Jon Katz

Excellent used condition. Only flaw is a pencil mark on the inside cover - see photo.

This book has been sitting on my shelf, unread, for far too long and needs a new home.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Missouri

Reflections on the Spirits of the Animals of Bedlam Farm

The best-selling author of Dog Days explores the question about whether animals have souls, sharing stories about the author's border collie and other pet and farm animals he lives with to consider their spiritual characters and seemingly moral or amoral choices.

Soul of a Dog

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Joe Garden

Janet Ginsburg

Chris Pauls

Anita Serwacki

Scott Sherman

Excellent used condition book. Just a very minor crease on the upper left corner of the front cover near the spine - see photo.

Needs to enjoyed in a new home instead of sitting on my shelf forever.


A Parody

This parody from the authors of "The Dangerous Book for Dogs" shows how cats can reclaim their devious nature. Written (with help) by cats and for cats, this book provides insight on everything from laying claim to a cardboard box to the proper method for infuriating allergy sufferers. Illustrated.

The Devious Book for Cats

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Patricia B. McConnell

Never read, excellent used condition. Some scuff marks on the back cover.

This book has been sitting in my TBR pile for too long and needs a new home.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Healing a Dog, Facing My Fears, Reclaiming My Life

Bestselling author and internationally renowned animal psychologist and dog trainer Patricia McConnell “gives a voice to those who can’t speak in words and provides hope for fearful animals everywhere” (Temple Grandin) in this powerful and uplifting memoir about healing. World-renowned as a source of science and soul, Patricia McConnell combines brilliant insights into canine behavior with heartwarming stories of her own dogs and their life on the farm. Now, she reveals that it wasn’t just the dogs who had serious problems. For decades Dr. McConnell secretly grappled with her own guilt and fear, which were rooted in the harrowing traumas of her youth. Patricia is forced to face her past by her love for a young Border Collie named Will, whose frequent, unpredictable outbreaks of fear and fury shake Patricia to her core. In order to save Will from this dangerous behavior, she must find her own will to heal, and along the way learn that will power by itself is not enough. Interweaving enlightening stories of her clients’ dogs with tales of her deepening bond with Will, this is a “compassionate account of the reclamation of the author's life from abuse and shame. An uplifting story of hope about how both dogs and humans need "a sense that they are not helpless victims" (Kirkus Reviews).

The Education of Will

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Matthew Gilbert

Extremely good condition used book. The only flaws are a pencil mark on the inside cover and some scuff marks on the dust jacket - see photos

This book has been sitting in my TBR pile for a long time and it needs a new home.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Year at the Dog Park

OFF THE LEASH is a group portrait of dog people, specifically the strange, wonderful, neurotic, and eccentric dog people who gather at Amory Park, overlooking Boston near Fenway Park. And it's about author Matthew Gilbert's transformation, after much fear and loathing of dogs and social groups, into one of those dog people with fur on their jackets, squeaky toys in their hands, and biscuits in their pockets. Gilbert, longtime TV critic at The Boston Globe, describes his reluctant trip into the dog park subculture, as the first-time owner of a stubbornly social Yellow Lab puppy named Toby. Like many Americans, he was happily accustomed to the safe distance of TV viewing and cell-phone web surfing, tethered to the digital leash. But the headstrong, play-obsessed Toby pulls him to Amory, and Amory becomes an exhilarating dose of presence for him. The joyous chaos of wrestling dogs and the park's cast of offbeat dog owners - the "pack of freaks" - gradually draw him into the here and now. At the dog park, the dog owners go off the leash, too. Dog-park life can be tense. When dogs fight, their owners - such as the reckless Charlotte - bare their teeth at each other, too. Amid the rollicking dog play, feelings tend to surface faster, unedited. But Gilbert shows how Amory is an idyllic microcosm, too, the home of enduring friendships and, as the droll but vulnerable Hayley knows, romantic crushes. Meeting daily, a gathering of dog owners can be like group therapy, or The Office, or a standup concert. As a TV critic, Matthew Gilbert is well-known by his readership for his humorous and wry writing style. A charming narrative that will appeal to anyone who has ever enjoyed watching a puppy scamper through a park, OFF THE LEASH is a paean to dog lovers and their pets everywhere, perfect for fans of Marley & Me and Merle's Door.

