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Eliza Jacobson has always been the black sheep of her mega-successful family, who runs the HealthNut Corporation. She’s not as pretty, talented, or business-savvy as her older sister, but she loves volunteering to work with the dogs at Pretty Paws, especially Athena, a Great Dane whose high-anxiety habits make her nearly unadoptable. After her last-chance opportunity to become a vet tech collapses, she takes a job at the call center of HealthNut’s competitor, Thetalife Supplements, where she meets the dashing, charming, sweep-you-off-your-feet CEO, Tony Costos.

Tout commence quand l'histoire de Jean-Marc et de Juliette se termine. Une rupture de plus ? Surtout une rupture de trop. Pour elle, au-delà du chagrin d'amour, c'est tout le sens de la vie qui vole en éclat. Sur les conseils de sa sœur Laura et poussée par un de ses chats, Juliet part en Inde.

Amy, Jin and Lucie are leading isolated lives in their partially renovated, inner city home. They are not happy, but they are also terrified of change. When they buy a pet rabbit for Lucie, and then Amy's mother, Pauline, comes to stay, the family is forced to confront long-buried secrets. Will opening their hearts to the rabbit help them to heal or only invite further tragedy?

La joven Nanami no puede participar en actividades extraescolares por su asma, pero le encanta leer y pasar el tiempo en la biblioteca, entre historias. Cuando avisa al personal, nadie la toma en serio. Pero entonces Nanami se topa con un misterioso hombre con un traje gris. Intenta seguirlo, pero fracasa y él deja a su paso tan solo un extraño haz de luz entre las estanterías. Es entonces cuando Tora, el gato favorito de los lectores, acude al rescate. ¿Podrán superar juntos los desafíos que les aguardan?

Ben Gibson is living the dream. Married to his high school sweetheart and with two beautiful young children, he’s also achieved his ultimate goal of becoming a member of the elite Victoria Police Dog Squad. For Ben life just couldn’t be better! But disaster strikes when his canine partner, Duke, is killed in the line of duty. Then, as he slowly recovers from the loss of Duke, disaster strikes again when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a car accident.

Buddhistische Lebensweisen, samtene Pfoten und jede Menge witziger, einfühlsamer und erstaunlicher Momente finden sich in diesem Sammelband. Was macht der Dalai Lama eigentlich so den ganzen Tag? Welche Weisheiten finden sich in seinem Alltag wieder und warum kann er so gut einen Dosenöffner benutzen? Diese und noch viele weitere Fragen weiß die Katze des Dalai Lamas zu beantworten. In ihrer Rolle als Vertraute von einem der wichtigsten religiösen Führer der Welt streunert die Hauskatze nicht nur durch das Leben seiner Heiligkeit.

Ein großer Auftritt für die Alpakas. Miri macht sich Sorgen: Mit der Adoption ihrer Ziehtochter Hanna will es einfach nicht vorangehen, und dann mischen sich auch noch die Großeltern ein. Da kommt die Anfrage einer Werbeagentur an das Apfelhof-Team gerade recht. Weil Alpakas derzeit so gefragt sind, sollen sie für Tierschutzfilme, Postkarten und Kalender posieren. Die flauschigen, herzigen Tiere bezaubern natürlich das gesamte Agenturteam, das zwei Tage auf dem Hof verbringt. Projektleiterin Lena fällt währenddessen auf, dass es ihrer Freundin Miri nicht gut geht.

Anaconda cuenta la historia ficticia de un planeta que busca la destrucción del ser humano porque siempre provocó maldad en la naturaleza y en los animales, solo para poder llegar a cumplir sus egoístas ambiciones.

When a cyberattack threatens to destroy Emily's company, she does what she can to counter the threat. Her efforts, however, are thwarted until she's promoted to oversee both her team and the cyber security group. With the company's survival at stake and in her hands, she knows the one person she can turn to—Dhruv.

Thirteen-year-old Nanami Kosaki loves reading. The local library is a home from home and books have become her best friends. When Nanami notices books disappearing from the library shelves, she’s particularly curious about a suspicious man in a grey suit whose furtive behaviour doesn’t feel right. Should she follow him to see what he’s up to? When a talking tabby cat called Tiger appears to warn her about how dangerous that would be, together they’re brave enough to follow the frightening trail to find out where all the books have gone.

