Our Home Pets

Author : Katherine C. Grier
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9780807877142

Get Book

Pets in America by Katherine C. Grier Pdf

Entertaining and informative, Pets in America is a portrait of Americans' relationships with the cats, dogs, birds, fishes, rodents, and other animals we call our own. More than 60 percent of U.S. households have pets, and America grows more pet-friendly every day. But as Katherine C. Grier demonstrates, the ways we talk about and treat our pets--as companions, as children, and as objects of beauty, status, or pleasure--have their origins long ago. Grier begins with a natural history of animals as pets, then discusses the changing role of pets in family life, new standards of animal welfare, the problems presented by borderline cases such as livestock pets, and the marketing of both animals and pet products. She focuses particularly on the period between 1840 and 1940, when the emotional, behavioral, and commercial characteristics of contemporary pet keeping were established. The story is filled with the warmth and humor of anecdotes from period diaries, letters, catalogs, and newspapers. Filled with illustrations reflecting the whimsy, the devotion, and the commerce that have shaped centuries of American pet keeping, Pets in America ultimately shows how the history of pets has evolved alongside changing ideas about human nature, child development, and community life. This book accompanies a museum exhibit, "Pets in America," which opens at the McKissick Museum in Columbia, South Carolina, in December 2005 and will travel to five other cities from May 2006 through May 2008.

Author : Olive Thorne Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Pets
ISBN : HARVARD:HN67MG

Get Book

Our Home Pets by Olive Thorne Miller Pdf

Author : Peter Christie
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781610919708

Get Book

Unnatural Companions by Peter Christie Pdf

"Highly compelling...page-turning read" — TNC's Cool Green Science We love our pets. Dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and other species have become an essential part of more families than ever before—in North America today, pets outnumber people. Pet owners are drawn to their animal companions through an innate desire to connect with other species. But there is a dark side to our domestic connection with animal life: the pet industry is contributing to a global conservation crisis for wildlife—often without the knowledge of pet owners. In Unnatural Companions, journalist Peter Christie issues a call to action for pet owners. If we hope to reverse the alarming trend of wildlife decline, pet owners must acknowledge the pets-versus-conservation dilemma and concede that our well-fed and sheltered cats too often prey on small backyard wildlife and seemingly harmless reptiles released into the wild might be the next destructive invasive species. We want our pets to eat nutritionally healthy food, but how does the designer food we feed them impact the environment? Christie's book is a cautionary tale to responsible pet owners about why we must change the ways we love and care for our pets. It concludes with the positive message that the small changes we make at home can foster better practices within the pet industry that will ultimately benefit our pets’ wild brethren.

Author : Peter Laufer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780762799831

Get Book

Forbidden Creatures by Peter Laufer Pdf

Author : Jon Katz
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9780345502704

Get Book

Going Home by Jon Katz Pdf

In this invaluable guide and touchstone, New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz addresses the difficult but necessary topic of saying goodbye to a beloved pet. Drawing on personal experiences, stories from fellow pet owners, and philosophical reflections, Katz provides support for those in mourning. By allowing ourselves to grieve honestly and openly, he posits, we can in time celebrate the dogs, cats, and other creatures that have so enriched us. Katz compels us to consider if we gave our pets good lives, if we were their advocates in times of need, and if we used our best judgments in the end. In dealing with these issues, we can alleviate guilt, let go, and help others who are undergoing similar passages. By honoring the animals that have graced our lives, we reveal their truly timeless gifts: unwavering companionship and undying love. With a brand-new Foreword by the author

Author : Laura T. Coffey
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-18
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781608683413

Get Book

My Old Dog by Laura T. Coffey Pdf

“No Dog Should Die Alone” was the attention-grabbing — and heart-stirring — headline of journalist Laura T. Coffey’s TODAY show website story about photographer Lori Fusaro’s work with senior shelter pets. While generally calm, easy, and already house-trained, these animals often represent the highest-risk population at shelters. With gorgeous, joyful photographs and sweet, funny, true tales of “old dogs learning new tricks,” Coffey and Fusaro show that adopting a senior can be even more rewarding than choosing a younger dog. You’ll meet endearing elders like Marnie, the irresistible shih tzu who has posed for selfies with Tina Fey, James Franco, and Betty White; Remy, a soulful nine-year-old dog adopted by elderly nuns; George Clooney’s cocker spaniel, Einstein; and Bretagne, the last known surviving search dog from Ground Zero. They may be slower moving and a tad less exuberant than puppies, but these pooches prove that adopting a senior brings immeasurable joy, earnest devotion, and unconditional love.

