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Morie Sawataishi lives a life that is radically unconventional by any standard but almost absurd in blatantly conformist Japan. Journalist Martha Sherrill provides a profound look at what it takes to be an individualist in a culture where rebels are rare. After the Japanese surrender in 1945, there were only sixteen Akita dogs left in the country. The magnificent hunting dogs had been donated to help in the war effort, or had been eaten, and their...
2) Thunder dog: the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the triumph of trust at Ground Zero
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At 12:30 a.m. on 9/11, Roselle whimpered at Michael Hingson's bedside. When the trained guide dog was "on the clock, " nothing could faze her. But without her harness she was free to be scared of the coming thunderstorm. The two had a busy day of meetings and an important presentation ahead. A normal day. Until they went to the office. In Thunder Dog, follow Michael and Roselle as their lives are changed forever by two explosions and 1,463 stairs--P....
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Lehigh Carter fears only two things: dogs and women.
His fears are about to become very real.
In the small town of Clarkesville, in the heart of the Oregon Cascade Mountains, a humble forester stumbles into the complex world of crooked cops and power-hungry politicians… all because he rescued a stray, injured dog on the highway.
Lehigh Carter didn't really mean to adopt the dog. But his ex-fiancée, Stacy McBride, convinces him to do it, with...
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KI Longfellow Stanshall is the brilliant, and yes, controversial, author of several internationally bestselling books. She is also a prolific play-write, screenwriter, theatrical producer, soldier for women's rights, world traveler, and oh by the way, the second wife of the late Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band's iconic, singer, composer and front man, Vivian Stanshall.
In this one of a kind, audio encounter between Ms. Longfellow and actor, author and music...
5) Geoffrey Giuliano In Conversation with Silky Stanshall - Daughter Of Bonzo Dog Man Viv Stanshall: #1
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Here, Silky Stanshall the highly intelligent daughter of the great British musical and literary artist Vivian Stanshall remembers life with her unarguably charmingly eccentric father and the turbulent, yet touching times they had together. A must for all Bonzo Dog Band fans and followers of the great cultural legacy of the late great Vivian Stanshall.
Hosted by Geoffrey Giuliano
Produced by India Juliana in Bejing
Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in...
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KI Longfellow Stanshall is the brilliant, and yes, controversial, author of several internationally bestselling books. She is also a prolific play-write, screenwriter, theatrical producer, soldier for women's rights, world traveler, and oh by the way, the second wife of the late Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band's iconic, singer, composer and front man, Vivian Stanshall.
In this one of a kind, audio encounter between Ms. Longfellow and actor, author and music...
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KI Longfellow Stanshall is the brilliant, and yes, controversial, author of several internationally bestselling books. She is also a prolific play-write, screenwriter, theatrical producer, soldier for women's rights, world traveler, and oh by the way, the second wife of the late Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band's iconic, singer, composer and front man, Vivian Stanshall.
In this one of a kind, audio encounter between Ms. Longfellow and actor, author and music...
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KI Longfellow Stanshall is the brilliant, and yes, controversial, author of several internationally bestselling books. She is also a prolific play-write, screenwriter, theatrical producer, soldier for women's rights, world traveler, and oh by the way, the second wife of the late Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band's iconic, singer, composer and front man, Vivian Stanshall.
In this one of a kind, audio encounter between Ms. Longfellow and actor, author and music...
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This short story introduces former college football star turned repo man Ruddy McCann, star of W. Bruce Cameron's new novel The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man, and tells how Ruddy met his best friend Jake, a lazy but lovable basset hound, during a repo gone wrong.
Full of laugh-out-loud humor and thrilling adventure, The Midnight Dog of the Repo Man is a page-turning, delightful short story by the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling...
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"A decade ago, former military counterintelligence officer Terry Henry joined his precocious young daughter, Kyria, on a trip to a nursing home in order to allow its residents to play with their family dog, a golden retriever named Riley. Terry was astounded by the transformations that unfolded before his eyes. Soon after, Terry and Kyria started their service dog organization, paws4people, with the goal of pairing dogs with human beings in need of...
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Have you ever wondered what your dog sees when he looks at a sunset? Or what she smells when she has her nose to the ground? And what IS your pooch trying to say when he looks at you with those big puppy eyes? With a thoroughly silly text and adorable illustrations, IT'S DOG'S LIFE answers those questions and a whole lot more. Covering everything from dog breeds to their evolution and behavior, this accessible nonfiction book is sure to satisfy even...
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Tells the incredible true story of Frank Williams, a radarman in Britain's Royal Air Force, and Judy, a purebred pointer, who met as prisoners of war during World War II. Judy, who became the war's only official canine POW, was a fiercely loyal dog who sensed danger-warning her fellow prisoners of imminent attacks and, later, protecting them from brutal beatings. Frank and Judy's friendship, an unbreakable bond forged in the worst circumstances, is...
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From a pioneering guide dog organization comes the first book to explore one of the most profound and inspiring relationships between humans and animals. In Trust the Dog, the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation introduces listeners to a group of extraordinary people who, thanks to their guide dogs, flourish in a world that assumes the ability to see. Among them are a brother and sister who lost their sight at a very young age and whose dogs essentially...
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The Man in the Dog Park offers the listener a rare window into homeless life. Spurred by a personal relationship with a homeless man who became her coauthor, Cathy A. Small takes a compelling look at what it means and what it takes to be homeless.
Interviews and encounters with dozens of homeless people lead us into a world that most have never seen. We travel as an intimate observer into the places that many homeless frequent, including a community...
15) What's a dog for?: the surprising history, science, philosophy, and politics of man's best friend
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John Homan's adopted his dog, Stella, from a shelter for all the usual reasons: fond memories of dogs from his past, a companion for his son, an excuse for long walks around the neighborhood. Soon enough, she is happily ensconced in the daily workings of his family. And not only that: Stella is treated like a family member-in ways that dogs of his youth were not. Spending humanlike sums on vet bills, questioning her diet and exercise regimens, contemplating...
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A Maine Literary Awards Finalist, A Good Man with a Dog follows a game warden's adventures from the woods of Maine to the swamps of New Orleans. Follow along as he and his canine companions investigate murder, search for missing persons, and rescue survivors from natural disasters. This is a memoir that reads like a true crime novel.
Roger Guay takes listeners into the patient, watchful world of a warden catching poachers and protecting pristine wilderness,...
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The extraordinary tale of survival and friendship between a man and a dog in World War II.
Flight technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, met in the most unlikely of places: an internment camp in the Pacific. Judy was a fiercely loyal dog, with a keen sense for who was friend and who was foe, and the pair's relationship deepened throughout their captivity. When the prisoners suffered beatings, Judy would repeatedly risk her life...
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Adventures of Captain Underpants volume 2
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Principal Krupp once again turns into the superhero Captain Underpants in order to save the world, and Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, from the evil talking toilets and the Turbo Toilet 2000.
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Adventures of Captain Underpants volume 3
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Only Captain Underpants can stop the three evil space aliens who have invaded Jerome Horwitz Elementary School and turned everyone into lunchroom zombie nerds.
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Adventures of Captain Underpants volume 1
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Banned Books Week - AMPL
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If You Like...Captain Underpants
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Freedom to Read: Books Unite Us
If You Like...Captain Underpants
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When George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, he leads them to the lair of the nefarious Dr. Diaper, where they must defeat his evil robot henchmen.
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