How do we honor the dog friends who keep us company without complaint? How do we prepare when their all-too-short lives near an end? How do we grieve their passing and take joy in their memory?
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The first thing that the reader may notice about this memoir is its short chapters-on average, about 700 words. That is because, originally, each chapter was a blog post, and was submitted through ...więcej »
The third of six children born to struggling parents in Sierra Leone in the 1940s, Femi Iris Hamilton did not set out to become a leader. She had no big dreams of conquering the world, amassing wea...więcej »
Mothers will often say, "I did my best." I cannot say that. My father molested my daughters, and I let them down. But it is never too late to make amends, to regain trust, to rebuild loving rela...więcej »
Born in rural Missouri on the 4th of July, Ava Frick knew at age three that she wanted to be an "animal doctor" when she grew up. That precocious little girl's early ye...więcej »
Written with humour and insight, this informal memoir is a delightful celebration of the passions that have driven Simon Brown's life.Whether recalling incidents from his early years as a...więcej »
A true-life story of my upbringing as a girl living with cerebral palsy and the discrimination that I've faced, not only by members of the public but worse still, by my own family, leaving me wi...więcej »
Captain Hector McQuarrie a seasoned shipwright, sails from Mull Scotland in 1855 for a burgeoning new world in Australasia. Buoyed with bright hopes and infused with the Clan McQuarrie spirit, H...więcej »
This is the story of a beautiful young girl from Melbourne with an outstanding voice who is invited to tour Australia as a support act for Frank Sinatra in 1959. At the age of eighteen she flew ...więcej »
There is very little information about the Jesus Elevator on the internet. Somehow, even Wikipedia missed it. In this book, you are going to learn about Hartley Somerville, a prairie born-again far...więcej »
I Am My Prayer is a memoir of the author's public and private prayer experience. It is also a guide and explanation of key elements of public Jewish Services. The book familiarizes readers with the...więcej »
After resigning his post at the Tampa Tribune, Tim Fasano decided to stop worrying about the rest of his life and focus on having adventures.An amateur photographer and phil...więcej »
"Ken Green, it seems you're always stepping in dog poo."
That's what a friend once told Ken Green, thus planting the seed for the title of a book Green would write six decades later.
As a bored c...więcej »
Have you ever wanted to kayak down a gorge in New Zealand? Or run night-time marathons through the Californian desert? How about rollerblading 100 miles around Amsterdam?...więcej »
Amy Johnson became a household name after her solo flight to Australia in 1930 which thrust her, ill-prepared and exhausted, into the limelight and almost constant media attention for the rest o...więcej »
"A gift to our handbell community, the musical world at large, and to anyone who wants a peek behind the curtain at what drives passionate musicianship. Just wow!" - Brian Childers, Director of ...więcej »
This is the story about a winner...Whether it's golf with Sean Connery, tea with the Queen Mother and dinner with Clint Eastwood; it's business as usual for Gordon Beg...więcej »