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Kindred Spirits: How the Remarkable Bond Between Humans and Animals Can Change the Way We Live
ISBN: 9780767904315 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Treating animals just as any healer would treat human beings, Allen Schoen has become one of America s most celebrated veterinarians. Kindred Spirits shares the transformative power of his remarkable methods, explores how alternative healing is revolutionizing his profession, and, in the tradition of James Herriot, shares heartwarming stories of animals and their caretakers who have deeply enriched each other s lives. Through moving scenes such as an ailing German shepherd who fights to stay alive so he can assist and comfort his ailing human companion Schoen details the ways in which...
Treating animals just as any healer would treat human beings, Allen Schoen has become one of America s most celebrated veterinarians. Kindred Spiri...
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73,02 zł |
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The Philosopher's Dog: Friendships with Animals
ISBN: 9780812970241 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The philosopher Raimond Gaita has always been fascinated by animals- their obvious intelligence and disturbing brutality, their uncanny responsiveness to our moods and needs, the deep feelings they elicit from us and seem to return. In this marvelous, luminous book, Gaita trains the lens of philosophy on the mystery and beauty of the animals he has known and loved best. The Philosopher's Dog is one of those rare works that engage the heart from the very first paragraph and haunt the mind long after one has finished reading. What does Gaita's dog, Gypsy, think about while she sits...
The philosopher Raimond Gaita has always been fascinated by animals- their obvious intelligence and disturbing brutality, their uncanny responsiveness...
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84,55 zł |
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A Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life
ISBN: 9780812971491 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "People who love dogs often talk about a 'lifetime' dog. I'd heard the phrase a dozen times before I came to recognize its significance. Lifetime dogs are dogs we love in especially powerful, sometimes inexplicable ways."-Jon Katz
In this gripping and deeply touching book, bestselling author Jon Katz tells the story of his lifetime dog, Orson: a beautiful border collie-intense, smart, crazy, and unforgettable. From the moment Katz and Orson meet, when the dog springs from his traveling crate at Newark airport and panics the baggage claim area, their relationship is deep, stormy, and... "People who love dogs often talk about a 'lifetime' dog. I'd heard the phrase a dozen times before I came to recognize its significance. Lifetime dogs...
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73,02 zł |
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The Dogs of Bedlam Farm: An Adventure with Sixteen Sheep, Three Dogs, Two Donkeys, and Me
ISBN: 9780812972504 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Dogs are blameless, devoid of calculation, neither blessed nor cursed with human motives. They can't really be held responsible for what they do. But we can."
-from The Dogs of Bedlam Farm When Jon Katz adopted a border collie named Orson, his whole world changed. Gone were the two yellow Labs he wrote about in A Dog Year, as was the mountaintop cabin they loved. Katz moved into an old farmhouse on forty-two acres of pasture and woods with a menagerie: a ram named Nesbitt, fifteen ewes, a lonely donkey named Carol, a baby donkey named Fanny, and three border... "Dogs are blameless, devoid of calculation, neither blessed nor cursed with human motives. They can't really be held responsible for what they do. ...
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88,39 zł |
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Naked Liberty
ISBN: 9780965853347 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. NAKED LIBERTY is a captivating memoir of Carolyn Resnick's detailed account of how she gained a magnetic connection with horses. Carolyn reveals her struggle to be accepted into a herd of wild horses, beginning at the bottom of the pecking order, working to gain higher rank and ultimately riding on the back of a lead mare from a bonded trust. This book goes beyond horse whispering and will inspire readers to seek a higher level of communication with their horses. I learned that dominant horses must fight for their position and lead horses do not. From these waterhole rituals I discovered the...
NAKED LIBERTY is a captivating memoir of Carolyn Resnick's detailed account of how she gained a magnetic connection with horses. Carolyn reveals her s...
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115,10 zł |
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Dog Is My Co-Pilot: Great Writers on the World's Oldest Friendship
ISBN: 9781400050536 / Angielski / Miękka / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dogs have been our muses, our mentors, and our playful and noble co-pilots. They ve had a profound influence on us as healers and spiritual guides, and also as co-workers, helping to guide, hunt, herd, search, and rescue. Our bond with dogs is deep and unbreakable, and there s no better source a reader can turn to for a richer understanding of that complex and wonderful relationship than The Bark.
The Bark began as a newsletter in Berkeley, California, that advocated for an off-leash area where dogs could cavort and play. Within a few years it had become a full-fledged,... Dogs have been our muses, our mentors, and our playful and noble co-pilots. They ve had a profound influence on us as healers and spiritual guides, an...
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73,02 zł |
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The Craggy Hole in My Heart and the Cat Who Fixed It: Over the Edge and Back with My Dad, My Cat, and Me
ISBN: 9781400083190 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this inspiring and joyous book, "New York Times" bestselling author Geneen Roth introduces her remarkable twenty-pound cat, Mister Blanche, and her beloved father, Bernard, as she takes readers deep into the story of how each finally taught her to love without reservation and accept that she might someday lose those whom she believed she couldn t live without. Told with warmth and wit, "The Craggy Hole in My Heart and The Cat Who Fixed It" is a poignant and funny story about how to live with love and never live without it."