Off the Leash

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This book has been sitting in my TBR pile for a long time and it needs to find a home. It’s in excellent, brand new condition and has never been read.

The Dog Who Saved My Life

Eric was 150 pounds overweight, depressed, and sick. After a lifetime of failed diet attempts, and the onset of type 2 diabetes due to his weight, Eric went to a new doctor, who surprisingly prescribed a shelter dog. And that's when Eric met Peety: an overweight, middle-aged, and forgotten dog who, like Eric, had seen better days. The two adopted each other and began an incredible journey together, forming a bond of unconditional love that forever changed their lives. Over the next year, just by going on walks, playing together, and eating plant-based foods, Eric lost 150 pounds, and Peety lost 25. As a result, Eric reversed his diabetes, got off all medication, and became happy and healthy for the first time in his life-eventually reconnecting with and marrying his high school sweetheart. WALKING WITH PEETY is for anyone who is ready to make a change in his or her life, and for everyone who knows the joy, love, and hope that dogs can bring. This is more than a tale of mutual rescue. This is an epic story of friendship and strength.

Walking with Peety

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John Bradshaw

Excellent used condition - some minor scuffing to the dust jacket and minor scuffing to the back cover - see photos

How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet

Cats have been popular household pets for thousands of years, and their numbers only continue to rise. Today there are three cats for every dog on the planet, and yet cats remain more mysterious, even to their most adoring owners. Unlike dogs, cats evolved as solitary hunters, and, while many have learned to live alongside humans and even feel affection for us, they still don’t quite “get us” the way dogs do, and perhaps they never will. But cats have rich emotional lives that we need to respect and understand if they are to thrive in our company. In Cat Sense, renowned anthrozoologist John Bradshaw takes us further into the mind of the domestic cat than ever before, using cutting-edge scientific research to dispel the myths and explain the true nature of our feline friends. Tracing the cat’s evolution from lone predator to domesticated companion, Bradshaw shows that although cats and humans have been living together for at least eight thousand years, cats remain independent, predatory, and wary of contact with their own kind, qualities that often clash with our modern lifestyles. Cats still have three out of four paws firmly planted in the wild, and within only a few generations can easily revert back to the independent way of life that was the exclusive preserve of their predecessors some 10,000 years ago. Cats are astonishingly flexible, and given the right environment they can adapt to a life of domesticity with their owners—but to continue do so, they will increasingly need our help. If we’re to live in harmony with our cats, Bradshaw explains, we first need to understand their inherited quirks: understanding their body language, keeping their environments—however small—sufficiently interesting, and becoming more proactive in managing both their natural hunting instincts and their relationships with other cats. A must-read for any cat lover, Cat Sense offers humane, penetrating insights about the domestic cat that challenge our most basic assumptions and promise to dramatically improve our pets’ lives—and ours.

Cat Sense

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James Herriot

Excellent used condition with minor nicking to the edges of the cover - see photos

UK Edition 🇬🇧 paperback

I do not have Book 8 to complete the set but other books in the series that I have for sale:

🐶 If Only They Could Talk (Book 1)
😸 The Lord God Made Them All (Book 2)
🐶 Vet In A Spin (Book 3)
😸 Vet In Harness (Book 4)
🐶 Vets Might Fly (Book 5)
😸 Let Sleeping Vets Lie (Book 6)
🐶 It Shouldn’t Happen To A Vet (Book 7)

James Herriot, strapped into the cockpit of a Tiger Moth trainer, feels rather out of place, but he hasn't found a new profession and it surely won't be long before the RAF come round to his point of view . . .

From the author whose books inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small, Vet in a Spin, James Herriot's sixth volume of unforgettable memoirs sees him dreaming of the day when he can rejoin his wife Helen, little son Jimmy, veterinary partner Siegfried, the eternal student Tristan - and all the old Darrowby cows, both two-legged and four.

