Subjects:  1. Bay Shore Park    2. Children's 9-12    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Ecological succession    5. General    6. Juvenile literature    7. Maryland    8. Natural history    9. Biology, life sciences    10. Natural history & pets   

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Just what I had needed
A friend gave me this book shortly after I lost my beloved Tasha, a German Shepherd who brought endless joy into my life. Her own life was cut short by cancer, a month short of her 5th birthday.
British outlook and anecdotes detract from point of book.
Not surprisingly, I bought this book seeking comfort while mourning the loss of my 16-year friend and companion cat. I did not find it in this book. The book is not bad; but it is British. Grief is universal andrecognizes no national boundaries. But the language in this book is justdifferent enough to be distracting from the main point of the book.There are approximately two references to the USA in the book, and neitheris terribly complimentary. The rest is expository on the greiving processinterspersed with brief, anecdotal stories by others who have lost theirpets. The exposition is superficial, and as previously stated, not terriblyhelpful or comforting. There are other, better books available on thesubject. I would consider this a mediocre, average treatment of thesubject. I would not recommend it as a first choice for greiving pet owners-- particularly in America. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals / Pets    3. Bereavement    4. Death    5. Death & Dying    6. Death, Grief, Bereavement    7. General    8. Pet owners    9. Pets    10. Psychological aspects    11. Psychology    12. Social Science    13. Sociology    14. Domestic animals & pets   

Subjects:  1. Death, Grief, Bereavement    2. General    3. Pets    4. Pets / General   

Subjects:  1. Alaska    2. Animals / Pets    3. Bears    4. General    5. Individual Species Of Mammals    6. Kodiak Island    7. Kodiak bear    8. Natural history    9. Nature/Ecology   

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Funny!
Scott Myers has out done himself. Cartoons such as "Rodeo Dog" and "Look Ma, no thumbs!" will have you laughing until your side hurts. No matter what the situation, these dogs will find some way to get into trouble. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Comics & Graphic Novels / Comics & Cartoons    2. Humor / Topic / Animals    3. Pets    4. Topic - Animals   

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lessons on relationships and life from a dear household pet for pet lovers and others
Along with countless others, this author has learned why a pet owner helplessly develops a deep affection for a pet--namely, "they demand so little--a word, a pat...Yet, they give us so much." However, in "Paws of Wisdom," Steryo-Bartmus explores a deeper level of the bond between owner and pet. "Although we cannot communicate with our pets verbally, I do believe that we form bonds that go beyond verbal communications. These bonds touch our senses in a much deeper level." It was not until the death of her pet dog of close to fifteen years that the author began to gain a consciousness of just what this deeper connection with a pet had to offer her. As she gradually came to realize--and what she writes about--is that her pet dog named Bunny was actually in many ways a teacher for her. As Steryo-Bartmus comes to understand, the enjoyable, long-term companionship between owner and pet, while rewarding in itself, can be like a fertile field out of which lessons about one's own life, behavior, and relationships grow for those like the author willing to seek them.
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Subjects:  1. Body, Mind & Spirit / Personal Transformation    2. Dogs - General    3. Personal Growth - General    4. Pets    5. Pets / Dogs / General    6. Pets / General    7. Reference    8. Dogs - Care/Health    9. Pet loss   

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Not just for cat people!
This smart, spiritual and life affirming little book is not just for cat lovers.With wisdom and humor Dana Kramer-Rolls encourages her readers to make their lives more beautiful and fulfilling by looking to our furry friends.She gently shows us we can learn to be comfortable in our bodies, age beautifully and live passionate and spiritually.
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Subjects:  1. Anecdotes    2. Behavior    3. California    4. Cat owners    5. Cats    6. Cats - General    7. Conduct of life    8. Death, Grief, Bereavement    9. Pets    10. Self-Help    11. Mind, Body, Spirit    12. Self-Help & Practical Interests   

Subjects:  1. Aging    2. Human-animal relationships    3. Pet owners    4. Pets    5. Psychological aspects    6. Psychology    7. Reference    8. Animal models    9. Geriatrics    10. General    11. Pet loss    12. Self-Help   

