Another Good Dog

Another Good Dog

Author: Cara Sue Achterberg

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-08-07

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1681778394

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In 2015, Cara Achterberg’s Pennsylvania farm became a haven for Operation Paws for Homes, which rescues dogs from high-kill shelters in the rural south and shuttles them north to foster homes. Nine puppies arrived with less than a day’s notice; a heart-worm positive dog; a deeply traumatized stray pup from Iraq; and countless others who just needed a gentle touch and a warm place to sleep. The stories of these remarkable dogs—including an eighty-pound bloodhound who sang arias for the neighbors—and the joy they bring to Cara and her family (along with a few chewed sofa cushions) fill the pages of this touching and inspiring book.When asked how she can possibly say goodbye to that many lovable pups, Cara says, “If I don’t give this one away, I can’t possibly save another.” Filled with humanity and hope, Another Good Dog will take the reader on a journey of smiles, laughs, and tears—and lead us to wonder how many other good dogs are out there and what we can do to help.


The Other End of the Leash

The Other End of the Leash

Author: Patricia McConnell, Ph.D.

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2009-02-19

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0307489183

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Learn to communicate with your dog—using their language “Good reading for dog lovers and an immensely useful manual for dog owners.”—The Washington Post An Applied Animal Behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years’ experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell reveals a revolutionary new perspective on our relationship with dogs—sharing insights on how “man’s best friend” might interpret our behavior, as well as essential advice on how to interact with our four-legged friends in ways that bring out the best in them. After all, humans and dogs are two entirely different species, each shaped by its individual evolutionary heritage. Quite simply, humans are primates and dogs are canids (as are wolves, coyotes, and foxes). Since we each speak a different native tongue, a lot gets lost in the translation. This marvelous guide demonstrates how even the slightest changes in our voices and in the ways we stand can help dogs understand what we want. Inside you will discover: • How you can get your dog to come when called by acting less like a primate and more like a dog • Why the advice to “get dominance” over your dog can cause problems • Why “rough and tumble primate play” can lead to trouble—and how to play with your dog in ways that are fun and keep him out of mischief • How dogs and humans share personality types—and why most dogs want to live with benevolent leaders rather than “alpha wanna-bes!” Fascinating, insightful, and compelling, The Other End of the Leash is a book that strives to help you connect with your dog in a completely new way—so as to enrich that most rewarding of relationships.


A Dog Wearing Shoes

A Dog Wearing Shoes

Author: Sangmi Ko

Publisher: Schwartz & Wade

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 0385383967

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Mini finds a dog in the park wearing shoes but no collar and begs to keep him, but soon she realizes that whoever put the shoes on him loves the dog, as well.


One Hundred Dogs and Counting

One Hundred Dogs and Counting

Author: Cara Sue Achterberg

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2020-07-07

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1643134132

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A challenging foster dog invites an experienced foster mama to explore where the endless stream of unwanted dogs is coming from and how it will ever end. After welcoming her one hundredth foster dog (and her puppies), Cara grabs her best friend, fills a van with donations, and heads south to discover what is really happening in the rural shelters where her foster dogs originate. What she discovers will break her heart and compel her to share the story of heroes and villains and plenty of good dogs, in the hope of changing this world. Cara fosters her most challenging dog yet and she and her husband are pushed to the brink of what they will do to save a dog. Cara wonders why the need seems endless. She hatches a plan to head south on a Thelma & Louise-style road trip. Each stop exposes more of the realities of rural animal shelters. The hopelessness seems unsurmountable until they discover one shelter, deep in South Carolina that has found the answers and is truly a ‘no-kill’ shelter. One Hundred Dogs and Counting will introduce the reader to many good dogs, but also to inspirational people sacrificing personal lives and fortunes to save deserving animals. It will offer not just the entertaining stories of plenty of loveable good dogs, but the real problem of unwanted animals in our rural shelters, and how the reader can be part of the solution.


