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An unexpected liaison with an African horseman builds a courageous and tender-strong bridge across classic cultural divides. The backdrop is present-day Zimbabwe in all its political, economic and ecological complexities. Oriane Lee Johnston's memoir takes the reader from her island home on the west coast of Canada into southern Africa as it is today, exploring ethical relations with land, with culture, the sacred and the human heart. "Absolutely no doubt about this, Oriane Lee Johnston is a gifted writer. Her memoir reveals, with anguished directness at times, the longing for identity after a dramatic life-shift. The reader applauds her, is intimidated by and in awe of her courage, her openness to experience, and her many very real gifts of character. This is a lovely, deeply touching and above all, a serious book about the possibilities in life that many of us close ourselves off to, far too soon." -Sharon Butala, author of The Perfection of the Morning.

1990 war für Deutschland ein positives Schicksalsjahr. Die Welt um Deutschland herum veränderte sich ebenfalls. Es gründeten sich neue Staaten, andere lösten sich auf und Revolutionen trugen ihre Früchte. Auch für Krause war es ein Jahr, das alles in seinem Leben veränderte. Er machte einen Abenteuerurlaub in Sri Lanka und fand dort seine erste große Hundeliebe. Von nun an krempelte sich Krauses bisheriges Dasein in etwas völlig Neues um, brachte jedoch auch düstere Elemente mit hinein. Eine lebensbedrohliche Krankheit war nur einer von mehreren Schicksalsschlägen. All diese Veränderungen begannen mit einem kleinen Hund, den Krause aus Ceylon mit nach Hause nahm. Acht Jahre später machte er seine Leidenschaft für Hunde zu seinem Beruf, den er bis heute selbstständig erfolgreich ausführt. Nur dieser eine Tag im März des Jahres 1990, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, machte das alles möglich. In diesem Buch erzählt er endlich diese sehr persönliche und wahre Geschichte.

I Spy With My Boxer Eye is a poem that tells the story of our Boxer dog, Ginger as we traveled and moved our children throughout Texas as we were going through life changes. We got her as a puppy when we had retired, were experiencing empty nest, our children moving and getting married and having children of their own. Our family has traveled throughout the great state of Texas; the Desert and Mountains, the Hill Country, the Coastal Wetlands and the Great Plains and Prairies; and our Ginger has been an inquisitive explorer in all the many landscapes we have had the joy to visit and live. This is her story in poetry form and the extraordinary illustrations that bring her story to life.<BR>

1990 war für Deutschland ein positives Schicksalsjahr. Die Welt um Deutschland herum veränderte sich ebenfalls. Es gründeten sich neue Staaten, andere lösten sich auf und Revolutionen trugen ihre Früchte. Auch für Krause war es ein Jahr, das alles in seinem Leben veränderte. Er machte einen Abenteuerurlaub in Sri Lanka und fand dort seine erste große Hundeliebe. Von nun an krempelte sich Krauses bisheriges Dasein in etwas völlig Neues um, brachte jedoch auch düstere Elemente mit hinein. Eine lebensbedrohliche Krankheit war nur einer von mehreren Schicksalsschlägen. All diese Veränderungen begannen mit einem kleinen Hund, den Krause aus Ceylon mit nach Hause nahm. Acht Jahre später machte er seine Leidenschaft für Hunde zu seinem Beruf, den er bis heute selbstständig erfolgreich ausführt. Nur dieser eine Tag im März des Jahres 1990, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, machte das alles möglich. In diesem Buch erzählt er endlich diese sehr persönliche und wahre Geschichte.

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A challenging foster dog inspires an experienced foster mama to explore where the endless stream of unwanted dogs is coming from—and how things could change.<BR><BR>After nearly a year struggling to find a home for a particular foster dog, Cara begins to wonder how the story ends—when will all the dogs be saved? Even after the one-hundredth foster dog passes through Cara’s home, the stream of homeless dogs appears endless. Seized by the need to act, 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.<BR> <BR>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. <BR> <BR>From North Carolina where pit bulls fill the shelters and heart-worm rages to Tennessee where dogs are left forgotten in pounds and on to Alabama where unlikely heroes fight in a state that has largely forsaken its responsibilities to its animals, Cara meets the people working on the front lines in this national crisis of unwanted animals. The dogs, the people and their inspiring stories draw her south again and again in search of answers and maybe a dog of her own.<BR> <BR>One Hundred Dogs and Counting will introduce the reader to many wonderful dogs—from sweet Oreo to quirky Flannery—but also to inspirational people sacrificing personal lives and fortunes to save deserving animals.<BR> <BR>Join Cara on the rescue road as she follows her heart into the places where too many dogs are forgotten and discovers glimmers of hope that the day is coming when every dog will have a home.

