Pat: 1737 books

Stories for dog lovers ( and other critters too).

Returning tells the story of an alien, exiled to Earth, trying first to survive in an unfamiliar world, and then to find a way to return to his own kind. In the process he learns as much about himself as he does about human kind. The nature of the alien provides an opportunity for the reader to look at our world and ourselves with an external and unprejudiced perspective.

Sterne, Tristram, Yorick: Tercentenary Essays on Laurence Sterne derives from the Laurence Sterne Tercentenary Conference held at Royal Holloway, University of London, on July 8–11, 2013. It was attended by some eighty scholars from fourteen countries; the conference heard more than sixty papers....

Lethal Dose is an emotionally gripping testament, an intense love story that, in turn, becomes a pulse-pounding suspense story, a medical misconduct drama, a gut-wrenching tragedy and a call to arms.

Storms can come suddenly, unexpectedly, and catastrophically. We are never the same after suffering the shock and after-shocks of such earth-shattering experiences. And it is during these times that we need the assurance that only our faith in God provides.   When All Hail Breaks Loose offers...

This 150-page booklet guides those looking at care-giving as well as those actively involved as caregivers. If you're reluctantly doing the things that must be done for another person, a loved one or a friend in need, you will benefit from the shared experiences, the helpful reminders, and the knowledge that you're not alone.

Childhood: Services and Provision for Children provides an important and timely contribution to the field of Childhood and Youth Studies. This cutting-edge text brings together, within a critical framework, an understanding and discussion of a broad range of services, ideas and themes, and debates...

First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book started as a self-serving exercise to personally organize the major details and interesting facts of each Indianapolis 500 over the 100-year history of the greatest race in the world. For many of us passionate racing fans who have attended a multitude of 500s, there is a tendency for the...

In a perfect world, everyone would be good tempered, listen carefully and consider the outcome before they spoke. We don’t live in a perfect world and most of us have not received coaching on how to communicate effectively. Today’s barrage of electronic communication complicates how we understand...

Powerful and life-affirming, this watershed volume brings together the voices of pioneers in the field of contemplative care--from hospice and hospitals to colleges, prisons, and the military. Illustrating the day-to-day words and actions of pastoral workers, each first-person essay in this collection...

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.