Subjects:  1. Animals / Pets    2. Cell Survival    3. Cell death    4. Glutamic acid    5. Mammals    6. Memory    7. Neurochemistry    8. Neuroscience    9. Receptors    10. Science/Mathematics   

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Tribute to our Pets
ANIMAL COMPANIONS is a very nice quick read for anyone who loves animals and considers them family members.Actually it is a great read for friends and family members of animal lovers who really don't understand the bond four legged critters forge with their two legged guardians.I found it to be very insightful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Pets    3. Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Situations / Emotions & Feelings    4. Pets    5. Animals - Pets    6. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Pet Loss    9. Social Situations - Emotions & Feelings   

Subjects:  1. Death / Grief / Consolation    2. Death, Grief, Bereavement    3. General    4. Pets    5. Psychological Aspects Of Bereavement    6. Self-Help    7. Domestic animals & pets   

Subjects:  1. Bereavement    2. Death    3. Grief    4. Pets    5. Psychological aspects   

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If you think you're the only one who grieved over a lost pet
Mr. Conglaton took a heartbreaking event and turned it into a joyous remembrance.His skillful writing enables the reader to acquaint themselves with his pets.This is a moving testimonial to his best friends who were taken from him abruptly.Anyone who has owned a beloved pet and lost them before their time should read this book.It will make you cry, but the joy that he and his wife received from these cats and dogs will keep you reading to the very last page.I particularly enjoyed reading the newspaper columns that he wrote about his friends and felt I knew each one.Must Read!

Give me a break
First some background--A few years ago some stray and ferel cats started adopting me. Due to the life they led they all came with major medical problems (FIV, FeLk, FIP, kidney failure and more). I loved them all, I cared for them all through very long, painful, illnesses. I had to make agonizing choices, put them through painful proceedures, watch them suffer, and watch them all die. I loss 6 in the course of one year. And others before and after that year. That's why I bought this book. Celebrating Life with a Fur Family
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Subjects:  1. California    2. Cat owners    3. Cats - General    4. Death, Grief, Bereavement    5. Dog owners    6. Dogs - General    7. Pet owners    8. Pets    9. Psychology    10. San Luis Obispo    11. Congalton, David   

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A classic
This translation deserved the good reviews. The text has been summed up well in other reviews. A word about the author seems appropriate. It is worth pointing out that W.Y. Evans-Wentz was an American (one reviewer stated that W.Y. E-W was English).The confusion here stems from the fact that W.Y. E-W went to Oxford, England, as a Rhodes scholar. He was a very articulate and erudite man - well versed in the Western classics, Western mystery tradition etc. - and in his footnotes, he made frequent cross references to such.
Not "Pop Buddhism,"A Guide For The Living
This is not the Richard Gere "pop Buddhism" approach.This is the work of an English academic in the early 20th Century, as he uncovers an "Oriental" classic for a Western audience.Evans-Wentz even brings Carl Jung into the picture for the Westerners, as Jung's psychology was "New School" at the time and offered a sublime link between Oriental and Occidental thinking.I hold this book in the highest regard, not because it is a mystical Buddhist text, but rather because it offers tips for daily living and and self-actualization.As with most quality philosophical doctrines, this book is a paradox...a book of the dead that is really an abstract book for the living, regardless of religion or nationality.It is a refreshing and enlightening break from an increasingly fundamental world.

The Original Book and Translation (1927)
This is the original "Tibetan Book of the Dead". All other versions are a toned-down version of this work by different authors who want to accommodate people who do not want to put the work in. You need to put the work in. No one can spoon-feed this kind of wisdom to you.