Today, more and more people travel with their pets, taking their beloved four-legged friends everywhere. Yet, it can still be sometimes difficult to find a park or hiking trail that's dog-friendly. Bangor Daily News outdoors columnist Aislinn Sarnacki presents 35 hikes around Maine that you can feel comfortable taking your dog on. <BR><BR>Along with maps and color photos to detail the hikes, she includes practical information such as proper etiquette to observe with your canine companion and when it's okay to let your pet off the leash. She also rounds out with helpful suggestions on dog-friendly restaurants, hotels, parks, and beaches, so you and your furry friend can make the most of your time in the Maine outdoors.

The boom in trained service animal use and access has transformed the lives of travelers with disabilities. As a result, tens of thousands of people in the United States and Canada enjoy travel options that were difficult or impossible just a few years ago.Henry Kisor and Christine Goodier provide a narrative guidebook full of essential information and salted with personal, hands-on stories of life on the road with service dogs and miniature horses. As the travel-savvy human companions of Trooper (Kisor's miniature schnauzer/poodle cross) and Raylene (Goodier's black Labrador), the authors share experiences from packing for your animal partner to widely varying legal protections to the animal-friendly rides at Disneyland. Chapters cover the specifics of air, rail, road, and cruise ship travel, while appendixes offer checklists, primers on import regulations and corporate policies, advice for emergencies, and a route-by-route guide to finding relief walks during North American train trips. Practical and long overdue, Traveling with Service Animals provides any human-animal partnership with a horizon-to-horizon handbook for exploring the world.

For the fans of Eat, Pray, Love and Marley & Me, a heartwarming story of a 2,000-mile road trip taken by a woman and her dog.<BR> Bodie, mystery mix rescue pup, is on death row in a Los Angeles dog shelter, having been abandoned by his owner. Belinda, a heartbroken woman, is in a heap on the floor of her vintage apartment, having been dumped by the man of her dreams. Two lost souls ready to find a new lifetogether. <BR> Belinda falls in love with Bodie the moment he plants his furry butt on her bare, flip-flopped foot. Soon, the two embark on a 2,000-mile West Coast road trip, taking in spectacular Big Sur, a pack run in the wilds of Oregon, afternoon tea at Doris Day's dog-loving hotel in Carmel, a fragrant encounter with the creator of Kennel No.5 furfume, and a bar stop in a small town near San Francisco where a dog was elected mayor and served for thirteen years . . . <BR> On their soul-searching adventure, Belinda and Bodie cruise along California State Route 1, one of the most iconic highways in America, heading towards Portland, Oregonrepeatedly voted one of the most dog-friendly cities in America. Join Belinda and Bodie on this feelgood road trip, and you, too, will feel the wind in your hair and a wag in your tail!

Borderless Collie is the true story, wagging tails and all, of what it's really like to step off the career ladder and take a grown-up gap year. Apparently lots of the 'thirty-something' generation, tired of scraping together that unaffordable-house deposit, dream of setting off on the adventure of a lifetime that will turn savings into experiences. Although not everyone takes along a clapped out old campervan, a slightly bemused husband and a rather grumpy dog. Well, we all make mistakes. So just how do you go on tour when one member of the family wants to spend the day sight seeing the lampposts and competing to become the European crotch sniffing champion? And what if the dog wants to do that too?

For over 40 years Virginia's tourism slogan has been "Virginia is for lovers," but both resident pooches and visiting Fidos know that it really should be "Virginia is for dog lovers"!  Whether they're relaxing on the river, checking out the crabs on Chesapeake Bay, or hiking through the beautiful state and national parks, four-legged visitors are welcomed warmly. After all, Virginia is one of only a handful of states that has an official dog breed, the American Foxhound, a direct descendant of the hounds that George Washington bred to indulge his passion for foxhunting. Virginia's historic love affair with canines continues today, with more than 1,000 pet-friendly hotels, restaurants, attractions, and events that you and your best furry friend (BFF) can explore together. From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the beach, visitors traveling with their BFFs will find fine hotels and inns that offer canine-inspired Southern hospitality, verdant vineyards that beg for a long stroll, battlefields, beaches, and an array of dining and entertainment options that you can enjoy with your best friend. Virginia truly is for dog lovers!

“Between the high Sierras south from Yosemite—east and south over a very great assemblage of broken ranges beyond Death Valley, and on illimitably into the Mojave Desert” is the territory that Mary Austin calls the Land of Little Rain. In this classic collection of meditations on the wonders of this region, Austin generously shares “such news of the land, of its trails and what is astir in them, as one lover of it can give to another.” Her vivid writings capture the landscape—from burnt hills to sun-baked mesas—as well as the rich variety of plant and animal life, and the few human beings who inhabit the land, including cattlemen, miners, and Paiute Indians.<BR><BR>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.