Friend for Life

Author: Kate Humble
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1783255137
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
'There is one animal that is familiar to all of us, whoever we are, wherever we live' 'Even if we've never had direct contact with one, we will have seen one, or at the very least, heard one. For those of us who live in the western world it is more than likely that one sleeps in our house, possibly even on our bed. I'm talking of course, of the dog. Yet, this animal, which lives alongside five hundred million of us all over the world - as an invaluable partner and a trusted confidant - presents us with one great unsolved mystery: how did this relationship - the most complex and enduring of any between human and animal - start in the first place?' Kate Humble is a life-long animal lover. Now living on an idyllic farm in Wales, she has achieved her dream of surrounding herself with as many varieties as possible. But, as with many Brits, the dog has always held a special place in her heart. Here, she uses her journey with her sheepdog puppy Teg to frame her examination of this very special relationship. Written with warmth and love, and packed full of stories about rescue dogs, guide dogs, service dogs and medical dogs, this is a must-read for anyone with a four-legged friend.

The Jungle Book

Author: Disney Enterprises, Inc
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781579730024
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Mowglie decides to visit his friends in the Jungle and on his way meets an injured Tigress. Will Mowgli help the hurt Tigeress and her cubs?

To the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life

Author: Hervé Guibert
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
ISBN: 1782838694
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251

Book Description
With a foreword by Maggie Nelson, an introduction from Frieze editor Andrew Durbin and afterword from Edmund White 'Unforgettable, heartbreaking' New York Times 'Brilliant' - Dazed 'As brutal as it is elegant' - Neil Bartlett 'Electrifying' - Colm Tóibín 'Dazzling' - Katherine Angel After being diagnosed with AIDS, Hervé Guibert wrote this devastating, darkly humorous and personal novel, chronicling three months in the penultimate year of the narrator's life. In the wake of his friend Muzil's death, he goes from one quack doctor to another, from holidays to test centres, and charts the highs and lows of trying to cheat death. On publication in 1990, the novel scandalized French media, which quickly identified Muzil as Guibert's close friend Michel Foucault. The book became a bestseller, and Guibert a celebrity. The book has since attained a cult following for its tender, fragmented and beautifully written accounts of illness, friendship, sex, art and everyday life. It catapulted Guibert into notoriety and sealed his reputation as a writer of shocking precision and power.

Friend Of A Friend . . .

Author: David Burkus
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0544971280
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
What if all the advice we’ve heard about networking is wrong? What if the best way to grow your network isn’t by introducing yourself to strangers at cocktail parties, handing out business cards, or signing up for the latest online tool, but by developing a better understanding of the existing network that’s already around you? We know that it’s essential to reach out and build a network. But did you know that it’s actually your distant or former contacts who will be the most helpful to you? Or that many of our best efforts at meeting new people simply serve up the same old opportunities we already have? In this startling new look at the art and science of networking, business school professor David Burkus digs deep to find the unexpected secrets that reveal the best ways to grow your career. Based on entertaining case studies and scientific research, this practical and revelatory guide shares what the best networkers really do. Forget the outdated advice you’ve already heard. Learn how to make use of the hidden networks you already have.

Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life

Author: Yiyun Li
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0399589112
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
In her first memoir, award-winning novelist Yiyun Li offers a journey of recovery through literature: a letter from a writer to like-minded readers. “A meditation on the fact that literature itself lives and gives life.”—Marilynne Robinson, author of Gilead “What a long way it is from one life to another, yet why write if not for that distance?” Startlingly original and shining with quiet wisdom, this is a luminous account of a life lived with books. Written over two years while the author battled suicidal depression, Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life is a painful and yet richly affirming examination of what makes life worth living. Yiyun Li grew up in China and has spent her adult life as an immigrant in a country not her own. She has been a scientist, an author, a mother, a daughter—and through it all she has been sustained by a profound connection with the writers and books she loves. From William Trevor and Katherine Mansfield to Søren Kierkegaard and Philip Larkin, Dear Friend is a journey through the deepest themes that bind these writers together. Interweaving personal experiences with a wide-ranging homage to her most cherished literary influences, Yiyun Li confronts the two most essential questions of her identity: Why write? And why live? Praise for Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life “Li has stared in the face of much that is beautiful and ugly and treacherous and illuminating—and from her experience she has produced a nourishing exploration of the will to live willfully.”—The Washington Post “Li’s transformation into a writer . . . is nothing short of astonishing.’”—The New York Times Book Review “An arrestingly lucid, intellectually vital series of contemplations on art, identity, and depression.”—The Boston Globe “Li is an exemplary storyteller and this account of her journey back to equilibrium, assisted by her closest companion, literature, is as powerful as any of her award-winning fiction, with the dark fixture of her Beijing past at its centre.”—Financial Times “Every writer is a reader first, and Dear Friend is Li’s haunted, luminous love letter to the words that shaped her. . . . Her own prose is both lovely and opaque, fitfully illuminating a radiant landscape of the personal and profound.”—Entertainment Weekly “Yiyun Li’s prose is lean and intense, and her ideas about books and writing are wholly original.”—San Francisco Chronicle

Dearest Friend

Author: Lynne Withey
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 074323443X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
The lively, authoritative, New York Times bestselling biography of Abigail Adams.

A Friend for Life

Author: Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 1405925604
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
'For every dog or cat saved from an unhappy situation or uncertain future, there is a human story too. The stories in this book show how rewarding pet ownership can be.' - Paul O'Grady Battersea Dogs and Cats Home is the oldest and most-loved animal home in the country, caring for thousands of lost, abandoned or unwanted cats and dogs every year. But while they play a vital role in saving animals, quite often these animals go on to save their new owners in surprising ways. In this book, you'll meet: · Bibi the Staffie, who helped her owner make a remarkable recovery after a stroke · Kobi the Husky, who had never seen sunlight until he was rescued · Minty the three-legged cat, who formed a special bond with a baby · Marjorie the Bulldog, who went from being abandoned on the streets to meeting the Queen! Featuring moving but uplifting real life stories about the animals that have passed through Battersea's doors,A Friend for Life will strike a chord with anyone whose life has been blessed by animals. Royalties from the sale of this book go towards supporting the work of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home (registered charity no. 206394).

Friends for Life

Author: Andrew Norriss
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545860296
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description
A timeless and uplifting book about friendship, filled with humor and heart. When Jessica sits next to Francis on a bench during recess, he's surprised to learn that she isn't actually alive--she's a ghost. And she's surprised, too, because Francis is the first person who has been able to see her since she died. Before long, Francis and Jessica are best friends, enjoying life more than they ever have. When they meet two more friends who can also see Jessica, the question arises: What is it that they have in common? And does it have something to do with Jessica being a ghost?

The Little Book of Friendship

Author: Zack Bush
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781735966595
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Friendships are like flowers. If you take care of them, they grow and bloom until you have a beautiful garden! The Little Book of Friendship shows young readers what they need to know to make a friend and to be one too.

Life Has No Blessing Like a Good Friend

Author: Mary Engelbreit
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780836251982
Category : Friendship.
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
There's nothing more valuable than a friend who will celebrate your successes, comfort you in your losses, and simply be there with a kind word and supportive heart. Friends are one of life's truest blessings.In Life Has No Blessing Like a Good Friend, the second title from her new Real Life series, Mary Engelbreit pays tribute to the joyous moments of friendship, when arms are linked, garlands woven, and smiles crinkle the eyes. In this delightful book, Mary's musings on the nature and value of friendship are accompanied by her many drawings that celebrate it: a mother and daughter baking cookies together, teenage girls declaring they are pals for life, and a young woman quietly reading a letter from home. Mary's friends vow to swim across oceans for each other, and they live by Abraham Lincoln's words: "The better part of one's life consists of one's friendships".