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Ella convive con tres perras, un perro y una humana. Sus breves monólogos nos van descubriendo los secretos de ese ecosistema familiar, mientras ocurren algunos acontecimientos extraños y su psiquis gatuna rebota de un extremo al otro en el espectro de las emociones. En "Doña Gómez. Biografía no autorizada de una gata desquiciada" se nota el amor de Mayra Sánchez por los animales, las horas que habrá dedicado a observarlos e imaginar sus perspectivas.

Lucas Ray se queda totalmente fascinado cuando un adorable cachorro salta a sus brazos desde un edificio abandonado. Y a pesar de que en el apartamento en el que vive con su madre no se aceptan perros, Lucas no puede resistir la tentación de llevarse a Bella a casa. Bella y Lucas enseguida se convierten en almas gemelas, aunque ella no entienda la importancia de juegos como No ladrar. Pero cada vez es más complicado evitar que los vecinos descubran a Bella, por lo que Lucas tiene que llevársela al trabajo. Allí, Bella llevará felicidad a quienes más la necesitan.

Most people think The Fox is just a folk tale, designed to lure tourists to their quiet little town on the Appalachian Trail. But kindergarten teacher Lillian Smith is hoping the stories of the white-eared, white-pawed vixen-who brings luck and love to those who see her-are all true. After a chance sighting of the fabled fox, Lillian hopes her hiker boyfriend Owen will finally propose. Instead, he publicly dumps her, claiming she's not adventurous enough. Lillian's determined to prove him wrong. But she sure could use some of that foxy magic to win him back.

Escape to the Isle of Skye this winter with bestseller Lisa Hobman, for this brand new wonderfully romantic read. After the heartbreak of a secret unrequited love, Millie Treadaway has finally found someone to spend her life with. Harry Rose is handsome, successful and treats her like a princess...

Hannah and Daniel were teenage sweethearts, but then Daniel left their sleepy village of Middlefern and his grandfather's veterinary practice behind for the bright lights of London. Now, 15 years later, the prodigal grandson has returned to temporarily take over the village practice with a veterinary qualification and his dog, Sammy, in tow. Daniel is ready for rabbits with tummy aches, guinea pigs who've lost their squeak, plenty of cow complaints and a whole lot of memories—both good and bad. But is he ready to see Hannah again?

Buck é um cachorro enorme e afável que leva uma boa vida em um rancho na Califórnia, comendo e dormindo ao sol. Porém, durante a febre do ouro nos anos 1890, ele é sequestrado e vendido para trabalhar puxando trenós no gélido norte da América. Passando por donos rudes e cruéis, Buck precisa lutar pela vida. À medida que aprende a se defender do porrete dos humanos e dos caninos de outros cães, ele cede a seus instintos primitivos, reconectando-se a seus antepassados.

Stories and animals have long travelled the same routes. Through our heritage of charming, quirky and profound tales, you will find yourself re-acquainted with Britain's wondrous fauna. Find out how hedgehog ended up with spines and what makes him scuttle so fast, discover how pigs saved a...

Cosa impedisce agli esseri umani di provare più empatia per gli animali? Ekaterina Sedia prova a rispondere con una storia di amicizia tra un ragazzo e il suo maialino.

Tarzan's courtship of the female ape Teeka ends in failure when her preference turns to their mutual friend, the male ape Taug. Tarzan wrestles with his humanness versus his ape-ness. The allusion to Helen of Troy enriches the story, making Tarzan and Taug's fight over Teeka take on symbolic proportions. Stan Galloway writes: "when Burroughs chooses to name Helen as an objective correlative for Teeka, he expects both literal and emotional connections to occur." Tarzan's final claim of the story - "Tarzan is a man. He will go alone." - echoes the plight of Adam in the Garden of Eden.

The Memory of an Elephant is an epic saga told by an aging African elephant as he makes a last, perilous journey to find the humans who rescued him as an orphan some fifty years ago. Interwoven with his narrative are the tumultuous lives of the family who raised and then lost him.

Prepare to fall in love with MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland's treasured Hedgehog Hollow series. 'I loved my trip to Hedgehog Hollow. An emotional read, full of twists and turns' Heidi Swain Samantha has a secret. Returning home from her dream honeymoon to the normality of running...