Chase's Calendar of Events 2020

Chase's Calendar of Events 2020

Author: Editors of Chase's

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-09-24

Total Pages: 753

ISBN-13: 1641433167

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Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe! The world’s date book since 1957, Chase's is the definitive, authoritative, day-by-day resource of what the world is celebrating and commemorating. From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical anniversaries to astronomical phenomena, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the must-have reference used by experts and professionals—a one-stop shop with 12,500 entries for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past. Completely updated for 2020, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips. 2020--a leap year--is packed with special events and observances, including National days and public holidays of every nation on Earth The total solar eclipse The 100th anniversary of US women's suffrage (19th Amendment passed) The 75th anniversary of the end of WWII and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The 250th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven The 100th birth anniversary of Ray Bradbury The 50th anniversary of the Beatles' break up The Tokyo Olympic Games Scores of new special days, weeks and months, such as International Go-Kart Week, National Goat Yoga Month or National Catch and Release Day Birthdays of new world leaders, office holders, and breakout stars And much more! All from the reference book that Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world."


She Is Me

She Is Me

Author: Lori Sokol

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2020-08-09

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1631527169

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Women are entering the national and international arena more than ever today, from political campaigns to corporate boards to entrepreneurship, and their success is showing. Statistics show that when women lead countries, those countries are less apt to go to war. There is also a positive correlation between the number of women on corporate boards and greater profits. Women entrepreneurs have also been shown to generate higher revenues and create more jobs than male entrepreneurs. She Is Me, veteran journalist Lori Sokol, PhD, introduces readers to thirty-five women hailing from all walks of life who have successfully utilized qualities like compassion, empathy, introspection, and solidarity to create change and transform lives. Through interviews with women including Gloria Steinem, Billie Jean King, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Leymah Gbowee, readers will come to understand how these traits, which have long been considered soft and weak in our patriarchal culture, are actually proving more effective in transforming lives, securing our planet, and saving the world.


Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market 2020

Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market 2020

Author: Amy Jones

Publisher: Writer's Digest Books

Published: 2019-11-30

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 1440301239

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If you're a writer or an illustrator for young readers and your goal is to get published, Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2020 is the resource you need.


Mother Cow, Mother India

Mother Cow, Mother India

Author: Yamini Narayanan

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2023-02-14

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 1503634388

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India imposes stringent criminal penalties, including life imprisonment in some states, for cow slaughter, based on a Hindu ethic of revering the cow as sacred. And yet India is among the world's leading producers of beef, leather, and milk, industries sustained by the mass slaughter of bovines. What is behind this seeming contradiction? What do bovines, deemed holy in Hinduism, experience in the Indian milk and beef industries? Yamini Narayanan asks and answers these questions, introducing cows and buffaloes as key subjects in India's cow protectionism, rather than their treatment hitherto as mere objects of political analysis. Emphasizing human–animal hierarchical relations, Narayanan argues that the Hindu framing of the cow as "mother" is one of human domination, wherein bovine motherhood is simultaneously capitalized for dairy production and weaponized by right-wing Hindu nationalists to violently oppress Muslims and Dalits. Using ethnographic and empirical data gathered across India, this book reveals the harms caused to buffaloes, cows, bulls, and calves in dairying, and the exploitation required of the diverse, racialized labor throughout India's dairy production continuum to obscure such violence. Ultimately, Narayanan traces how the unraveling of human domination and exploitation of farmed animals is integral to progressive multispecies democratic politics, speculating on the real possibility of a post-dairy society, based on vegan agricultural policies for livelihoods and food security.


Chase's Calendar of Events 2021

Chase's Calendar of Events 2021

Author: Editors of Chase's

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-10-27

Total Pages: 753

ISBN-13: 1641434244

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Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe! The world’s date book since 1957, Chase's is the definitive, authoritative, day-by-day resource of what the world is celebrating and commemorating. From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical anniversaries to astronomical phenomena, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the must-have reference used by experts and professionals—a one-stop shop with 12,500 entries for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past. Completely updated for 2021, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips. 2021 is packed with special events and observances, including National days and public holidays of every nation on Earth The 400th anniversary of the Plymouth pilgrim Thanksgiving The 200th independence anniversary from Spain of its Central and South American colonies. The 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre Scores of new special days, weeks and months Birthdays of new world leaders, office holders, and breakout stars And much more! All from the reference book that Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world."


