Peter Godfrey-Smith

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness

A leading philosopher of science discusses the evolution of the cephalopod mind, shares photos of cephalopod encounters taken during his advanced scuba dives, and offers insights into how nature became self-aware.

Other Minds

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#animals, #animalrescue, #dogs #rescuedogs #lostdogs  


Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Kentucky

A Story of Love, Search, and the Power of Reunion

From a New York Times best-selling author, an important and heartfelt exploration into the world of lost dogs and the power of reunion



One in six dogs go missing at some point in their lives, leaving bereft owners to search high and low, hang missing posters, check shelters, and hope for good news. But amid these grim statistics, countless happy endings are forged. Tails wag again. Best friends are reunited.

 

In Where the Lost Dogs Go, Susannah Charleson, author of Scent of the Missing and a trusted chronicler of the human/animal bond, dives headlong into the world of missing dogs. The mission to reunite lost pets with their families starts with Susannah's own shelter rescue, Ace, a plucky Maltese mix with a mysterious past who narrowly survived months wandering lost. While Susannah formally studies animal behavior, lost-pet search tactics, social media strategies, and the psychology of loss, Ace also steps up for training. Cheerful and resourceful, Ace has revealed a nose for the scent of lost pets, and together they help neighbors and strangers in their searching.

 

In Where the Lost Dogs Go, readers take to the streets beside Susannah to bring home a host of missing pets. Along the way, Susannah finds a part of herself also lost. And when unexpected heartbreak shatters her own sense of direction, it is Ace--the shelter dog that started it all--who leads Susannah home. Inquisitive, instructive, heartrending, and hopeful, Where the Lost Dogs Go pays tribute to the missing dogs--and to the found--and to the restless space in between.

Where the Lost Dogs Go

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James Herriot

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor

The classic multimillion copy bestseller Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world's most beloved veterinarian, and his menagerie of heartwarming, funny, and tragic animal patients. For over forty years, generations of readers have thrilled to Herriot's marvelous tales, deep love of life, and extraordinary storytelling abilities. For decades, Herriot roamed the remote, beautiful Yorkshire Dales, treating every patient that came his way from smallest to largest, and observing animals and humans alike with his keen, loving eye. In All Creatures Great and Small, we meet the young Herriot as he takes up his calling and discovers that the realities of veterinary practice in rural Yorkshire are very different from the sterile setting of veterinary school. Some visits are heart-wrenchingly difficult, such as one to an old man in the village whose very ill dog is his only friend and companion, some are lighthearted and fun, such as Herriot's periodic visits to the overfed and pampered Pekinese Tricki Woo who throws parties and has his own stationery, and yet others are inspirational and enlightening, such as Herriot's recollections of poor farmers who will scrape their meager earnings together to be able to get proper care for their working animals. From seeing to his patients in the depths of winter on the remotest homesteads to dealing with uncooperative owners and critically ill animals, Herriot discovers the wondrous variety and never-ending challenges of veterinary practice as his humor, compassion, and love of the animal world shine forth. James Herriot's memoirs have sold 80 million copies worldwide, and continue to delight and entertain readers of all ages.

All Creatures Great and Small

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. Nagabe

Florida

Volumes 1 & 2

The Girl From the Other Side: Si�il, a R�n is an all-new manga series that pulls readers into a magical and enchanting tale about a young girl and her demonic guardian. A haunting story of love and fantastical creatures, The Girl From the Other Side: Si�il, a R�n is a gorgeously-illustrated ongoing manga series that will appeal to fans of The Ancient Magus� Bride . Each volume in the series will be released with a beautifully-textured matte finish cover and will include at least one full-color insert. In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as "Teacher." Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher's care to seek out her grandmother, the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light.

The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún

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Arizona

The House Guests

#hardcover #nonfiction #nature #pbs #animals #firstedition #vintage 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

New York

Nature: The Other Earthlings

Philip Pullman

California

As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife.

FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING His Dark Materials: the Subtle Knife (Book 2)

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National Geographic Kids

Everything You Always Wanted To Know About EVERYTHING

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Everything!

Provides the latest information on a wide range of topics, including animals, culture, geography, the environment, history, and science.