Una pubblicità sul giornale locale cambia la vita di Cédric: i cuccioli di un bovaro del bernese cercano casa. L’idea di allontanare la solitudine con un nuovo compagno lo attrae e diventa una certezza quando incontra il cucciolo dal "colletto azzurro". Solo la ricerca del nome è un’avventura. L’attesa è insopportabile, come quando due innamorati sono costretti a separarsi. Il suo arrivo è preparato con grande cura. Ubac, man mano che cresce, occupa, in ogni senso della parola, un posto sempre più essenziale nella vita del narratore.

Die zehnjährige Mascha und der junge Hund Tinkapur müssen sich zusehends Regeln beugen, die ihren eigenen Lebensimpulsen widersprechen. Wie sie in ihrem Umfeld um ihre Identität ringen und sich gegenseitig unterstützen, davon erzählt dieses Buch. Mit großer poetischer Kraft und tiefem Mitgefühl für alle Figuren beschreibt die Autorin ein knappes Jahr im Leben der beiden Protagonisten, das sich mehr und mehr zum Thriller einer Kindheit entwickelt.

We follow the adventures of Whit Frey in 900 A.D. with her three kittens and her protector, the Viking Borghild, as they journey far from their home in Geirangerfjord. A tale packed with excitement written for cat-lovers and those who like historical fiction!

When pioneering marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen is offered the chance to travel to the remote Con Dao Archipelago to investigate a highly intelligent, dangerous octopus species, she doesn't pause long enough to look at the fine print. DIANIMA—a transnational tech corporation best known for its groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence—has purchased the islands, evacuated their population and sealed the archipelago off from the world so that Nguyen can focus on her research.

Andy Carpenter has spent the three years since graduating law school working as a prosecutor in Paterson. But having seen how the system never looks out for the little guy, he leaves to start his own practice as a defense attorney. His office might be a little bit of a dump, but he's excited to make a change.

Camille has always preferred animals to people. The wild has nearly disappeared, but as a zookeeper at the last zoo in the world, on Alcatraz Island, she spends her days caring for playful chimpanzees, gentle tree frogs, and a restless jaguar. Outside, resistance groups and brutal cartels fight to shape the world’s future, but Camille is safe within her routines. That is, until a new zookeeper, Sailor, arrives from Paris. From their first meeting, Camille is drawn to Sailor, who seems to see something in Camille that no one has before.

История верной дружбы девочки Саши и коня Джонатана легла в основу фильма Мой любимый чемпион. Захватывающий сюжет и яркий финал убеждают: тот, кто умеет дружить и верит в себя, преодолеет все! Единственный друг тринадцатилетней Саши — конь Джонатан. Только он может разделить с ней память о погибшем отце и надежды на новую жизнь. Сашу не понимают ни одноклассники, ни тренер, ни мама, которая считает Джонатана причиной всех несчастий. Только Ба готова на любые безрассудства, чтобы помочь внучке сохранить коня.

Nothing was worse than waking up as a squirrel. Not knowing where she is, why she's a squirrel, and why she should be in Georgia comes a close second. Vicky does know several important things. First, she's not supposed to be a squirrel. Second, two-legger males are intriguing creatures. Third, she likes one particular two-legger male more than the others, and she means to keep him.

What begins as an idyllic new society built for the freedom and equality of all who walk on four legs quickly becomes a nightmare. The cleverest animals take on more and more control while the hard working common animals are manipulated into doing all the work. Best intentions are twisted by the lure of power, and no animal is immune to the terrible consequences of its corrupting influence.

Marine Veteran Jerry McNeal was born with a psychic ability that allows him to know when something will happen before it happens. Jerry can also see and speak with spirits, making for some “lively” conversations. The series starts when, one fateful night, while on patrol as a Pennsylvania State Trooper, Jerry finds himself aided by the ghost of a K-9 police officer. Without the dog’s help, a woman would have died. With each book that follows, their unique partnership grows as they navigate their next adventure.