarding relationship. The bond between people and their dogs is like no other. Dogs are our best friends, our co-workers, our guardians, and often, our rescuers. They serve us, adore us, entertain us, work for and with us, but most of all they warm our hearts. The perfect gift for any dog lover, The Greatest Dog Stories Ever Told is a compulsively readable collection of some of the most moving and illuminating stories ever penned on the subject of our canine companions. Readers will find selections from renowned writers of the genre such as Jack London, James Thurber, and Willie Morris, as well as a few surprise contributions from writers more famous in other fields, including Ray Bradbury and Thomas Mann. With gems from Will Rogers, P. G. Wodehouse, Peter Mayle, Stephen J. Bodio, and many others, The Greatest Dog Stories Ever Told is hard to put down. In the thirty-six stories in this fascinating collection, dog lovers will have the pleasure of meeting all kinds of canines—sled dogs, herding dogs, hunting and birding dogs, family pets and movie stars, a dog who was a growing boy’s best friend, and even a man who was a dog in another life. These dogs will make readers laugh and make them cry, but most of all they will make them realize just why humans adore their dogs.
Author: Patricia Sherwood
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 2009-10
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780762756780
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Greatest Dog Stories Ever Told is a compulsively readable collection of some of the most moving and illuminating stories ever penned on the subject of our canine companions. Here, you'll find selections from renowned writers of the genre such as Jack London, James Thurber, and Willie Morris as well as a few surprise contributions from writers more famous in other fields, such as Ray Bradbury and Thomas Mann. With gems from Will Rogers, P.G. Wodehouse, Peter Mayle, Stephen J. Bodio, and many others, you'll find The Greatest Dog Stories Ever Told hard to put down.
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 317
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThirty-six stories about dogs from some of the world's most famous writers.
Author: Patricia M. Sherwood
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2023-09-14
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 1493083511
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Greatest Dog Stories Ever Told is an enthralling compilation of some of the most moving and illuminating stories ever penned on the subject of our canine companions. The stories in this book can stand on their own, but once you read one you'll want to read them all! Here, you'll find selections from renowned writers of the genre such as Jack London, James Thurber, and Willie Morris, as well as a few surprise contributions from writers more famous in other fields, such as Ray Bradbury and Thomas Mann. Also included in this collection are stories from Will Rogers, P. G. Wodehouse, Peter Mayle, and Stephen J. Bodio. Any dog lover is sure to find The Greatest Dog Stories Ever Told impossible to put down. In the thirty-six stories in this fascinating collection you will meet all kinds of dogs-sled dogs, herding dogs, hunting and birding dogs, family pets and movie stars. There's a story of a dog who was a growing boy's best friend, and even a man who was a dog in another life. These dogs will make you laugh, make you cry, but most of all, they will make you realize just why humans adore their dogs so much.
Author: Lamar Underwood
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2024-01-09
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 149308352X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"I don't regard nature as a spectator sport." -Ed Zern, 1985 Hunting is a serious business-but it's also about camaraderie, achievements and failures, seeing new places, and revisiting cherished ones. The true stories here feature a variety of game, in locations that range from high Yukon Territory mountain peaks to lowland swamps off of Mobile Bay, Alabama. This is an indispensable volume for all lovers and students of the natural world. If your definition of home includes fields and marshes, creeks and river bottoms, plains and mountains, consider this required reading.
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 214
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Darren Brown
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781585744541
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe escape story has an irresistible lure, and the daring and creative machinations of desperate prisoners are rarely rivaled by even the most imaginative fiction writers. Gathered here are many of the most famous escapes ever made, and many that should be just as well known but are not. There are tunnel escapes that took months to compete through appalling conditions, breaks from "escape-proof" fortresses designed during the Middle Ages, and escapes from chain gangs. There are prisoner-of-war escapes that pitted men against their bitter enemies, impenetrable jungles, and almost certain death. There are escapes by hardened criminals with nothing left to lose, and there are escapes penned by some of the best novelist in history, such as Alexandre Dumas and Mark Twain, who were inspired by real-life escapers throughout history. Some of the men in these stories walked boldly out the front gate in ingenious disguises, some fought and clawed their way out, some threw themselves into impossible situations again and again until they were finally free, but all shared the daring and tenacity of men struggling for their liberty. It would be difficult to find a more compelling testament to the triumph of the human spirit over all obstacles than the stories on these pages.
Author: Maira Kalman
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2017-10-31
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 014310988X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMaira Kalman, with wit and great sensitivity, reveals why dogs bring out the best in us Maira Kalman + Dogs = Bliss Dogs have lessons for us all. In Beloved Dog, renowned artist and author Maira Kalman illuminates our cherished companions as only she can. From the dogs lovingly illustrated in her acclaimed children’s books to the real-life pets who inspire her still, Kalman’s Beloved Dog is joyful, beautifully illustrated, and, as always, deeply philosophical. Here is Max Stravinsky, the dog poet of Oh-La-La (Max in Love)-fame, and her own Irish Wheaton Pete (almost named Einstein, until he revealed himself to be “clearly no Einstein”), who also made an appearance in the delightful What Pete Ate: From A to Z. And of course, there is Boganch, Kalman’s in-laws’ “big black slobbering Hungarian Beast.” And that’s just the beginning. With humor and intelligence, Kalman gives voice to the dogs she adores, noting that they are constant reminders that life reveals the best of itself when we live fully in the moment and extend unconditional love. “And it is very true,” she writes, “that the most tender, complicated, most generous part of our being blossoms without any effort, when it comes to the love of a dog.”
Author: Philip Kerr
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 2016-09-06
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 0553522116
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRoald Dahl meets R. L. Stine in this spine-tingling and hilarious tale from a bestselling author! Billy Shivers doesn’t have a lot of excitement in his life. He prefers to spend his days reading alone in the Hitchcock Public Library. So it is a bit out of character when he finds himself drawn to the Haunted House of Books, and a competition daring readers to survive an entire night spent inside. The Haunted House of Books is a cross between a bookstore and a booby trap. It’s a creaky old mansion full of dark hallways and things that go bump in the night, and the store’s ill-tempered owner, Mr. Rapscallion, only adds to the mystery. But the frights of the store itself are nothing compared to the stories it holds. These stories are so ghastly, so terrifying, so shocking that once you’ve read them, you’ll never be the same. Does Billy dare begin? Do you? “Not for the faint of heart, oscillating between spooky and mysterious, this will appeal to readers looking for a fright.” —School Library Journal