Vet in a Spin

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Excellent used condition with mild nicking to the edges of the cover - see photos

UK Edition 🇬🇧 paperback

I do not have Book 8 to complete the set but other books in the series that I have for sale:

🐶 If Only They Could Talk (Book 1)
😸 The Lord God Made Them All (Book 2)
🐶 Vet In A Spin (Book 3)
😸 Vet In Harness (Book 4)
🐶 Vets Might Fly (Book 5)
😸 Let Sleeping Vets Lie (Book 6)
🐶 It Shouldn’t Happen To A Vet (Book 7)

"The war is over, the RAF uniform has been handed in and James Herriot goes back to where he ought to be - at work in the dales around Darrowby. ... Much has changed, but the blunt-spoken Yorkshie folk and the host of four-legged patients are still the same. So is their vet, who doesn't yet know that literary success is just around the corner ..."--Back cover.

The Lord God Made Them All

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Excellent used condition with very minor creasing on the upper left corner of the back cover - see photo

UK Edition 🇬🇧 paperback

I do not have Book 8 to complete the set but other books in the series that I have for sale:

🐶 If Only They Could Talk (Book 1)
😸 The Lord God Made Them All (Book 2)
🐶 Vet In A Spin (Book 3)
😸 Vet In Harness (Book 4)
🐶 Vets Might Fly (Book 5)
😸 Let Sleeping Vets Lie (Book 6)
🐶 It Shouldn’t Happen To A Vet (Book 7)

A few months of married bliss, a lovers' nest in Darrowby and the wonders of home cooking are rudely interrupted for James Herriot by the Second World War.

From the author whose books inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small, Vets Might Fly, James Herriot's fifth volume of memoirs relocates him to a training camp somewhere in England. And in between square pounding and digging for victory, he dreams of the people and livestock he left behind him.

Vets Might Fly

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Excellent used condition with extremely minor nicking along the covers and spine - see photos

UK Edition 🇬🇧 paperback

I do not have Book 8 to complete the set but other books in the series that I have for sale:

🐶 If Only They Could Talk (Book 1)
😸 The Lord God Made Them All (Book 2)
🐶 Vet In A Spin (Book 3)
😸 Vet In Harness (Book 4)
🐶 Vets Might Fly (Book 5)
😸 Let Sleeping Vets Lie (Book 6)
🐶 It Shouldn’t Happen To A Vet (Book 7)

The Yorkshire dales have never seemed more beautiful for James - now he has a lovely wife by his side, a partner's plate on the gate and the usual menagerie of farm animals, pets and owners demanding his constant attention and teaching him a few lessons along the way. All of the old Darrowby friends are on top form.

Vet in Harness

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Excellent used condition 

UK Edition 🇬🇧 paperback

I do not have Book 8 to complete the set but other books in the series that I have for sale:

🐶 If Only They Could Talk (Book 1)
😸 The Lord God Made Them All (Book 2)
🐶 Vet In A Spin (Book 3)
😸 Vet In Harness (Book 4)
🐶 Vets Might Fly (Book 5)
😸 Let Sleeping Vets Lie (Book 6)
🐶 It Shouldn’t Happen To A Vet (Book 7)

From the author whose books inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small, Let Sleeping Vets Lie is the third volume of James Herriot's classic memoirs; a book for all those who find laughter and joy in animals, and who know and understand the magic and beauty of Britain's wild places.With two years experience behind him, James Herriot still feels privileged working on the beautiful Yorkshire moors as assistant vet at the Darrowby practice. Time to meet yet more unwilling patients and a rich cast of supporting owners. Full of hilarious tales of his unpredictable boss Siegfried Farnon, his charming student brother Tristan, the joys of spring lambing, a vicious cat called Boris and James' jinxed courtship of the lovely Helen, Let Sleeping Vets Lie is sure to delight hardened fans and new readers of James Herriot titles alike.

Let Sleeping Vets Lie

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Excellent used condition

UK Edition 🇬🇧 paperback

I do not have Book 8 to complete the set but other books in the series that I have for sale:

🐶 If Only They Could Talk (Book 1)
😸 The Lord God Made Them All (Book 2)
🐶 Vet In A Spin (Book 3)
😸 Vet In Harness (Book 4)
🐶 Vets Might Fly (Book 5)
😸 Let Sleeping Vets Lie (Book 6)
🐶 It Shouldn’t Happen To A Vet (Book 7)

How on earth did James Herriot come to be sitting on a high Yorkshire moor, smelling vaguely of cows? James isn't sure, but he knows that he loves it. This second volume of memoirs contains tales of James' unpredictable boss Siegfried Farnon, his charming brother Tristan, animal mayhem, and his first encounter with a beautiful girl called Helen.

