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What do readers say about The Art Of Racing In The Rain?
charming and readable stories full of emotion vivid, evocative writing heart-wrenching, but deeply movingThe New York Times bestselling novel from Garth Stein–a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of a dog’s efforts to hold together his family in the face of a divisive custody battle.
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Gestures are all that I have; sometimes they must be grand in nature. And while I occasionally step over the line and into the world of the melodramatic, it is what I must do in order to communicate c...
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The New York Times bestselling author of A Dog's Purpose continues his heartwarming series that perfectly captures the unconditional loving relationships between people and their loyal best friends in stories no dog lover can resist.
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The fur on my legs was as black as the rest of me, but down at my paws it had, over time, become tinged with white. I had lived a long and full life with a boy named Ethan, spending many lazy afternoo...
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What do readers say about Lily and the Octopus?
love and life losing a dog funny, heartfelt, and tragic plain and simpleA national bestseller combining the emotional depth of The Art of Racing in the Rain with the magical spirit of The Life of Pi, "Lily and the Octopus is the dog book you must read this summer" (The Washington Post).
Ted-a gay, single, struggling writ... Read more about Lily and the Octopus
It’s Thursday the first time I see it. I know that it’s Thursday because Thursday nights are the nights my dog, Lily, and I set aside to talk about boys we think are cute. She’s twelve in actual years...
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What do readers say about Fifteen Dogs?
unsentimental, crisp, and vibrant power and reactionary politics cut and paste unique and thought-provokingWinner of the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Finalist for the 2015 Toronto Book Awards
Winner of the 2015 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
Alexis] devises an inventive romp through the nature of humanity in this beautiful, entertaining read ... A c... Read more about Fifteen Dogs
One evening in Toronto, the gods Apollo and Hermes were at the Wheat Sheaf Tavern. Apollo had allowed his beard to grow until it reached his clavicle. Hermes, more fastidious, was clean-shaven, but hi...
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What do readers say about The Plague Dogs?
suspense of each chapter two laboratory research dogs too self-consciously angry how society views animalsRowf, a shaggy black mongrel, and Snitter, a black-and-white fox terrier, are among dozens of animals being cruelly held in a testing facility in North West England. When one of the handlers fails to close Rowf's cage properly, the two dogs make a da... Read more about The Plague Dogs
“I think it’s packing in, chief,” he said. “Oh, no, wait a jiffy.” He paused, drew back the cuff of his white coat to avoid another, though weak, splash and then bent over the water once more. “No, I ...
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What do readers say about Marley and Me?
sad and happy feelings full of heart and humor the life of a dog funny, shocking, touching, sadThe heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life.
Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogan... Read more about Marley and Me
Why we were doing this, I wasn’t quite sure. A few weeks earlier I had awoken just after dawn to find the bed beside me empty. I got up and found Jenny sitting in her bathrobe at the glass table on th...
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What do readers say about White Fang?
gripping adventure story rugged, energetic and thrilling the ruthless ending poetic and extensiveHe was three quarters wolf and all fury. Born in a cave, in famine, in the frozen arctic. Born in a world where the weak died without mercy, where only the swift, the strong, the cunning saw each dawn. It was White Fang's world-until he and his mothe... Read more about White Fang
Dark spruce forest frowned on either side the frozen waterway. The trees had been stripped by a recent wind of their white covering of frost, and they seemed to lean toward each other, black and omino...
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What do readers say about The Travelling Cat Chronicles?
friendship and love a stray japanese cat charming and subtle superficial and amateurishA book that "speak[s] volumes about our need for connection-human, feline or otherwise" (The San Francisco Chronicle), The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice that shows how the smallest things can prov... Read more about The Travelling Cat Chronicles
IN HER PREVIOUSjob, Noriko had often been posted to new places, so she was used to moving. She would take what she needed out of the cardboard boxes, steadily unpacking, always in the same order. When...
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What do readers say about Where the Red Fern Grows?
really well written historical fiction great book of companionship and friendship boys'bookWhen Billy's much-beloved prize dogs are killed in a tragic fight with a mountain lion, he finds solace in old legends.... Read more about Where the Red Fern Grows
WHEN I LEFT MY OFFICE THAT BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY, I HAD no idea what was in store for me. To begin with, everything was too perfect for anything unusual to happen. It was one of those days when a man f...
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What do readers say about Dog on It?
first person narrative light and amusing reading light and easy narrate the storiesThe first book of the New York Times bestselling Chet and Bernie mystery series, an "enchanting one-of-a-kind novel" (Stephen King) that is "nothing short of masterful" (Los Angeles Times).
Chet, the wise and lovable canine narrator of Dog on It, and... Read more about Dog on It
I could smell him—or rather the booze on his breath—before he even opened the door, but my sense of smell is pretty good, probably better than yours. The key scratched against the lock, finally found ...
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