Jon Katz
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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In Talking to Animals, journalist Jon Katz-who left his Manhattan life behind two decades ago for life on a farm where he is surrounded by dogs, cats, sheep, horses, cows, goats, and chickens-marshals his experience to offer us a deeper insight into animals and the tools needed for effectively communicating with them.
Devoting each chapter to a specific animal from his life, Katz tells funny and illuminating stories about his profound experiences...
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English
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"Rose is determined and focused. Her job is to keep the sheep out of danger and to protect the other creatures on the farm she calls home. But of all those she has tended since coming to the farm as a puppy, Rose watches over Sam, the farmer, the most. One cold midwinter night during lambing season, Rose and Sam struggle into the snowy dark to do their work. The ever-observant Rose has seen a change in her master, ever since Sam's wife vanished one...
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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jon Katz's Going Home.
“People who love dogs often talk about a ‘lifetime’ dog. I’d heard the phrase a dozen times before I came to recognize its significance. Lifetime dogs are dogs we love in especially powerful, sometimes inexplicable ways.”–Jon Katz
In this gripping and deeply touching book, bestselling author Jon Katz tells the story of his lifetime...
“People who love dogs often talk about a ‘lifetime’ dog. I’d heard the phrase a dozen times before I came to recognize its significance. Lifetime dogs are dogs we love in especially powerful, sometimes inexplicable ways.”–Jon Katz
In this gripping and deeply touching book, bestselling author Jon Katz tells the story of his lifetime...
8) Dog Days
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Description
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jon Katz's Going Home.
In Dog Days, Jon Katz, the squire of Bedlam Farm, allows us to live our dreams of leaving the city for the country, and shares the unpredictable adventure of farm life. The border collies, the sheep, the chickens, the cat, the ram, and one surprisingly sociable steer named Elvis all contribute to the hum (and occasional roar) of Bedlam. On timeless summer days...
In Dog Days, Jon Katz, the squire of Bedlam Farm, allows us to live our dreams of leaving the city for the country, and shares the unpredictable adventure of farm life. The border collies, the sheep, the chickens, the cat, the ram, and one surprisingly sociable steer named Elvis all contribute to the hum (and occasional roar) of Bedlam. On timeless summer days...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jon Katz's Going Home.
In his previous books, New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz introduced us to the delightful menagerie at Bedlam Farm, including Izzy, the unforgettable border collie rescue. Now, in Izzy & Lenore, Katz delves deeper into his connection with the beautiful, once-abandoned dog, learning yet again...
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jon Katz's Going Home.
In his previous books, New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz introduced us to the delightful menagerie at Bedlam Farm, including Izzy, the unforgettable border collie rescue. Now, in Izzy & Lenore, Katz delves deeper into his connection with the beautiful, once-abandoned dog, learning yet again...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jon Katz's Going Home.
“Dogs are blameless, devoid of calculation, neither blessed nor cursed with human motives. They can’t really be held responsible for what they do. But we can.”
–from The Dogs of Bedlam Farm
When Jon Katz adopted a border collie named Orson, his whole world changed. Gone were the two yellow Labs he wrote about in A...
“Dogs are blameless, devoid of calculation, neither blessed nor cursed with human motives. They can’t really be held responsible for what they do. But we can.”
–from The Dogs of Bedlam Farm
When Jon Katz adopted a border collie named Orson, his whole world changed. Gone were the two yellow Labs he wrote about in A...
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Series
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
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“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...
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...
Author
Publisher
Villard Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The squire of Bedlam Farm shares the unpredictable adventure of farm life. From little Jesus, the newborn donkey who becomes the farm mascot, to the sociable steer Elvis and his enormous sweetheart Luna, the creatures at Bedlam Farm find new ways to challenge Katz. Riding herd on the place is Rose, the workaholic border collie. Not even Rupert the ram can intimidate her. The sheep, the chickens and the cat all contribute to the hum (and occasional...
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
A groundbreaking journey tracing America's violent and forgotten path to world power, told through the extraordinary life of a complicated Marine who was there at every step of the way.
Smedley D. Butler was the most celebrated warfighter of his time. Bestselling books were written about him. Hollywood adored him. Everywhere the flag went, "The Fighting Quaker" went - serving in every major overseas conflict from the Spanish-American War until the...
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Henry Holt and Company, 8/13
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Poor Lenore! None of the other animals at Bedlam Farm welcome her. Even Rose the border collie is too busy to play. But Lenore refuses to give up, and when she licks a grumpy ram named Brutus-right on the nose!-an unexpected friendship begins.
Jon Katz's irresistible photographs chronicle this true story of a dog determined to make friends.
Author
Publisher
Villard
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Katz illuminates the interaction between humans and animals. Although he features his ever-faithful border collie Rose, Katz also includes revealing observations about Mother, the murderous barn cat, Elvis, the doughnut-loving steer, and his other dogs--Izzy, Lenore, and Pearl.
Author
Publisher
Villard Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Jon Katz is the New York Times best-selling author of numerous nonfiction tales of man's best friend. Here he presents the story of two dogs that profoundly affected his life and work. Skittish border collie Izzy pushes him into rewarding work with Hospice. And black lab Lenore's gentle spirit helps remind him why he wanted to work with animals in the first place.
Publisher
Infinity Commissioning and Distribution, LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.

