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Part of the Animal Planet series from TFH Publications, the book is a care and training guide to the loving, loyal Boxer.
A casual, informative guide to the history of Boxers, their relation to the ancient fighting dogs and today's "bully breeds," deciding if a Boxer is right for you, how to find the right breeder, guidelines to proper veterinary care, feeding, training, exercising, working, and playing with this exceptional breed. | |  | | Far Above Rubies
Based on a true story, a Dutch woman finds herself caught in the nightmare of Hitler's regime when she voluntarily accompanies her 6 stepdaughters to Auschwitz.
On the morning of May 10, 1940, the last thing Sofie Rijnfeld expected was the sky to start raining German paratroopers. She and Jan, her husband of three years, were living contentedly with Jan's six daughters in Amsterdam. Life held the promise of a bright future for the Rijnfelds...until the German occupation of Holland and a six-pointed star made of yellow cloth with the word i>Jood /i>in the middle.
As the Nazi persecution of Europe's Jewry escalates, all six Rijnfeld girls are called up for deportation. Rather than allow her stepdaughters to venture | |  | | Remote Control
With the wit of "Diary of Bridget Jones" and the spiritual elements of "The Lovely Bones," "Remote Control" is the story of a Jewish control freak who dies suddenly but doesn't know how to let go.
So thinks thirty-something Judith McBride, a Jewish control freak with an unlikely last name. When Judith dies in a medical mishap, she calls on her supernatural status to "rescue" her widowed spouse from the sexy clutches of their gold-digging, thrill-seeking, blonde accountant. But interfering with earthly events is strictly i>verboten/i>, and the repercussions ripple outward, affecting not only Judith but the lives of her husband and best friend.
Judith's journey from the physical to the spiritual world is peppered with adjustments, choices, and s | |  | | The American Pit Bull Terrier
a comprehensive history and care manual of this much-maligned breed
Part of TFH Publications' Terra Nova series, i>The American Pit Bull Terrier/i> by Cynthia P. Gallagher (who writes fiction as Cynthia Polansky) is a comprehensive guide to all things "APBT" (no self-respecting lover of this breed would ever call it a "pit bull"). The breed's history and origins in blood sports unfortunately haunts it even today, but this book debunks the myths and erroneous information surrounding a breed perceived by many as inherently vicious (it's definitely a lover, not a fighter). Care, feeding, training, activities are all included, | |  | | The Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Cynthia P Gallagher's comprehensive guide to this loving and loyal breed so popular in the UK and now gaining recognition in the US. One of the maligned bully breeds whose origins trace back to ancient history and blood sports.
Part of the Terra Nova series of TFH Publications single-breed books, The Staffordshire Bull Terrier (Staffy) is a loving and lovyal breed nicknamed "the nanny dog" for his particular fondness for and protection of children. The book debunks many of the myths surrounding the bully breeds, such as jaws that "lock," an inherent viciousness that cannot be bred out, and all bully breed owners must be involved in the heinous dog fighting underground.
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