Kategoria BISAC: Pets >> Essays & Narratives

With the increased popularity of adoption, more animal lovers than ever are turning to shelters to find that special cat or dog. But for some pets, the journey to a "forever home" is much more challenging than others-with physical or behavioral needs that require extra love and care.

Take Goose, for example: an elder pup with a distinctive "honk" and a severe heart condition, who still grasped at life with joy and gusto. Or Tiny, who stayed at the shelter for months while the staff and veterinarians tried to figure out his condition, and was finally adopted by a couple who loved...

In this rich, humorous and insightful memoir, critically-acclaimed author Lee Harrington shares her story of love, loss, dysfunctional relationships, and the shelter dog who put things right.

In 1997, New York City hipsters Lee and Ed were at a crossroads. Money was tight, their careers were floundering, their apartment was tiny, and their relationship, frankly, was dysfunctional. Then, on a fateful day in August, they decided on impulse to visit a nearby animal shelter, just to "look at" dogs. In a...

Klappentext: Was ware eigentlich, wenn die Tiere auf uns schauen konnten, auf ihre nachsten und doch so fernen Verwandten in der Kernfamilie der Evolution? Naturlich werden wir das nie wissen, sondern konnen nur die Tiere vermenschlichen und unsere eigenen Wunsche und Furchte auf sie projizieren. Aber zumindest ein Gedankenexperiment kann man wagen, indem man die Perspektive einmal umkehrt. "Moderne Fabeln" lasst in der alten Form der Tierfabel bekannte Tierfiguren aus Film und Literatur zu Wort kommen; wir begegnen Nemo beim Zahnarzt, dem letzten Einhorn auf dem Ponyhof, Garfield im...

Bob Fever has swept the globe, with A Street Cat Named Bob vaulting its way to #7 on The New York Times bestseller list in its first week on sale. With rights sold to 27 countries around the globe and a top spot on the British bestseller list for more than a year, this book has been a smashing success around the world. As Street Cat Bob and James spend a cold and challenging December on the streets together, James once more draws strength and inspiration from his extraordinary cat--learning important lessons about the true meaning of Christmas along the way.

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Recommended for adult readers, mature age 13 and up.

I've seen a lot in my thirteen years of life. I've run away and been rescued. I've had children and lost them. I've lived in cages and in beautiful homes. But these days, a lot of my thinking is done behind closed eyelids, as I just feel so old and tired all the time.

Now, you're probably confused at this point because, in human years, thirteen isn't old at all; but in dog years, especially if you're a sheltie like me, that's ancient. So, when my human parents-the best people you could ever meet-started moping around the house, I...