In this inspiring and joyous book, "New York Times" bestselling author Geneen Roth introduces her remarkable twenty-pound cat, Mister Blanche, and her...
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65,33 zł |
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My Life with George: What I Learned about Joy from One Neurotic (and Very Expensive) Dog
ISBN: 9781401322441 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Judith Summers first met George, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who would change her life, she and her young son, Joshua, were mourning the deaths of her husband and her father, who had died barely two weeks apart. It was love at first sight. George was the ultimate upper-class pooch, and seemingly the perfect puppy, brimming with love and joy and complete with "the kind of film-star looks that made strangers stop in the street and coo over him." But, as Judith soon discovered, George was as time-consuming as a full-time job and as expensive to run as a Ferrari....
When Judith Summers first met George, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who would change her life, she and her young son, Joshua, were mourning the de...
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134,51 zł |
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Angel By My Side
ISBN: 9781401900588 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1995, Mike Lingenfelter was ready for his life to be over. Two serious heart attacks and open-heart surgery had taken away most of the good things he had in his life. But then a golden retriever named Dakota, who had been rescued from death himself, came to help Mike with his rehabilitation recovery. This is the story of how Dakota became Mike's protector and best friend, saving Mike's life several times.
In 1995, Mike Lingenfelter was ready for his life to be over. Two serious heart attacks and open-heart surgery had taken away most of the good things ...
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65,29 zł |
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My Pet: A diary and photo album
ISBN: 9781403361875 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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63,80 zł |
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My Pet: A diary and photo album
ISBN: 9781403361882 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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104,96 zł |
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Wagging Tails, Swishing Tails, Fluffy Tails and Other Tales
ISBN: 9781403382665 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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57,16 zł |
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Cat and Dog Tails Too
ISBN: 9781410708250 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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66,31 zł |
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Peepers the Talking Starling
ISBN: 9781414030920 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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54,65 zł |
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Peepers the Talking Starling
ISBN: 9781414030937 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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100,38 zł |
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Kitty Tales and Doggie Deeds
ISBN: 9781418417642 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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63,80 zł |
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Bridging the Bond : The Cultural Construction of the Shelter Pet
ISBN: 9781557532602 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What happens behind the doors of the animal shelter? This book will introduce the reader to the work culture of animal shelter employees, volunteers, activists, educators, and pets. By weaving together her own personal memoirs with interviews with workers, the author describes the traditions, philosophies, history, and current social dynamics of a typical animal welfare community. She examines how the daily interactions, personal philosophies, disparate methods, technology, and life experiences of the humans and pets influence the care of homeless animals, often playing an intricate role in...
What happens behind the doors of the animal shelter? This book will introduce the reader to the work culture of animal shelter employees, volunteers, ...
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97,30 zł |
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The Lightkeepers' Menagerie: Stories of Animals at Lighthouses
ISBN: 9781561643912 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Elinor De Wire has been writing about lighthouses and their keepers since 1972. During that time she found that hundreds of lighthouse animals wandered into her research notes and photo collection. This book is the story of all these cold-nosed, whiskered, wooly, hoofed, horned, slithery, buzzing, feathered, and finned keepers of the lights. Where else would a dog learn to ring a fogbell; a cat go swimming and catch a fish for its supper; or a parrot cuss the storm winds rattling its cage? Who other than a lightkeeper would swim a cow home, tame a baby seal, adopt an orphan alligator, send...
Elinor De Wire has been writing about lighthouses and their keepers since 1972. During that time she found that hundreds of lighthouse animals wandere...
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97,30 zł |
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Enslaved by Ducks
ISBN: 9781565124509 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book that Entertainment Weekly called "hilarious," Publishers Weekly declared "a true pleasure," Booklist called "heartwarming," and the Dallas Morning News praised as "rich and funny" is now available in paperback. When Bob Tarte bought a house in rural Michigan, he was counting on a tranquil haven. Then Bob married Linda. She wanted a rabbit, which seemed innocuous enough until the bunny chewed through their electrical wiring. And that was just the beginning. Before long, Bob found himself constructing cages, buying feed, clearing duck waste, and...
The book that Entertainment Weekly called "hilarious," Publishers Weekly declared "a true pleasure," Booklist called "heartwarmin...
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84,50 zł |
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Skidboot the Amazing Dog
ISBN: 9781571687302 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Skidboot is no ordinary dog. He and owner David Hartwig travel the country to amaze and delight audiences. But David says that Skidboort doesn't do tricks. He just does what David asks him to do--simple as that. When the author met the duo, and saw some of the incredible tricks (tasks, that is) the dog could do, he knew that the story of Skidboot had to be shared. Not that he's unknown--Skidboot's appearances include "The David Letterman Show, Inside Edition, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Animals are People Too as well as rodeos, fairs, and schools. Told in narrative form with Skidboot's...
Skidboot is no ordinary dog. He and owner David Hartwig travel the country to amaze and delight audiences. But David says that Skidboort doesn't do tr...
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55,73 zł |
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