Los seres humanos —piensa el gato— tienen una irremediable tendencia a entender las cosas al revés. Por ejemplo, si ven un libro que se titula "Lo que aprendemos de los gatos", probablemente creerán que trata de lo que los humanos pueden aprender acerca de los gatos, para conocerlos mejor (cosa que, dicho sea de paso, tampoco estaría de más); sin embargo, para cualquiera que sea capaz de pensar con claridad, resulta evidente que "Lo que aprendemos de los gatos" significa otra cosa.

The Lost is the next mystery from author Jeffrey B. Burton starring an extraordinary cadaver dog and her handler. Glencoe, Illinois: A home invasion turned kidnapping at the mansion of billionaire financier Kenneth J. Druckman brings Mason “Mace” Reid and his cadaver dog, Vira, to this...

Je globalisierter die Welt, desto verletzlicher die Menschheit. Zwar weiß das der Homo sapiens, und doch macht er weiter wie eh und je. Er isst zu viel Fleisch, verwendet Pestizide, fährt täglich Auto. Doch eines Tages blasen süße Kätzchen, gutmütige Rinder und scheue Eichhörnchen zum Gegenangriff. Die Ereignisse überschlagen sich – und am Ende ist einfach Schluss. Schluss mit lustig, Schluss mit dem alltäglichen Wahnsinn, Schluss mit dem Menschen.

The gripping new revenge thriller from the bestselling author of The Sting and The Trap When stable girl, Farah Ash, is sacked from her job, her only concern is the beloved horses she cares for. Farah suspects foul play and is determined to expose the secrets and lies she’s uncovered - no...

Da Turgenev a Pirandello, da Maupassant a Jack London, da Anton Checov a Kipling, molti grandi scrittori hanno celebrato gli animali domestici che da più tempo vivono insieme a noi. Intelligenti, curiosi, coraggiosi, fedeli, romantici, ma anche permalosi e pasticcioni, i cani e i gatti sono protagonisti di pagine memorabili. Questa antologia spazia tra i generi più diversi e provoca in chi legge una gamma di emozioni sorprendentemente vasta perché una cosa è certa: i nostri amici a quattro zampe non ci deludono mai tantomeno in letteratura.

Simba ist Arbeitselefant im Dschungel. Sein tiefster Wunsch ist es, frei zu sein. Dieses Ziel je zu erreichen scheint aber völlig aussichtslos. Bis eines Nachts etwas Unvorhergesehenes geschieht und eine aufregende Reise ihren Anfang nimmt, bei der ein gewisser Tempelaffe nicht ganz unschuldig ist. Wie das alles endet und der Elefant zum reichsten Elefanten der Welt wird, lest selber! Alles, was man über das Leben, die Freiheit und die eigene Schöpferkraft wissen muss, erzählen sich ein Affe und ein Elefant auf einer spannenden Flucht ins Glück.

"Fred Berman resumes his narration of Rosenfelt's K Team series, lighthearted stories about private investigators and their trusty retired police dog who are hired by the police department of Patterson, New Jersey to solve cold cases. Berman portrays Douglas's street savvy and integrity while...

Eliza Jacobson has always been the black sheep of her mega-successful family. She loves volunteering to work with the dogs at Pretty Paws, especially Athena, a Great Dane whose high-anxiety habits make her nearly unadoptable. She thinks she may have finally found her Prince Charming and the fairytale life she’s always dreamed of. But when he adopts Athena to use as a mascot, Eliza finds herself shielding the dog from Tony’s temper, and the Great Dane’s anxious behavior mirrors Eliza’s own growing unease. Will Athena’s friendship give Eliza the courage to stand up to Tony?

In ihrem neuen Fall sind der Kater mit dem besonderen Riecher für Schurken und Verbrechen und die Journalistin Alexandra in Belgien unterwegs. Doch statt auf einem Pralinenfestival landen die beiden auf dem Rittergut der jüngst verstorbenen Madame Maupu. Fälschlicherweise für Erben gehalten, geraten sie in die Testamentseröffnung - und dadurch direkt in ihren nächsten Fall! Denn Madame hinterlässt ihren Erben auf den ersten Blick nur wertloses Zeug. Doch der Schein trügt und es gibt jemanden, der das auch ganz genau weiß.