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Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

Vicki Myron · Grand Central
Pages: 277
Format: Hardcover

How much of an impact can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic American town, and eventually become famous around the world? You can't even begin to answer those questions until you hear...
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Being a Beast: Adventures Across the Species Divide

Charles Foster · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

A passionate naturalist explores what it's really like to be an animal -- by living like themHow can we ever be sure that we really know the other? To test the limits of our ability to inhabit lives that are not our own, Charles Foster set out to know the ultimate other: the non-humans,...
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The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs: Second Edition

Gregory S Paul · Princeton University Press
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover

The best-selling Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs remains the must-have book for anyone who loves dinosaurs, from amateur enthusiasts to professional paleontologists. Now extensively revised and expanded, this dazzlingly illustrated large-format edition features some 100 new dinosaur...
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Fishes of the Great Lakes Region, Revised Edition

Carl Leavitt Hubbs · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Pages: 332
Format: Paperback

For everyday anglers, armchair enthusiasts, and serious students, Hubbs and Lagler's text remains the definitive work in the identification and study of the fishes of this important freshwater region.Organized by fish family, with sections on waters of the Great Lakes region, zoogeography,...
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The Lost Words

ROBERT MACFARLANE · Anansi International
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

From bestselling Landmarks author Robert Macfarlane and acclaimed artist and author Jackie Morris, a beautiful illustrated book for readers young and old. All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the words of the natural world -- Dandelion,...
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Julia's Cats: Julia Child's Life in the Company of Cats

Patricia Barey · Harry N. Abrams; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The world knows Julia Child as the charismatic woman who brought French cuisine to America and became a TV sensation, but there’s one aspect of her life that’s not so familiar. Soon after the Childs arrived in Paris in 1948, a French cat appeared on their doorstep, and Julia...
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The Dog Encyclopedia

DK Publishing · DK Publishing
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover

Covering the history, breeds, care, health, and positive training of dogs - all in one easy reference - The Dog Encyclopedia is a fully illustrated encyclopedia of all things canine. With an extensive photographic catalog of more than 400 dog breeds, organized by to FCI groupings, each...
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The Dogma of Rufus: A Canine Guide to Eating, Sleeping, Digging, Slobbering, Scratching, and Surviving with Humans

Larry Arnstein · Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Book

So, you’ve been ripped out from your mother’s paws and taken in by a strange family of humans that has kids who insist on flapping your floppy ears and dressing you up like a ladybug. These new human-folk are trying to “teach” you things, like sitting or not ripping...
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The Strange Case of the Mad Professor: A True Tale of Endangered Species, Illegal Drugs, and Attempted Murder

Peter Kobel · Lyons Press; First Edition edition
Format: Book

It was one of the biggest scandals in New York University history. Professor John Buettner-Janusch, chair of the Anthropology Department, was convicted of manufacturing LSD and Quaaludes in his campus laboratory. He claimed the drugs were for an animal behavior experiment, but a jury found...
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Top Tips from Top Trainers: 1001 Practical Tips and Techniques for Successful Dog Care and Training

APDT Members · TFH Publications, Inc.
Format: Paperback

Top Tips from Top Trainers features 1,001 exclusive tips from members of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers APDT, the most highly regarded group of its kind in the world. Unlike other dog training books that focus on basic advice, this innovative guide offers the average dog owner a plethora...
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