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2020
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"La La Fine relates to animals better than she does to other people. Abandoned by a mother who never wanted a family, raised by a locksmith-turned-thief father, La La looks to pets when it feels like the rest of the world conspires against her. La La's world stops being whole when her mother, who never wanted a child, abandons her twice. First, when La La falls through thin ice on a skating trip, and again when the accusations of "unfit mother" feel...
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Chelsea House Press Inc
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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In his work "Pets Make Better People," Kevin B DiBacco reveals that the companionship of pets has remarkable healing power, reducing stress and anxiety while boosting overall happiness. Petting an animal releases oxytocin which alleviates symptoms of anxiety, depression and loneliness, DiBacco explains. Pets offer a soothing presence and unconditional support, enhancing our emotional stability and combating isolation. Interacting with pets lowers...
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Publisher:
Counterpoint
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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"In Los Angeles's most underserved communities, Lori Weise is known as the Dog Lady, the woman who's spent decades caring for people in poverty and the animals that love them. Long before anyone else, Weise grasped that animal and human suffering are inextricably connected and created a new rescue narrative, an enduring safety net empowering pet owners and providing resources to reduce the number of pets coming into shelters. Rethinking Rescue unites...
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Fordham University Press
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
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Pets, People, and Pragmatism examines human relationships with pets without assuming that such relations are either benign or unnatural and to be avoided. The book addresses a lack of respect in pet-people relationships; for respectful relationships to be a real possibility, however, humans must make the effort to understand the beings with which we live, work, and play. American pragmatism understands that humans and other animal beings have been...
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Authors' Tranquility Press
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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The date that I started this book was on February 17, 2017. And the date that I finished this book was on March 14, 2017. God has given me the heart and the mind to write this book for everyone who will read it. I wrote this book because I think it will help a lot of people--help them not make the mistakes that I have made in my life. "I would like people to know that they can be happy sober. I do not want people making the same mistakes that I have....
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Publisher:
Fox Chapel Publishing
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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Easy-to-Make Wooden People & Pets with Personality features 31 adorable high-quality wood projects with full-size patterns such as relaxing on a lounge chair, a couple holding hands, a family with kids, a child with a pet parrot, a person running/hiking/doing yoga, and so much more! High-quality patterns are a scroll-sawyer's bread and butter, and this book is very pattern heavy while still including introductory material for beginners. Front matter...
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Purdue University Press
Pub. Date:
2011
Language:
English
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Obesity is at epidemic levels worldwide. In the U.S. alone, it is estimated that by 2018 the cost of treating weight-related illnesses will double to almost $350 billion a year. A 2010 report by the U.S. Surgeon General estimates that two-thirds of American adults and almost one in three children are now overweight or obese. Similar statistics emphasize the staggering problem in other industrialized countries. This volume originated in a special 2009...