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Noteworthy Reads September 2017
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Dogs, Dogs, Dogs -- Adult and Juvenile Nonfiction
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101 Things to Know Before Getting a Dog : Essential Considerations to Prepare Your Family and Home for a Canine Companion
by Susan M. Ewing
If you’re longing for the pitter-patter of four furry feet, you have some homework to do. When new dog owners aren’t prepared, it’s the dog who suffers, so it’s very important to consider all angles of dog care and ownership before making the commitment. This book starts with the process of selecting a suitable dog for your home and lifestyle and goes on to discuss the present and future requirements of feeding, grooming, training, healthcare, and much more to fully educate prospective new dog owners.
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Puppy Care : a Guide to Loving and Nurturing Your Pet
by Kim Dennis-Bryan
Includes advice on what different breeds look like, how often a puppy should eat, and ways to help a puppy get all the exercise he needs--all illustrated with warm loving photography that encourages nurturing.
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Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats
by Ph.D. Pitcairn, Richard H.
For more than 30 years, Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats has been the go-to resource for health-conscious animal lovers. This fourth edition is updated with the latest information in natural pet health, including groundbreaking research on the benefits of vegan diets for pets, as well as nutritionally complete recipes to give your pets optimal health that you can also enjoy, making home prepared diets easier than ever. The Pitcairns also discuss behavior issues, general nutrition, and a more humane approach to caring for pets.
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Cats, Cats, Cats -- Adult and Juvenile Nonfiction
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Cats : How to Choose and Care for a Cat
by Laura S. Jeffrey
Provides information on cats as pets, including how to choose among different breeds, find a cat to buy or adopt, and how to feed and keep a cat healthy.
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The Inner Life of Cats : The Science and Secrets of Our Mysterious Feline Companions
by Thomas McNamee
Combining scientific reportage with entertaining anecdotes about his own beloved cat, the author, using his cat, Augusta, charts cats’ physiological and psychological development, documents cats’ evolution, and consults with behavioral experts, animal activists and researchers who help him more fully understand the feline persuasion.
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Women's Friendship -- Adult and YA Fiction
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The Ones Who Matter Most
by Rachael Herron
After her husband dies unexpectedly, Abby Roberts comes across something startling: wedding photographs of him with another woman, along with pictures of a baby boy. Shocked, Abby does something utterly impulsive: She embarks on a journey to discover the family her husband apparently left behind. Even though money has been tight, single mom Fern Bailey has returned every monthly check her ex-husband has sent. Except this month, in place of a check, a perky woman with far too many questions appears on her doorstep. Unfortunately, her young son is so taken with Abby that Fern doesn't have the heart to send her away. What begins as one woman's search for truth becomes a deep bond forged between the unlikeliest of people, and the discovery that there are many ways to make a family as long as you take care.
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Always MacKenzie
by Kate Constable
Striking up an unlikely friendship during summer camp, socially awkward Jem and popular girl Mackenzie wonder if their bond can survive their return to high school and its culture of unspoken rules, fierce cliques and easy misunderstandings.
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Friendship : A Novel
by Emily Gould
Dragged kicking and screaming into real adulthood, best friends Bev Tunney, who just found out she's pregnant, and Amy Schein, a spoiled East Coast princess, discover that growing up might mean growing apart as they try to help each other even though they can't help themselves.
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Sweet Treats & Secret Crushes
by Lisa Greenwald
When a snowstorm keeps thirteen-year-old best friends Olivia, Kate, and Georgia inside their Brooklyn, New York, apartment building on Valentine's Day, they connect with their neighbors by distributing homemade fortune cookies and uncover one another's secrets along the way.
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When We Were Sisters
by Emilie Richards
Superstar singer-songwriter Cecilia lives life on the edge, but when a former close friend from foster care, Robin, is nearly killed in an accident, Cecilia drops everything to be with her. By the USA Today best-selling author of One Mountain Away.
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
by Ann Brashares
As they part for the summer, four friends, Carmen, Lena, Tibby, and Bridget, embark on a journey of self-discovery when they decide to share an old pair of worn jeans that were purchased from a thrift shop and form the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
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Titanic Discovered -- Adult and J Nonfiction
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Titanic on Trial : The Night the Titanic Sank, Told Through the Testimonies of Her Passengers and Crew
by Nic Compton
Capturing the disbelief, the chaos and the terror of the fateful night the Titanic sank 100 years ago, Titanic on Trial brings to life the tragedy through the voices of those who survived it. Stories about the sinking have become legendary - how the band played to the end, how lifeboats were lowered half-empty - but amongst the films, novels and academic arguments, only those who were there can separate truth from fiction. This book gives the story back to those people.
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Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage : The Titanic's First-Class Passengers and Their World
by Hugh Brewster
Timed to coincide with numerous commemorative events marking the tragedy's 100th anniversary, an account of the experiences of the historical ship's wealthy and famous passengers and their world draws on original research to place their lives within an arc of the Titanic's dramatic demise, explaining how their stories reflect key tenets of the Edwardian era.
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Titanic Calling : Wireless Communications During the Great Disaster
by Michael Hughes
Drawing on the Marconi Archives in the Bodleian Library, the most extensive record of wireless communications, this book recounts the fateful events of April 1912 using complete transcripts of the messages to re-tell this legendary story as it was first heard.
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