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Small Furry Hope: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life
Author: Steven Kotler
ISBN-10: 1408810956
ISBN-13: 9781408810958
Published: 2011-11-01
Publisher: Bloomsbury UK
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Book Description:
Steven Kotler was forty years old, single, and facing an existential crisis when he met Lila, a woman devoted to animal rescue. "Love me, love my dogs," was her rule, and Steven took it to heart. Spurred to move by a housing crisis in Los Angeles, Steven, Lila - and their eight dogs, then ten, then twenty, and then they lost count - bought a postage-stamp-sized farm in Chimayo, New Mexico. A Small Furry Hope chronicles their adventures at Rancho de Chihuahua, the sanctuary they created for their pack with special needs: the very old, the very sick, and, as Kotler says, "the really retarded." An insider look at the culture of dog rescue, A Small Furry Prayer weaves personal experience, and scientific inquiry into a fast-paced, fun-filled narrative that explores what it means to devote one's life to the furry and the four-legged. Along the way, Kotler combs through every aspect of canine-human relations, from long human history with dogs to brand new research into the neuroscience of canine companionship, in the end discovering why living in a world made of dog may be the best way to uncover the truth about what it really means to be human.
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Easy Readers - English - Level 4: Slaughterhouse Five (German Edition)
Author: Kurt Vonnegut
ISBN-10: 8711087765
ISBN-13: 9788711087763
Published: 1994-12-13
Publisher: Grafisk
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Book Description:
Slaughterhouse-Five is one of the world's great anti-war books. Centering on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know.
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The Importance of Being Earnest (Longman Literature)
Author: Oscar Wilde
ISBN-10: 0582077842
ISBN-13: 9780582077843
Published: 1993-04
Publisher: Longman Group United Kingdom
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Book Description:
This paperback educational edition of The Importance of Being Earnest provides ideal support for 14-18 year old students.
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David Copperfield (Spanish Edition)
Author: Charles Dickens
ISBN-10: 8484037320
ISBN-13: 9788484037323
Published: 2001-08
Publisher: Edimat Libros
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Book Description:
Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.Growing up is never easy--especially if your name happens to be David Copperfield. Orphaned as an infant, David must suffer the privation and cruelties of his evil stepfather, Mr. Murdstone--who packs David away to a workhouse at the age of ten! a trusting but vulnerable boy and practically alone in the world, David finds himself time after time at the mercy of a rogue's gallery of characters: the dashing but deceitful Steerforth, the detestable clerk Uriah Heep, and, last but not least, the beautiful but ditzy Dora. With friends like these it's a miracle that David grows up at all!
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Northanger Abbey (English Library)
Author: Jane Austen
ISBN-10: 0140430741
ISBN-13: 9780140430745
Published: 1972-08-30
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Book Description:
Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775. She was an English novelist who wrote numerous works of romantic fiction. Ms. Austen has millions of adoring fans all around the world and she is one of the most beloved writers in all of English literature.Many people may be surprised to learn that Jane Austen only published six novels. However, these works have become the foundation for the true romantic novel ever since they found their way to the world early in the 19th century.An early version of this book was written under the title “Susan”. It was actually the first of Jane Austen's novels sold to a publisher who then advertised it as forthcoming, but never issued it. Jane Austen had the manuscript brought back more than ten years later, after several of her other novels had been published. She apparently made some revisions, but finally "put it on the shelf.” It was only after her death in 1817 that her brother Henry finally had it published (together with Persuasion). The title "Northanger Abbey" was not chosen by Jane Austen (she referred to the book in her letter as "Miss Catherine".
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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Streamline Books)
Author: Jules Verne
ISBN-10: 0175552053
ISBN-13: 9780175552054
Published: 1977-12
Publisher: Longman ELT
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Book Description:
In this fully dramatized adaptation of Jules Verne's classic, "Journey to the Center of the Earth", Leonard Nimoy, John de Lancie, and cast members from Star Trek feature films and all four TV series take you on an incredible journey. "Journey to the Center of the Earth" is the story of Professor Lindenbrock, his nephew Axel and their quest for the secrets contained at the earth's core. Led by Hans, their Icelandic guide, Lindenbrock and Axel descend deeper into the planet than anyone has ever gone before... but will they make it back to the surface alive? Featuring virtuoso performaces from the entire cast, riveting sound effects and original music, Alien Voices' production of "Journey to the Center of the Earth" is an adventure in sound.
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Ulysses (His Werke, Frankfurter Ausgabe ; 3) (German Edition)
Author: James Joyce
ISBN-10: 3518033883
ISBN-13: 9783518033883
Published: 1975
Publisher: Suhrkamp
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Book Description:
Ulysses is a book written by James Joyce. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great novel will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Ulysses is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by James Joyce is highly recommended. Published by Quill Pen Classics and beautifully produced, Ulysses would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library.
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The Prince (Everyman's Library Classics)
Author: NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI
ISBN-10: 1857150791
ISBN-13: 9781857150797
Published: 1992
Publisher: EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY
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Communist Manifesto, The
Author: Karl Marx
ISBN-10: 0140444785
ISBN-13: 9780140444780
Published: 1985
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Book Description:
The complete text of the political tract which has exercised so great an influence on the world in the last century. In a special introduction to this edition A.J.P. Taylor charts the progress of the "manifesto" from persecuted obscurity to global reverence and examines the relevance of Marx's nineteenth-century ideas to the realities of modern politics.
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Aesop's Fables (Picture Puffins)
Author: Aesop
ISBN-10: 0140548726
ISBN-13: 9780140548723
Published: 1993-04-01
Publisher: Puffin
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Book Description:
"The Country Mouse and the City Mouse," "The Fox and the Grapes," "The Hare and the Tortoise"--these and other well-loved fables are ilustrated with intricately detailed paintings that provide a perfect counterpoint. "(A) magnificent volume . . . illustrated with elegant paintings in opulent colors."--Publishers Weekly. Full color.
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