Live互動英語 2019 年 11 月號 No.223【有聲版】

Live互動英語 2019 年 11 月號 No.223【有聲版】

Author: LiveABC編輯群

Publisher: 希伯崙股份有限公司

Published:

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13:

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〔適用對象:國高中生~成人,一般生活英語會話、全民英檢中級程度〕 Live互動英語雜誌:教材貼近生活、流行,內容實用充滿趣味,附真人情境式主題會話,體驗如在國外環境學英語的驚人效果,讓你輕鬆開口說英語! ►購買完整紙本書請上:https://goo.gl/sgu0uq Live Interactive English Live互動英語 NO. 223 November 2019年11月號 4 專題報導 9 焦點話題 10 動物趣聞 The Small but Mighty Kiwi 紐西蘭國寶——奇異鳥 奇異鳥得名自其kee-wee的叫聲,嘴長且尖,雖因翅膀退化無法飛行,卻能用強而有力的雙腿跑步。但究竟為什麼紐西蘭要以這種可愛卻無法飛行的鳥作為國鳥呢? 14 食物歷史 Everything You Didn't Know about Chocolate 關於巧克力你不知道的事 美味的巧克力由可可豆製成,不過你可知道可可最早並不是作為甜點,而是一種苦味的飲品,甚至還曾被當作貨幣使用?巧克力不僅有豐富的歷史,還有許多令人驚訝的健康益處,趕快來瞧瞧! 18 日常好用句 Don't count your chickens before they hatch. 不要高興得太早;別打如意算盤。 19 主題式會話 Talking about Weather 聊天氣 22 旅遊好去處 Disney Parks around the World 迪士尼樂園——創造歡樂與甜蜜回憶 一九五五年,第一座迪士尼樂園於美國加州開幕,矢志成為「地球上最快樂的地方」,為大人小孩帶來歡樂。如今,全球有六座迪士尼度假區,各有特色,不妨日後安排來趟神奇王國的體驗之旅吧! 26 克漏字 Reducing Pollution with Fish Skin and Algae 魚皮海藻塑膠,環保愛地球 一次性塑膠用品對海洋造成的危害不言而喻,雖然使用方便,卻得要花上幾百年才有可能分解。最近,一名英國大學生用魚皮和海藻製成一種透明材質來取代塑膠,不只可以自然分解,還可以用作堆肥使用。 28 心理健康 Learning from Rejection 面對拒絕的心理調適 被人拒絕很痛,但不應該成為你前進的阻力!俗話說「失敗為成功之母」,要如何告別玻璃心,過一個正向積極的人生?一起來看看本文的建議。 33 唱歌學英語 Studying English with Songs: Never Really Over 凱蒂.佩芮:〈從未結束〉 34 焦點人物 Kawhi Leonard's Quiet Road to Stardom 沉默的王者:「可愛」.雷納德 今年六月,安靜不多話的雷納德帶領多倫多暴龍拿下美國職業籃球聯賽總冠軍,雖然他在NBA的地位持續攀升,但他低調務實的個性使他成為NBA最好的榜樣之一! 38 生活情境對話 Buying a Refrigerator 買冰箱 ‧ 英語聽力測驗 42 社會現象 Loot Boxes: Play Time or Pay Time? 電玩戰利品箱:是驚喜還是賭博? 市面上許多手遊經常主打免費遊玩,但事實上遊戲公司常透過「戰利品箱」的機制來圖利,用獲得神兵利器或稀有角色的機會引誘玩家不斷花錢,來看看各國如何因應這個「類賭博」的現象。 46 談天說地話英文 47 閱讀策略 Which Came First: The Turkey or Thanksgiving? 火雞和感恩節孰先孰後? 每年美國人會在秋天享用感恩節大餐,通常有一隻烤火雞作為主菜,以致於這個節日逐漸被稱為「火雞日」。為什麼感恩節要吃火雞呢?這一切都得要從感恩節的由來開始了解…… 53 翻譯練習 Translation Practice 翻譯練習 56 科技應用 The History and Modern Uses of the Quick Response Code QR碼的發展與應用 你知道方形QR碼發明的靈感來自於圍棋嗎?除了可用來付款、加好友,QR碼還可以被用在什麼地方呢? 60 電影快報 ‧ The Addams Family 《阿達一族》 ‧ Terminator: Dark Fate 《魔鬼終結者:黑暗宿命》 ‧ Frozen 2 《冰雪奇緣2》 62 Movie Trailer English 看預告片學英文 63 General English Proficiency Test 全民英檢中級模擬閱讀試題 65 Chinese Translation & Answer Key 中文翻譯含解答 Kawhi Leonard’s Quiet Road to Stardom When it comes to the world of professional basketball, most players enjoy being in the public eye, where they can show off their fame and fortune. We don’t often see players who prefer to play for the love of the game and not the fame—players like the 28-year-old Kawhi