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Consulting with internationally known CEOs and participating in high-stakes projects with millions of dollars and thousands of jobs on the line, Rich Moran knew the rule: there’s no room for error—no fumbling, misgivings, or delays. While attempting to lull a crying son to sleep, a wrong turn on a drive through Sonoma County sets him and his family on a life-changing adventure. They can’t resist a promise-laden 19th century home, looking past its rotting wraparound porch and leaky roof.

Natural Dog Training is about how dogs see the world and what this means in regards to training. The first part of this book presents a theory for the social behavior of canines, featuring the drive to hunt, not the pack instincts, as seminal to canine behavior. The second part reinterprets how dogs actually learn. The third section presents exercises and handling techniques to put this theory into practice with a puppy. The final section sets forth a training program with a special emphasis on coming when called.

Why would a successful American physician choose to live in a twelve-foot-by-twelve-foot cabin without running water or electricity? To find out, writer and activist William Powers visited Dr. Jackie Benton in rural North Carolina. No Name Creek gurgled through Benton’s permaculture farm, and she stroked honeybees’ wings as she shared her wildcrafter philosophy of living on a planet in crisis. Powers, just back from a decade of international aid work, then accepted Benton’s offer to stay at the cabin for a season while she traveled.

According to The Waiter, 80 percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining 20 percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths.

Waiter Rant offers the server's unique point of view, replete with tales of customer stupidity, arrogant misbehavior, and unseen bits of human grace transpiring in the most unlikely places.

Vets and Pets tells fifteen emotional and entertaining stories of the incredible bonds between wounded warriors, veterans, and other service members and their service and companion animals. Whether these special relationships are with dogs, cats, horses, pigs, or even birds of prey, readers will discover how these remarkable animals help veterans return to civilian life and live independently while simultaneously bringing joy and confidence into their lives.

After a chance meeting in the pub, Roger Morgan-Grenville and his friend Duncan decide to take up beekeeping. Their enthusiasm matched only by their ignorance, they are pitched into an arcane world of unexpected challenges. Coping with many setbacks along the way, they manage to create a colony of beehives, finishing two years later with more honey than anyone knows what to do with. By standing back from their normal lives and working with the cycle of the seasons, they emerge with a new-found understanding of nature and a respect for the honeybee and the threats it faces.

Our best friends: They can be pets or working dogs; they race for sticks and balls or find survivors of disasters, and they are the subjects of some of the most amazing and touching stories....

Soul Cats is a book that carries with it a very special and personal mission. The dying wish of “soul cat” Max was for his human guardian to write this very book, as he passed away just a few short weeks after. Within the chapters lies a story overflowing with deep love between Max, Flix, Howy, and their human guardians. Together, their love is the prevailing force that sees them through times of significant challenges.

Cats have always been wonderful companions and playmates that brighten and enrich our lives but they are also amazing teachers. In this audiobook, cat lovers, both lifelong and reluctant, share what they have learned from their furry companions. Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat will delight listeners with humorous, heartwarming, and inspiring stories about lessons our feline friends and family members have taught us.

Dogs have always been considered companions and playmates that brighten and enrich our lives but they are also wonderful and amazing teachers. The lessons we learn from our canine friends come in all shapes and sizes, just like they do. In this audiobook, dog lovers share what they have learned from our greatest heroes and healers. Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog will delight listeners with humorous, heartwarming, and inspiring stories about lessons our canine friends have taught us.

Niente è più potente dello sguardo di un gatto. Lui sa. Lui conosce i tuoi sentimenti e i tuoi desideri, prima di te, meglio di te. Chi vive con un compagno felino non se ne stupisce. Martina, invece, non ha mai vissuto con un gatto, nonostante sia cresciuta in campagna. Così quando si trasferisce a Parma per iniziare un nuovo lavoro, non sa bene cosa fare con il bellissimo micio che si installa come niente fosse nella casa che un’amica le ha prestato. Ma se un gatto ti sceglie sei sua per sempre, e così a lui, con pazienza, non resta che farle da maestro.

