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Are you ready to have a herding dog in your home or apartment? Do they really make good pets rather than just working animals? Are herding dogs as aggressive as some claim? 50 Things to Know About Herding Dogs by Heather Menz shows you how to think of herding dogs as pets, not strictly farm dogs, and what it means to invite one into your home and family. Based on knowledge from the world’s leading experts, herding dogs can fit right in to your family and your lifestyle, as long as you are dedicated to them and understand these 50 things to know about them.

Parakeets are wonderful animals and great pets. Although a big commitment (just like any other type of pet), in my experience, parakeets are some of the most amazing and fulfilling animals to own. Properly raised birds are likely to be immensely kind and compassionate toward you. Having a great relationship with a pet can change your life. To gain a deeper understanding of what it's like to own a parakeet, the following guide outlines 50 pet-owning tips and tricks that will help you offer these amazing little birds the best life possible.

Eat Like a Local - Salem: Salem Massachusetts Food Guide by author Danielle Lasher offers the inside scoop on food in Salem, Massachusetts. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this book will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination.

50 Things to Know About Birds in Washington, District of Columbia, by author Dana Burton, offers a wide-ranging approach to bird-watching in Washington. Improve your birding experience! Under the heading “Birding Locations”, you’ll find 21 tips for locations to visit, birds you might see there, and directions to reach each one. Under the heading “Bird Behaviors”, you’ll find 13 in-depth tips about birds of the Washington area and their behavior.

The world is full of mysterious places, leaving the imagination free to roam, to wonder what other places and people are like. In this classic bedtime story, Little Bird and Anne Marie go on the adventure of a lifetime where they meet a dashing knight, learn of family legends, and find a world where the citizens await their future leader. Snuggle up with the little ones and go on a fun-filled adventure that will surely help them have sweet dreams.

Do you love working with books? Of course you do! Do you also love working with people? Do you want to better your community? Interested in planning big events for people in your community? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you. 50 Things to Know About Being a Librarian by author Tekedra Lofton offers fresh advice for librarians and would-be librarians. Most books on librarianship tell you only the nuts and bolts of the career.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. Experience cultural, culinary delights, and attractions with the guidance of a local.

We are all made up of energy vibrating at different frequencies depending upon how fast or slow those vibrations move through space. Your thoughts affect your vibration in either a positive way or a negative way, depending on their nature. If you want to achieve success in any area of your life, you need to think positively. One way to do this is by using affirmations. Affirmations are positive statements that you repeat to yourself daily. In this book, we will discuss the power behind your thoughts and how to use affirmations for positive thinking.

How to Move a Mountain inspires you to step forward, discover solutions, and plow through life’s obstacles with confidence. Mountain-mover Joanne Jolee - author, composer, businesswoman, leadership coach, mother of five, and grandmother of six - takes you on a revealing soul-nudging journey of life lessons.

Madeline Reynolds is setting out on an adventure - and she’s not too happy about it. When her new husband Jack tells her he’s moving them to a nowhere town named Shadow Gulch, Idaho, she’s reluctant to leave behind her happy, comfortable life in Boston. But with her husband’s orders ringing in her ears, she boards the train to her new life…only to find everything changed by a terrible tragedy. When Jack is killed by attacking outlaws, Madeline finds herself adrift in Shadow Gulch, without a penny to her name - and without a friend to call on in her hour of need.

Claire Martel learned long ago that even people close to you can’t be trusted. She’s built a comfortable life for herself while keeping everyone at a distance. When she comes home one day and realizes that someone has been in her apartment, she knows that she is no longer safe and that her deepest secret has been discovered. Nothing is missing, but the message is clear. Who would believe her? Who can she trust? Feeling the walls closing in, Claire finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation as a person of interest. Her best option is to disappear - again.

For four years, from January 2017 to January 2021, writer and publisher Martin Rowe documented the state of the United States and the world - using the verse form of ottava rima. In June 2019, he dedicated 30 of those verses to two extraordinarily compelling and distressing photographs of animals in extremis taken by Canadian photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur. Now expanded to include more verses and more of McArthur’s stunning images.

Oscar Wilde's only novel is half gothic horror, half morality tale, and is as timeless as his plays and poems. First published in 1889, this unabridged audiobook edition narrated by Jake Urry captures the wit, the charm, and the horror of Wilde's most controversial work. Perhaps the most well-known outing for Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles has all the ingredients of the coziest of mysteries. Jake Urry brings this head-scratching tale to life in this unabridged telling of a timeless classic.

The War for Independence rages across the colonies. The war has barely touched 18-year-old Daria until Gideon, a young man she fancies, declares himself a loyalist and leaves for battle. Even though their families are on opposite sides, Daria still has feelings for him. A neighbor, rumored to be a witch, tells Daria about Midnight Lullabies. If she gives one to someone she loves, it will ensure they return to her. That isn't black magic, right?

Welcome, or rather benvenuti, to this journey into Italian cuisine. In Italy, food is the main topic of conversation (after football, for men). In my experience, I’ve seen very few people in the world discussing food during dinner. This passion for eating well is widespread in the bel Paese. It’s also the source of heated disputes between villages, which causes a lot of variety in some of the world’s most renowned recipes. Italian restaurants and Italian food have conquered the whole planet.

Secret Warrior is a compelling memoir following elite Division 1 university head women's basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie's mental health journey through the realities and challenges within the sports world. With 28 years as head coach for University of Maine, Michigan State, and Duke University, and while winning repeated conference championships and advancing to the Finals of the National Championship, she hid her bipolar diagnosis for 25 of those years.

Piles of snow have taken over Little Bird’s town, and while it is chilly, he doesn’t let it get him down. Instead during this holiday season, Little Bird and his friends have taken it upon themselves to make the most of it. Building a snow castle, having snow fights, and even making new friends are the adventures Little Bird will have in this fairytale-like holiday special.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Erie. Greater Than A Tourist-Erie Pennsylvania, USA offers the inside scoop on Erie county, and all of its hidden gems of recreation and vacation possibilities. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the ‘Greater Than a Tourist’ series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Single mom Chrissy Eve is struggling to make ends meet selling pretzels at the Yule Heights Shopping Mall. All this mama wants is a silent night, but when her seven-year-old asks the mall Santa to teach his mom to drive a sleigh, she finds herself in knots over the man in red. Dash Winters is the last person she needs pulling her reins. She has a son to think about, and a “seasonal romance” with someone who gets paid to lie to kids once a year is not going to jolly her holly.

Everyone in the world seems to be crazy for Liam Hanks, a teenage boy with a swoony singing voice that melts everyone's hearts. Me? I could do with a little less Liam. Too bad Dad (who happens to be our city mayor) had to choose Liam as this year's Fourth of July concert celebrity. Even worse? I'm the one in charge of making sure Liam stays out of the news.