Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Dog Years Dog Years Mark Doty Why do dogs speak so profoundly to our inner lives? When Mark Doty decides to adopt a dog as a companion for his dying partner, he finds himself bringing home Beau, a large golden retriever, malnouri… OL14857183W
Marley & me Marley & me John Grogan The story of a family in the making 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,… OL19666254W
Afterglow Afterglow Eileen Myles The author writes an account of her relationship with her pit bull Rosie. Starting from the emptiness following Rosie's death, the author launches a heartfelt and fabulist investigation into the true… OL19719624W
No better friend No better friend Robert Weintraub "Tells the remarkable story of Royal Air Force technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, who met in an internment camp during WWII. Judy was a fiercely loyal animal who sensed danger an… OL20002633W
No better friend No better friend Robert Weintraub Flight technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, met in the most unlikely of places: a World War II internment camp in the Pacific. Judy was a fiercely loyal dog, with a keen sense for … OL20010069W
Seldovia Sam and the sea otter rescue Seldovia Sam and the sea otter rescue Susan Woodward Springer Sam rescues and cares for an abandoned baby sea otter until it can be taken to a zoo. OL2771612W
Barry, the bravest Saint Bernard Barry, the bravest Saint Bernard Lynn Hall Relates the feats of Barry, the St. Bernard dog whose name, to this day, honors the best dog at the St. Bernard Monastery. OL3454476W
Millie's book Millie's book Barbara Bush The adventures of White House dog, Millie Bush. OL3475728W
A Big Little Life A Big Little Life Dean Koontz She arrived with her name, Trixie. I joked sometimes that it sounded more like a stripper than a dog. But if it sounded more like a stripper than a dog, it sounded more like an elf or a fairy than a … OL497131W
Big-enough Anna Big-enough Anna Pam Flowers Describes how a small dog became the lead dog as her musher, Pam Flowers, prepared for and made her historic journey alone across the North American Arctic. OL6033504W