Leonard. Earlier this year, the quiet Kawhi led the Toronto Raptors in their most successful season yet, when they won the NBA (National Basketball Association) championship for the first time in history. Kawhi joined the team in 2018 and was also named the NBA Finals MVP (Most Valuable Player) for the second time in his career. The first time he won the award was in 2014, when he helped the San Antonio Spurs to their fifth championship. He hopes to do the same for his new team, the Los Angeles Clippers. With his extremely large hands and ability to score from anywhere on the court, the “Klaw” continues to rise through the ranks of the NBA. He has already gone from a skilled rookie to an All-Star and MVP, yet he remains one of the most humble players in the game. 沉默的王者: 「可愛」.雷納德 說到職業籃球界,大多數球員都樂於受到注目,在眾人面前炫耀自己的名聲和財富。我們不常看到打球是因為比較熱愛籃球比賽而不是名氣的球員——就像這位二十八歲的科懷.雷納德(常被暱稱為「可愛」)的球員。 今年早些時候,安靜不多話的「可愛」帶領多倫多暴龍隊進入他們到目前為止最成功的賽季,這是他們史上第一次贏得美國職業籃球聯賽總冠軍。「可愛」在二○一八年加入暴龍隊,並且在職業生涯中第二次被提名為美國職籃總冠軍賽的最有價值球員。他第一次獲選是在二○一四年,當時他幫助聖安東尼奧馬刺隊拿下該隊第五座冠軍。他希望能為他的新球隊洛杉磯快艇隊做同樣的事。 由於他的手掌非常大並且能從場上任何一個位置得分,「大手」在美國職籃的地位持續攀升。他已經從一個球技嫺熟的新秀變成了全明星賽球員和最有價值球員,然而他仍是籃球場上最謙遜的球員之一。 Born in California, Kawhi is the youngest of five children. His father, whom he was very close to, owned a car wash where Kawhi used to help out whenever he had time. But tragedy struck the family in 2008, when Kawhi’s father was shot and killed. This motivated Kawhi to cherish his time and give his best on the court, saying “I try to play as hard as I can each night. That’s what my father wanted me to do.” Kawhi stands out from many other NBA stars in part because he is very down-to-earth. For instance, after he signed a US$94 million contract, he continued to drive the same beat-up SUV that he had owned since high school. He also prefers to keep his private life private and does not even have a social media account. In Kawhi’s case, he is living proof that with enough hard work and persistence, greatness can be achieved. His humble attitude and instincts on the court have served him well on the road to success, making him one of the best role models in the NBA today. 「可愛」出生於加州,是五個孩子中最年幼的一個。他的父親(他與父親非常親)經營了一家洗車行,每當「可愛」有時間,就會去那裡幫忙。但二○○八年家中遭逢變故,「可愛」的父親遭到槍殺身亡。這激勵「可愛」要珍惜時間,並在球場上全力以赴,他說道:「我每晚都盡全力打球。那是我父親希望我做的。」 「可愛」從其他許多的美國職籃球星中脫穎而出,部分原因在於他實事求是。例如,在他簽下九千四百萬美元的合約後,他還繼續開著同台從高中就有的老爺休旅車。他也寧願維持低調的私人生活,甚至沒有社群媒體帳號。 就「可愛」而言,他是只要夠努力和堅持,就可以達到偉大成就的一個活生生的例子。他在球場上謙遜的態度和天分在他通往成功的路上發揮了很大的作用,使他成為現今美國職籃的最佳模範之一。