Author : The Oatmeal,Matthew Inman
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781449437718

Get Book

My Dog: The Paradox by The Oatmeal,Matthew Inman Pdf

This eponymous comic became an instant hit when it went live on The Oatmeal.com and was liked on Facebook by 700,000 fans. Now fans will have a keepsake book of this comic to give and to keep. In My Dog: The Paradox, Inman discusses the canine penchant for rolling in horse droppings, chasing large animals four times their size, and acting recklessly enthusiastic through the entirety of their impulsive, lovable lives. Hilarious and heartfelt, My Dog: The Paradox eloquently illustrates the complicated relationship between man and dog. We will never know why dogs fear hair dryers, or being baited into staring contests with cats, but as Inman explains, perhaps we love dogs so much “because their lives aren’t lengthy, logical, or deliberate, but an explosive paradox composed of fur, teeth, and enthusiasm.”

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Animals
ISBN : NYPL:33433068181118

Get Book

Our Animal Friends by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ron Tanner
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780897336833

Get Book

From Animal House to Our House by Ron Tanner Pdf

Ron and Jill, after six months together, discovered the house of their dreams: a landmark Victorian row house that had belonged to a notorious fraternity in Baltimore. Unfortunately, it was now a condemned, abandoned property. But Jill wanted the house and Ron wanted Jill. Beyond the wall-to-wall graffiti, collapsed fireplaces and banisters, and three dumpsters worth of trash, the couple envisioned this as their future dream home. So Ron bought the 4,500-square-foot ruin, despite the fact that neither Ron nor Jill knew anything about home renovation, and that the project might ruin them both financially and emotionally. A book for lovers, dreamers, and do-it-yourselfers, From Animal House to Our House recounts Ron and Jill’s decade-long adventure in house restoration, offering inspiration, insight, and hilarity as they hammer away at the American dream of home ownership and true love.

Author : Amy Lilwall
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786073563

Get Book

The Biggerers by Amy Lilwall Pdf

Introducing a witty and unique voice poised to take the literary world by storm. For fans of The Borrowers, Munmun and The Truckers. Everybody became a bit mean. A bit individual. Units. That's all humanity could say for itself – well, it couldn't actually, because it was made up of too many, um, units. And then there were the elderly, who could never bear to be so isolated, yet isolated they were. It was cruel, really it was. And kids – not that many people had them any more – they seemed to be born sitting in one of those egg-shaped chairs, only seeing what was right in front of them. So, the government asked a doctor, that famous one, to get a team together and figure it all out. He did. Everyone got a playmate. Well, everyone who wanted one, could buy a playmate. About a foot tall, they stood, naked (except in winter), very affectionate, not too intelligent. Mute, but cute - exactly what every home needs. Something to love, little units of love. The Biggerers is set in a dystopian future where our two heroes, Bonbon and Jinx, spend their days gathering stones and feathers for their basket, and waiting to be fed by their owners. But it’s not long before getting sick, falling in love and wondering why they can’t eat with a spoon pushes them to realise they are exactly the same as their owners…only smaller.

Author : Samuel Orchart Beeton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 892 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Ferns
ISBN : NLI:2856498-10

Get Book

Beeton's Book of Home Pets by Samuel Orchart Beeton Pdf

Author : Julia Szabo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005-04
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 0821257110

Get Book

Animal House Style by Julia Szabo Pdf

A stylish guide to interior design offers practical and innovative solutions for pet owners on how to create a home decor for maximum human and animal comfort and offers helpful tips on how to keep one's pet-friendly interiors looking their best. Reprint.