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

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To a newly qualified vet like James, 1930s Yorkshire appears to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But even life in the sleepy village of Darrowby has its challenges. Between his unpredictable new colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, and the demands of semi-feral cattle, gruff farmers with incomprehensible accents and an overweight Pekingese called Tricki Woo, life in Yorkshire proves to be anything but quiet.

If Only They Could Talk

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Andrew Bleiman

Chris Eastland

Good used condition - just mild wear at the corners of the top and bottom of the spine - see photos

Newer, Cuter, More Exotic Animals from the World's Zoos and Aquariums

Contains exotic baby animal photographs and facts, and includes subjects from the San Diego Zoo, Sweden's Scandinavian Wildlife Park, and other animal sanctuaries.

ZooBorns the Next Generation

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Good used condition: creased corner on the inside front flap of the dust jacket. Mild creases on the dust jacket - see photos

From aardvarks to zebras, ZooBorns showcases the newest and cutest animal babies from accredited zoos and aquariums around the world. Featuring fascinating animal facts and background stories on each pictured baby, ZooBorns illustrates the connections between zoo births and conservation initiatives in the wild for animal lovers of all ages.

ZooBorns

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Good used condition: some creasing on the dust jacket, clipped corner on the front flap of dust jacket, pencil mark on the inside cover - see photos.

A renowned writer on animals offers a collection of stories about the cats he has known

Cat Stories

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Good used condition - some creases along the edge of the dust jacket - see last photo

When you enter the world of James Herriot's Animal Stories, you’ll share his wonder and humor, his adventures and misadventures as he contends with pet owners and landowners; rough-spoken farmers and soft-spoken gentry; orphaned lambs, litters of piglets and puppies, cattle and draught horses; and a miscellany of cats and dogs including, of course, Mrs. Pumphrey’s inimitable Pekinese, Tricki Woo.

Animal Stories

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Used - some creasing. scuff marks, and mild stain on the dust jacket - see photos

Watercolor illustrations accompany a collection of ten stories about dogs--from border collies and sheepdogs to the exploits of Tricki Woo, the unforgettable Pekinese

James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories

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Wayne Pacelle

Good used condition. Some creasing along the dust jacket - see photos

Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them

"If the animals knew about this book they would, without doubt, confer on Wayne Pacelle, their highest honor."
--Jane Goodall

"The Bond is the best overall book on animals I have ever read. Brilliant and moving."
--John Mackey, CEO and Co-founder of Whole Foods Market

"The Bond is at once heart-breaking and heart-warming. No animal escapes Wayne Pacelle's attention; nor should his book escape any human animal's attention."
--Alexandra Horowitz, New York Times Bestselling Author of Inside of a Dog

The president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, the world's largest animal protection organization, Wayne Pacelle brings us The Bond, a heartfelt, eye-opening exploration of the special bond between animals and humans. With the poignant insight of Animals Make Us Human and the shocking reality of Fast Food Nation--filled with history, valuable insights, and fascinating stories of the author's experience in the field--The Bond is an important investigation into all the ways we can repair our broken bond with the animal kingdom and a thrilling chronicle of one man's extraordinary contribution to that effort.


The Bond

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How Innovators and Enlightened Consumers Are Transforming the Lives of Animals

A major new exploration of the economics of animal exploitation and a practical roadmap for how we can use the marketplace to promote the welfare of all living creatures, from the renowned animal-rights advocate Wayne Pacelle, President/CEO of the Humane Society of the United States and New York Times bestselling author of The Bond. In the mid-nineteenth century, New Bedford, Massachusetts was the whaling capital of the world. A half-gallon of sperm oil cost approximately $1,400 in today’s dollars, and whale populations were hunted to near extinction for profit. But with the advent of fossil fuels, the whaling industry collapsed, and today, the area around New Bedford is instead known as one of the best places in the world for whale watching. This transformation is emblematic of a new sort of economic revolution, one that has the power to transform the future of animal welfare. In The Humane Economy, Wayne Pacelle, President/CEO of the Human Society of the United States, explores how our everyday economic decisions impact the survival and wellbeing of animals, and how we can make choices that better support them. Though most of us have never harpooned a sea creature, clubbed a seal, or killed an animal for profit, we are all part of an interconnected web that has a tremendous impact on animal welfare, and the decisions we make—whether supporting local, not industrial, farming; adopting a rescue dog or a shelter animal instead of one from a “puppy mill”; avoiding products that compromise the habitat of wild species; or even seeing Cirque du Soleil instead of Ringling Brothers—do matter. The Humane Economy shows us how what we do everyday as consumers can benefit animals, the environment, and human society, and why these decisions can make economic sense as well.