Subjects:  1. Buddhism - General    2. General    3. Nature    4. Nature/Ecology    5. Religion - World Religions    6. NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS    7. Religion & Theology | Buddhism   

Subjects:  1. Bereavement    2. Child Care/Parenting    3. Death    4. Death, Grief, Bereavement    5. Family & Relationships    6. General    7. Parenting - Child Rearing    8. Pet owners    9. Pets    10. Psychological aspects    11. Psychology    12. Coping with death & bereavement   

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Animals/Pets    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. Death & Dying    4. General    5. Social Science    6. Sociology   

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A very good book that I would reccomend to any one.
This is a book that is well worth reading. If you like stories about dogs who help people in ways that they very much needed, then this is the book for you.

An amazing story of inspiration and hope
This is an amazing story of inspiration and hope about a very specialGerman shepherd named Grizzly, his young master who battled long andvaliantly with terminal cancer, and the boy's courageous mother who wasrescued from her own crippling grief by this incredible dog. Fulfilling herson's dying wish, Lana Davis began bringing Grizzly to hospitals to visitsick children, and soon began training others to do the kind of work sheand Grizzly were doing. During the next six years, Lana and Grizzlyco-founded two successful animal-assisted therapy organizations, includingthe Utah Animal-Assisted Therapy Association, trained hundreds of volunteerteams to carry on their work, and helped to heal the broken hearts ofdozens of abused and emotionally troubled children. Today, though blind,Grizzly continues to inspire others with his almost unbelievable intuitionfor discerning what people need, be it his special brand of talk or a furrybody to hug.Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals / Pets    2. Davis, Lana    3. Death, Grief, Bereavement    4. Dogs    5. Dogs - General    6. Self-Help    7. Therapeutic use    8. Davis, Jeremy    9. Therapy    10. Healing   

Subjects:  1. Death    2. Juvenile literature    3. Pets    4. Readers (Primary)   

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12 Roses for 9
Recommend this book inna heartbeat.Well written, easy to read, opens the heart.Keep kleenex handy, but they're easy tears, from feeling all the love, not hard tears.Critters are a bargain, for just a little food and shelter, you get all that love.If you know anyone who abuses their Critters, tell them to stop, okay? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Dogs - Breeds    2. Religion    3. Religion - Inspirational/Spirituality    4. Spirituality - General    5. Religion / Spirituality    6. Spirituality    7. trafford,1-4120-4719-6,1412047196,04-2527,042527,soul purpose of animals,animal communication,inspiration,animal.human soulmates,quantum mechanics,spirit communication,life after death,spirituality,love,new age,metaphysics,spiritual journey,dog,pets   

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I laughed I cried - I loved it
The title is a little off-putting - I did not think I wanted to read about hospice patients' last days.A friend convinced me to look at it.It is fantastic.The author relates her experiences taking 2 dogs to a hospice.Each chapter is about her encounter with a different patient.Each story evolves into a parable about life, and death.You will cry.But you will also laugh and be uplifted.You will be amazed at what animals can do to lift the human spirit when it is down.I am not aware of the author writing any other books, but I would love to read more from her - she paints a picture that is so vivid, you feel like you are in the room with her and the dogs.I have given this book to many of my friends and they all are raving about it.You must read this book!

human spirit lifted by pets - cry AND laugh
This book is wonderful!It describes the authors visits to a hospice facility with 2 dogs.She paints a vibrant picture of the visits.Each chapter discusses a different visit.Each chapter also describes a lesson in living - the author weaves a philosophical lesson in life into each visit. The books title may mislead.I was initially put off by the thought of reading about hospice, but it is not so much about death as it is about life.It is warm, funny, and, yes, sad too. You will cry (as my wife and I did) but you will also laugh and feel warm to read how these incredible pets did so much to smooth the hospice patients last weeks.I have lent this book to my friends and they all are raving about it.

OUTSTANDING!
This is a fantastic book.At first, I was reluctant.I thought that it would be very sad.It is heartwarming.Michele brings you into the story as though you were there.It is very well written.It demonstrates the true healing powers of our beloved companions. Don't miss reading this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Animals    3. Death, Grief, Bereavement    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Healing    6. Hospice care    7. Miscellanea    8. Self-Help    9. Terminal Care    10. Therapeutic use    11. Complementary Medicine    12. Domestic animals & pets