Author : Desha Utsick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781510771765

Get Book

Connecting with Our Pets in Heaven by Desha Utsick Pdf

An A to Z guide of signs and symbols that show your best friends never really left your side. In many cases, we don’t choose pets to welcome into our family; they choose us. Or some divine intervention seems to bring us together. That mysterious but amazing bond is not broken when an animal leaves our realm. Our pets continue to reach out to us in loving, encouraging, even instructing ways after they cross the rainbow bridge. This beautiful book, complete with inspiring photos, will share the many ways pets speak to us through signs in nature (cardinals, rainbows, clouds), patterns that pop up in our daily lives (from smudges on glass to pawprints on a path), familiar pet sounds (jangling tags or the voice of one pet through another), orbs, dreams, and more. Organized in an A-to-Z format by pet sign, you’re sure to find a connection to pets who have been part of your family. Heart-warming personal stories from the author and other pet lovers share the promise that our animals and their love remain in our lives forever.

Author : Shireen Najib
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-25
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781480900004

Get Book

My Life, My Stories by Shireen Najib Pdf

This book is a refreshing glimpse into the life of people in Pakistan today. Seen through the eyes of the author, who keeps moving home every year or so, to live in different cities of Pakistan. Most of these articles were printed during the last two decades in different magazines and dailies. Shireen Gheba Najib has a refreshing and humorous viewpoint of the incidents and situations she finds herself in. There are also interviews of prominent personalities from different walks of life. These articles fulfill the need to get out of statistics of poverty and illiteracy, and measure the charm and hospitality of Pakistanis. About the Author:Writer, artist and educationist Shireen Gheba Najib has an MSc degree in Related Arts, Home Economics, Lahore and an MBA in Human Resource Management, Islamabad. Her first article was written for Dawn newspaper, on life in Kuwait ¿ after the invasion of Kuwait, in 1990. Editor Dawn invited her to write regularly for them. Seven hundred articles and three books later, she is an established writer. Last year she had her own column on personalities in Islamabad, in Dawn. Her books, Fun Cook Book, Kitchen Management and Entertaining Guests are available online.

Author : Randy Alcorn
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781414345673

Get Book

Heaven by Randy Alcorn Pdf

Over 1 Million Copies Sold! Have you ever wondered . . . ? What is Heaven really going to be like? What will we look like? What will we do every day? Won’t Heaven get boring after a while? We all have questions about what Heaven will be like, and after twenty-five years of extensive research, Dr. Randy Alcorn has the answers. In the most comprehensive and definitive book on Heaven to date, Randy invites you to picture Heaven the way Scripture describes it—a bright, vibrant, and physical New Earth, free from sin, suffering, and death, and brimming with Christ’s presence, wondrous natural beauty, and the richness of human culture as God intended it. This is a book about real people with real bodies enjoying close relationships with God and each other, eating, drinking, working, playing, traveling, worshiping, and discovering on a New Earth. Earth as God created it. Earth as he intended it to be. The next time you hear someone say, “We can’t begin to image what Heaven will be like,” you’ll be able to tell them, “I can.” “Other than the Bible itself, this may well be the single most life-changing book you’ll ever read.” —Stu Weber “This is the best book on Heaven I’ve ever read.” —Rick Warren “Randy Alcorn’s thorough mind and careful pen have produced a treasury about Heaven that will inform my own writing for years to come.” —Jerry B. Jenkins “Randy does an awesome job of answering people’s toughest questions about what lies on the other side of death.” —Joni Eareckson Tada About the Author Randy Alcorn is an author and the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries, a nonprofit ministry dedicated to teaching principles of God’s Word and assisting the church in ministering to unreached, unfed, unborn, uneducated, unreconciled, and unsupported people around the world. A New York Times bestselling author of over 50 books, including Heaven, The Treasure Principle, If God Is Good, Happiness, and the award-winning novel Safely Home, his books sold exceed eleven million copies and have been translated into over seventy languages. Randy resides in Oregon with his wife, Nanci.