The Humane Economy

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Murray Bail

Small $1 pencil mark on first page (see photo) otherwise in excellent condition.

From a smoke-free, cat-friendly home.

This book was purchased from a library sale and has sat in my TBR pile for years. It needs a new home!


A Novel

A farmer announces that his daughter may only wed the man who can correctly name the species of each and every eucalyptus tree on his property, a decision that is complicated when Ellen chances upon a mysterious young man

Eucalyptus

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Victoria Alexander

This is a used, previously read book that was purchased at a library sale. Please refer to all photos for condition.
-Stepback is in beautiful condition!
-Creasing on spine.
-Minor nicking along the front and back covers.
-Minor yellowing to the pages
-Red mark along the bottom edge of the pages
-Small orange price sticker on the upper right corner of the cover

Who will be the last unmarried man standing? No man in his right mind would want to get married, but every duke, earl, and viscount knows that a fellow must do his duty in the end. So four of London's most desirable gentlemen make a wager—the prize going to the one who remains unwed the longest. Gideon Pearsall, Viscount Warton, thinks he has a fair shot at winning. After all, he's managed to enjoy the favors of many a lady while resisting the parson's noose. Even when he's stopped dead in his tracks by the most scandalous woman in all of London—Judith, Lady Chester—he vows to have her bedded but never wedded. Beautiful, and more than a little bit naughty, Judith has always kept herself within the bounds of respectability, even while playing by her own rules. And the experience has taught her to avoid marriage. She has no desire to resist Warton's hot kisses, and his tempting touch is impossible to ignore. But soon both Judith and Gideon can't help but wonder . . . is it possible to be a little bit wicked and still follow your heart?

A Little Bit Wicked

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Eva Leigh

This is a used, previously read book that was purchased at a library sale. Please refer to all photos for condition.
-Heavy creasing on spine.
-Nicking along the front and back covers.
-Lower right corner of front cover is creased.
-Water staining on interior title page and mild water damage (mild waviness to the page edges from acknowledgment page through page 12)
-Yellowing of pages.

The Union of the Rakes

When a bluestocking hires a faux suitor to help land her ideal husband, she’s blindsided by real desire… Lady Grace Wyatt is content as a wallflower, focusing on scientific pursuits rather than the complications of society matches. But when a handsome, celebrated naturalist returns from abroad, Grace wishes, for once, to be noticed. Her solution: to “build” the perfect man, who will court her publicly and help her catch his eye. Grace’s colleague, anthropologist Sebastian Holloway, is just the blank slate she requires. In exchange for funding his passage on an expedition, Sebastian allows Grace to transform him from a bespectacled, bookish academic into a dashing—albeit fake—rake. Between secret lessons on how to be a rogue and exaggerated public flirtations, Grace’s feelings for Sebastian grow from friendship into undeniable, inconvenient, real attraction. If only she hadn’t hired him to help her marry someone else... Sebastian is in love with brilliant, beautiful Grace, but their bargain is complete, and she desires another. Yet when he’s faced with losing her forever, Sebastian will do whatever it takes to tell her the truth, even if it means risking his own future—and his heart.

My Fake Rake

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Madeline Hunter

In used condition:
-Very minor yellowing to pages
-Nicking along the cover 
-The spine is beautifully intact with no creasing
Otherwise in completely readable condition!

When she inherits her late father's prestigious London auction house, Emma Fairbourne, determined to run the business, is met with resistance from the arrogant Earl of Southwaite, her father's silent partner, who will stop at nothing to convince her to sell the business. 300,000 first printing.

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The Lord God Made Them All

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It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

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