National Geographic Kids Almanac 2017

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Time-Life Books Editors

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Indiana

Natures Pageant of Life

Finally, "Circle of Life" depicts animal aging and death, chronicling the respect still extended to an older lion by younger pride members and ultimate sacrifice paid by the sockeye salmon to ensure a new generation.

Wild Discovery

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#hardcover #fiction #fantasy #paperback #animals #destiny #ya #epic 

Oregon

Tales of a New World

#1 New York Times bestselling author, P.C. Cast, brings us a new epic fantasy set in a world where humans, their animal allies, and the earth itself has been drastically changed. A world filled with beauty and danger and cruelty... Mari is an Earth Walker, heir to the unique healing powers of her Clan; but she has cast her duties aside, until she is chosen by a special animal ally, altering her destiny forever. When a deadly attack tears her world apart, Mari reveals the strength of her powers and the forbidden secret of her dual nature as she embarks on a mission to save her people. It is not until Nik, the son of the leader from a rival, dominating clan strays across her path, that Mari experiences something she has never felt before... Now, darkness is coming, and with it, a force, more terrible and destructive than the world has ever seen, leaving Mari to cast the shadows from the earth. By forming a tumultuous alliance with Nik, she must make herself ready. Ready to save her people. Ready to save herself and Nik. Ready to embrace her true destiny...and obliterate the forces that threaten to destroy them all.

Moon Chosen

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I had this book and book one signed in person. 

The book of Piper. Book Two, Signed Edition.



Texas

SIGNED! - The Book of Piper

This book was purchased locally and signed by the author in support of her first two books about Ellie and Piper.

I'm Ellie, and I'm the best worst dog ever! I'm awesome at everything, and in this book, I'm going to teach you my secrets so you can be awesome like me.




SIGNED!! 🐾 The Book of Ellie 🐶

Plastic wrap was removed. Great little board books for toddlers to start getting into reading!

Colorado

Usborne Very First Words

Pennsylvania

His Many Adventures - Kneetime Animal Stories

ANTIQUE Sharp Eyes The Silver Fox 

Christina Hunger

 Unread conditions. Clean and tight. First printing.

The Groundbreaking Story of the World's First Talking Dog

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

An incredible, revolutionary true story and surprisingly simple guide to teaching your dog to talk from speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger, who has taught her dog, Stella, to communicate using simple paw-sized buttons associated with different words.

When speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger first came home with her puppy, Stella, it didn't take long for her to start drawing connections between her job and her new pet. During the day, she worked with toddlers with significant delays in language development and used Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices to help them communicate. At night, she wondered: If dogs can understand words we say to them, shouldn't they be able to say words to us? Can dogs use AAC to communicate with humans?

Christina decided to put her theory to the test with Stella and started using a paw-sized button programmed with her voice to say the word "outside" when clicked, whenever she took Stella out of the house. A few years later, Stella now has a bank of more than thirty word buttons, and uses them daily either individually or together to create near-complete sentences.

How Stella Learned to Talk is part memoir and part how-to guide. It chronicles the journey Christina and Stella have taken together, from the day they met, to the day Stella "spoke" her first word, and the other breakthroughs they've had since. It also reveals the techniques Christina used to teach Stella, broken down into simple stages and actionable steps any dog owner can use to start communicating with their pets.

Filled with conversations that Stella and Christina have had, as well as the attention to developmental detail that only a speech-language pathologist could know, How Stella Learned to Talk will be the indispensable dog book for the new decade.



1st ed./1st * How Stella Learned to Talk

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#cats #animals #scholastic #picturebook
Spiral-bound with painted illustrations by Henri Galeron

A First Discovery Book

Introduces the behavior and life cycle of cats. Features acetate overlays to hide and then reveal information.

