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Author |
: Ellen Cooney |
Publisher |
: HMH |
Total Pages |
: 307 |
Release |
: 2014-08-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780544237094 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0544237099 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances by : Ellen Cooney
“Love is a great teacher and we are all a little unadoptable. Readers of Garth Stein and Carolyn Parkhurst will adore this” (Library Journal). A People Best New Book of the Week The Sanctuary is a refuge for strays and rescued dogs. Evie has joined a training program there despite knowing almost nothing about animals. Like the greyhound who won’t move, the Rottweiler with attitude problems, or the hound who might be a candidate for search-and-rescue, Evie has a troubled past. But as they all learn, no one should stay prisoner to a life they didn’t choose. Heartfelt and hilarious in turn, this is a deeply moving novel of the countless ways in which humans and canines help each other find new lives, new selves, and new hope.
Author |
: Ellen Cooney |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 307 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780544236158 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0544236157 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances by : Ellen Cooney
A novel of a young woman who, despite knowing nothing about animals, signs herself up for dog training school at The Sanctuary, where she discovers that rescue can find even the most hopeless among us and that friends come in all shapes, sizes, and breeds
Author |
: Ellen Cooney |
Publisher |
: Coffee House Press |
Total Pages |
: 158 |
Release |
: 2020-11-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781566896030 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1566896037 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis One Night Two Souls Went Walking by : Ellen Cooney
A young interfaith chaplain is joined on her hospital rounds one night by an unusual companion: a rough-and-tumble dog who may or may not be a ghost. As she tends to the souls of her patients—young and old, living last moments or navigating fundamentally altered lives—their stories provide unexpected healing for her own heartbreak. Balancing wonder and mystery with pragmatism and humor, Ellen Cooney (A Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances) returns to Coffee House Press with a generous, intelligent novel that grants the most challenging moments of the human experience a shimmer of light and magical possibility.
Author |
: Harvard Sitkoff |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 292 |
Release |
: 2009-01-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0809063492 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780809063499 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis King by : Harvard Sitkoff
In this fast-paced biography, Harvard Sitkoff presents a stunningly relevant and radical King. Honestly assessing his successes alongside his failures, King: Pilgrimage to the Mountaintop weaves together high and low points to capture King's lifelong struggle, through disappointment and epiphany, with his own injunction: "Let us be Christian in all our actions." By telling King's life as one on the verge of reaching its fulfillment, Sitkoff powerfully shows where King's faith and activism were leading him--to a direct confrontation with a president over an immoral war and with an America blind to its complicity in economic injustice.
Author |
: Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Publisher |
: HarperOne |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2023-10-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0063351048 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780063351042 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis I've Been to the Mountaintop by : Martin Luther King, Jr.
A beautiful commemorative edition of Dr. Martin Luther King's last speech "I've Been to the Mountaintop," part of Dr. King's archives published exclusively by HarperCollins. On April 3, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the pulpit of Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, and delivered what would be his final speech. Voiced in support of the Memphis Sanitation Worker's Strike, Dr. King's words continue to be powerful and relevant as workers continue to organize, unionize, and strike across various industries today. Withstanding the test of time, this speech serves as a galvanizing call to create and maintain unity among all people. This beautifully designed hardcover edition presents Dr. King's speech in its entirety, paying tribute to this extraordinary leader and his immeasurable contribution, and inspiring a new generation of activists dedicated to carrying on the fight for justice and equality.
Author |
: Jon Katz |
Publisher |
: Villard |
Total Pages |
: 150 |
Release |
: 2002-02-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781588361141 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1588361144 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Dog Year by : Jon Katz
“Change loves me, defines and stalks me like a laser-guided smart bomb. It comes at me in all forms, suddenly and with enormous impact, from making shifts in work to having and raising a kid to buying a cabin on a distant mountaintop. Sometimes, change comes on four legs.” In his popular and widely praised Running to the Mountain, Jon Katz wrote of the strength and support he found in the massive forms of his two yellow Labrador retrievers, Julius and Stanley. When the Labs were six and seven, a breeder who’d read his book contacted Katz to say she had a dog that was meant for him—a two-year-old border collie named Devon, well bred but high-strung and homeless. Katz already had a full canine complement, but instinct overruled reason, and soon thereafter he brought Devon home. A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me is the story of how Devon and Jon—and Julius and Stanley—came to terms with each other. It shows how a man discovered a lot about himself through one dog (and then another) whose temperament seemed as different from his own as day is from night. It is a story of trust and understanding, of life and death, of continuity and change. It is by turns insightful, hilarious, and deeply moving. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jon Katz's Going Home.
