Donohue, Moira Rose.
Summary: Read about these amazing animal heroes, stories that will inspire pet owners, farm hands, anyone who has an infinity for animals and their unique behaviors.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J WHITE KANBader, Sara
Summary: This collection of quotations--heartfelt thoughts and memories discovered in letters, journals, diaries, memoirs and other original sources--by writers, leaders and legends captures the profound connection we share with our animal companions and also provides comfort for those who have lost a pet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.088 BADShaw, Chloe
Summary: "On the heels of her family's beloved dog's death, one woman returns to the canines of her past in order to imagine the human she hopes to become in the future in her memoir, What Is a Dog? Chloe Shaw is in a dog house of her own choosing. A married mother with kids, the death of Booker, her children's eldest family pet, has left her reeling and reckoning with her lifelong relationship with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHAW, CHLOE SHAMyles, Eileen
Summary: The author writes an account of her relationship with her pit bull Rosie. Starting from the emptiness following Rosie's death, the author launches a heartfelt and fabulist investigation into the true nature of the bond between pet and pet owner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MYLES, EILEEN MYLBowen, Sarah A.
Summary: "Combining humorous anecdotes and thought-provoking research, Sacred Sendoffs explores human relationships with beloved pets, wild creatures, animal astronauts, marine life, farmed animals, and other sentient beings. Along the way, animal chaplain Sarah Bowen shares insights for sustaining their lives, honoring deaths, and managing the emotions that arise when we lose an animal we love. While...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Monkfish Book Publishing Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 BOWKatz, Jon.
Summary: A moving meditation on coping with the loss of the animals that have enriched our lives. Jon Katz returns with a thoughtful exploration of the ways in which people grieve for their pets. Filled with helpful advice, philosophical questions, and emotional reflections about Katz's own animals, this book is about far more than just the grieving process; it's also a comfort to heartbroken pet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 155.9 KATMcElroy, Susan Chernak
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2004
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Summary: "When a pet dies, it can feel like you lost your best friend. What do you do? Whether you had a guinea pig, dog, cat, or fish, this story can help you through the tough times."--from cover, p. [4]
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 155.9 LOEAdamec, Christine
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Publisher / Publication Date: to Excel 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 ADAMasson, J. Moussaieff (Jeffrey Moussaieff)
Summary: "A heartfelt exploration of human grief after the loss of a pet by the New York Times bestselling author of Dogs Never Lie About Love. Over 84 million Americans-almost 3/4 of the US population-own a pet, and our society is still learning how to recognizeand dignify that relationship with proper mourning rituals. We have only recently allowed the conversation of how to grieve for our non-human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.088 MASBartels, E. B.
Summary: "An unexpected, poignant, and personal account of loving and losing pets, exploring the singular bonds we have with our companion animals, and how to grieve them once they've passed"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.088 BARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.088 BARKatz, Jon.
Summary: Presents a meditation on coping with the loss of an animal who has enriched one's life, sharing observations on the ways in which people grieve for their pets, related philosophical quesions, and the process of letting go.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Villard 2011