Cats

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Making a Comeback 

Wildlife 

Susan Wilson

New Jersey

A Novel

Cooper Harrison, a member of the Boston K-9 unit, never thought he would ever go back to his hometown, Harmony Farms. But when his faithful canine partner, Argos, is killed in the line of duty, Cooper finds himself mired in grief. Jobless, on the verge of divorce, and in a self-destructive rut, Cooper has little choice but to accept an offer for the position of animal control officer in Harmony Farms. And so he finds himself back where he started. Where his father, Bull, was once known as the town drunk. Where his brother, Jimmy, was a delinquent and a bully. Where he grew up as "one of those" Harrisons. Forced to face the past while dealing with the present--including his brother's continued involvement in the drug business--Cooper does his job with deliberate detachment, refusing to get emotionally invested in another dog the way he had with Argos. Until he finds himself rescuing a wounded and gun-shy yellow lab gone feral... Cooper never thought he'd find himself going back in order to move forward, yet Harmony Farms is the one place where Cooper must learn to forgive and, only then, heal. All with the help of a yellow dog, who has a history--and secrets--that Cooper must uncover. "Superior. A moving tale about canine healing power." --Booklist on The Dog Who Saved Me

The Dog Who Saved Me

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From Neil Abramson, USA Today bestselling author of Unsaid, comes a riveting novel that explores the complex connection between humans and animals. Veterinarian Samantha Lewis and her team are dedicated to providing a sanctuary for unwanted, abused, and abandoned dogs in New York City. But every day it gets harder to operate her no-kill shelter. Sam is already at her breaking point when she learns of an unidentified, dangerous virus spreading through their neighborhood. The medical community can only determine that animals are the carriers. Amid growing panic and a demand for immediate answers, suspicion abruptly falls on dogs as the source. Soon the governor is calling in the National Guard to enforce a quarantine--no dog may leave the area. Samantha knows from her own painful history that, despite the lack of real evidence against the dogs, a quarantine may only be the beginning. As questions about the source of the virus mount and clash with the pressure for a politically expedient resolution, Sam is forced to make life-altering choices. She finds allies in a motley crew of New Yorkers--a local priest, a troubled teen, a smart-mouthed former psychologist, and a cop desperate to do the right thing--all looking for sanctuary from their own personal demons. But the person Sam needs the most to unravel the mystery of the virus and save the dogs is the last one she'd ever want to call on--because contacting him will mean confronting the traumatic past she has fought so hard to escape.

Just Life

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- Hardcover
- First Edition (see last pic for Copyright) 
- The Beast in Me and Other Animals: A New Collection of Pieces and Drawings About Human Beings and Less Alarming Creatures by James Thurber
- In Good Condition: book itself shows shelf and reading wear, and has yellowing of pages. The dust jacket itself shows significant wear including tears. 
- From a smoke free home
- Genre: Humor 

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Wyoming

A New Collection of Pieces and Drawings About Human Beings and Less Alarming Creatures

The Beast in Me and Other Animals 

Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of friends, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society. 

•1972 Hardcover 
•Good Condition- The dust jacket shows very light wear. The binding is cracked but the pages are secure. The dust jacket is taped to the cover. See photos.
•Ships media mail. Ready to ship in 2-3 business days.
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Virginia

Watership Down

SCARCE. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Presumed FIRST EDITION. Solid hardcover based largely on data gathered by Arthur Herbert Norton. Clean, lightly aged-toned pages with no writing, no folded pages. Previous owner label in front: William Hussey Chisholm. Includes a separate corrigenda page dated January, 1950 from the Bulletin Maine Audubon Society. Some staining to boards with a little fraying at spine top and bottom. Spine is faded but still legible. No DJ. (SW3). Ships in a box, protected with bubble wrap. I see 3 copies for sale, $30-$60. (6F)

Maine Birds  **

This is a large heavy book. See pix for publishers description.
Ex library book however it was never checked out and the pages are in excellent condition. Typical library book labels and markings. 
Unfortunately the library cut out their label from the bookcover. If it wasn't for that it would be in like-new condition. 

Rare Plants And Animals of Hawaii 

Remains of a Rainbow 

Yukio Tsuchiya

Tomoko T. Dykes

Ex-lib Smoke-free pet-friendly home super fast shipping NO returns 1st edition

A True Story of Animals, People and War

Recounts how three elephants in a Tokyo zoo were put to death because of the war, focusing on the pain shared by the elephants and the keepers who must starve them.

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