Author |
: Jeffrey Asher Nesbit |
Publisher |
: Thomas Nelson Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 172 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0840792573 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780840792570 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mountaintop Rescue by : Jeffrey Asher Nesbit
While on a climbing trip with his stepfather, Josh Landis decides that he must try to rescue two young eagles from their almost inaccessible mountaintop eyrie.
Author |
: Gertrude Chandler Warner |
Publisher |
: Random House Books for Young Readers |
Total Pages |
: 129 |
Release |
: 1990-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780807596562 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0807596566 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mountain Top Mystery by : Gertrude Chandler Warner
Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of a hidden cave in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers. A rockslide strands the Aldens on a mountain! But being stuck on Old Flat Top isn't all bad. As the children wait for rescue, they discover that a secret cave has opened up—one that just might hold legendary treasure! What started as a single story about the Alden Children has delighted readers for generations and sold more than 80 million books worldwide. Featuring timeless adventures, mystery, and suspense, The Boxcar Children® series continues to inspire children to learn, question, imagine, and grow.
Author |
: Silas House |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2009-04-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813173412 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813173418 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Something's Rising by : Silas House
Like an old-fashioned hymn sung in rounds, Something's Rising gives a stirring voice to the lives, culture, and determination of the people fighting the destructive practice of mountaintop removal in the coalfields of central Appalachia. Each person's story, unique and unfiltered, articulates the hardship of living in these majestic mountains amid the daily desecration of the land by the coal industry because of America's insistence on cheap energy. Developed as an alternative to strip mining, mountaintop removal mining consists of blasting away the tops of mountains, dumping waste into the valleys, and retrieving the exposed coal. This process buries streams, pollutes wells and waterways, and alters fragile ecologies in the region. The people who live, work, and raise families in central Appalachia face not only the physical destruction of their land but also the loss of their culture and health in a society dominated by the consequences of mountaintop removal. Included here are oral histories from Jean Ritchie, "the mother of folk," who doesn't let her eighty-six years slow down her fighting spirit; Judy Bonds, a tough-talking coal-miner's daughter; Kathy Mattea, the beloved country singer who believes cooperation is the key to winning the battle; Jack Spadaro, the heroic whistle-blower who has risked everything to share his insider knowledge of federal mining agencies; Larry Bush, who doesn't back down even when speeding coal trucks are used to intimidate him; Denise Giardina, a celebrated writer who ran for governor to bring attention to the issue; and many more. The book features both well-known activists and people rarely in the media. Each oral history is prefaced with a biographical essay that vividly establishes the interview settings and the subjects' connections to their region. Written and edited by native sons of the mountains, this compelling book captures a fever-pitch moment in the movement against mountaintop removal. Silas House and Jason Howard are experts on the history of resistance in Appalachia, the legacy of exploitation of the region's natural resources, and area's unique culture and landscape. This lyrical and informative text provides a critical perspective on a powerful industry. The cumulative effect of these stories is stunning and powerful. Something's Rising will long stand as a testament to the social and ecological consequences of energy at any cost and will be especially welcomed by readers of Appalachian studies, environmental science, and by all who value the mountain's majesty—our national heritage.
Author |
: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel |
Publisher |
: Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 170 |
Release |
: 2014-10-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780545605199 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0545605199 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis Secret of the Mountain Dog by : Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
The mysterious dog showed up at Jax's door just when she needed an adventure. But adventure sometimes brings trouble -- and dangers that even a great dog can't help you escape. In the Catskill Mountains, mystery is waiting . . . .Just when she needs it most, a little excitement comes to Jax's mountain. First, a beautiful, giant dog stops at her door. Even though he has no collar, the Tibetan mastiff doesn't act like a stray -- and he seems to want to stay with Jax. Then lights appear in the old, abandoned monastery up the mountain. The mastiff, who likes being called Mo-Mo, leads Jax to the mountaintop. There she meets a boy her age, Yeshi, who has come all the way from Tibet with his teacher to open the abandoned building -- and to search for a long-lost statue, possibly hidden away in the monastery. But someone else is searching for the statue, too, and when Jax's adventure turns dangerous, she'll have to count on her new friend, and the mysterious dog that's found her, to get her back down the mountain safely.