Sie möchten sich in jeder Alltagssituation blind auf Ihren besten Freund verlassen können? Wohlbefinden, Beschäftigung und Ausgeglichenheit Ihres Vierbeiners liegen Ihnen am Herzen? Und zusätzlich wollen Sie für eine liebevolle, enge und zuverlässige Verbindung sorgen? Dann schnappen Sie sich dieses Hörbuch und starten Sie mit Ihrer Fellnase ins Abenteuer! Auf Zuruf zu Ihnen kommen, bei Begegnungen ruhig bleiben, auf Kommando ins Auto steigen oder stillhalten – klar, ohne solche Grundlagen lässt sich der Alltag mit einem Hund nicht gut bewältigen.

Hunde werden alt, zum Glück! Das wird Frauchen oder Herrchen spätestens klar, wenn der Hund plötzlich noch starrsinniger ist als zuvor, weil er jetzt tatsächlich nichts mehr hört, sie rigoros zur dritten Mahlzeit auffordert, weil er die ersten beiden vergessen hat, oder nachts um drei die senile Körbchenflucht antritt und vergnügt durchs Haus rumpelt.

Nous sommes nombreux à être fous de nos chats et cette passion peut être réciproque. Le chat est un être d’attachement. Il nous séduit, nous fascine, mais les relations avec lui peuvent se révéler parfois déconcertantes. Il nous invite à l’empathie et au respect de la différence. Doté d’un cerveau exceptionnel qui lui permet de s’adapter à toutes les situations, de savoir se protéger comme une proie ou bien d’établir des stratégies comme un prédateur, comment, alors, ne pas penser que le chat subtil et complexe puisse parfois sombrer dans la folie ?

Hunden var menneskets allerførste husdyr og er i dag det mest populære familiedyr i Danmark. Alligevel bliver hunde ofte misforstået af deres ejere og andre mennesker, hvilket kan påvirke både hundenes velfærd og ejernes livskvalitet negativt. I Din kompetente hund formidler tre af landets førende hundeeksperter ny og forskningsbaseret viden om hunde, der kan hjælpe os med at forstå hundens natur og behov. Bogen giver både en teoretisk forståelse og konkrete anvisninger til, hvordan vi bliver bedre til at forstå vores hunde, så de kan trives, og vi kan få det bedst mulige ud af relationen.

Sie lieben Ihren Vierbeiner über alles, aber sein häufiges Bellen zerrt an Ihren Nerven? Alltägliche und unvermeidbare Kleinigkeiten führen zu lautstarken Ausbrüchen mit Frustrationspotenzial? Und eigentlich wünschen Sie sich nichts sehnlicher als ein ruhiges, fröhliches Zusammenleben? Dann schnappen Sie sich dieses Hörbuch und packen Sie das Problem an der Wurzel!

As you follow the steps to bake bread―whether you are a lifelong baker or intimidated by the thought of yeast―you will learn something about the character of God and the life of faith. In Bake & Pray, you will get not only a practical understanding of how to bake bread, but also receive a deeper appreciation for the ways God can shape you in the process.

Join Australian cook Adam Liaw as he investigates the science and history of our five tastes - sweet, bitter, salty, sour and umami. Our taste for salt is vital to our biology but it also turned food into a commodity underpinning global economics for thousands of years. Sweetness that once guided our evolutionary forebears to energy-rich fruits is now used to sell us soft drinks. Deliciously immersive, this epic Audible Original unravels how taste has shaped our food, our society and our planet.

Mark Kurlansky, winner of the James Beard Award for Excellence in Food Writing, leads us on a mouthwatering culinary tour around the world and through history and culture from the fifth century B.C. to the present day. This wonderful collection contains essays by Plato on the art of cooking, Pablo Neruda on french fries, and many other writers on the passions of cuisine.

America's highest military award, the Congressional Medal of Honor, was awarded to 440 deserving members of the "Greatest Generation" that served in World War II. But in 1943, before the war was even over, Allied leaders realized they needed another kind of award to recognize a different kind of World War II hero - animal heroes. Founded in 1943, the prestigious PDSA Dickin Medal is the highest award an animal can achieve for gallantry and bravery in the field of military conflict. It was given to 55 animals who served valiantly alongside the members of the Greatest Generation.