Pets

1. Do Dogs Dream?: Nearly Everything Your Dog Wants You to Know

   Stanley Coren

   In a conversational Q&A format, a leading dog expert answers the most commonly asked questions about how dogs think and act.More

2. If Only They Could Speak: Understanding the Powerful Bond Between Dogs and Their Owners

   Nicholas H. Dodman

   Named one of the top five books on dogs by the Wall Street Journal.More

3. Little Things in a Big Country: An Artist and Her Dog on the Rocky Mountain Front

   Hannah Hinchman

   Winner of the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association Award: A unique alchemy of art and natural history—a four-color hand-lettered and illustrated tale of a year's rambles in the northern Rockies.More

4. The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic

   Gay Salisbury, Laney Salisbury

   "A stirring tale of survival, thanks to man's best friend . . . reflects a transcendent understanding and impeccable research."—Seattle TimesMore

5. Adopting a Dog: The Indispensable Guide for Your Newest Family Member

   Barbara McKinney, John Ross

   At last, an indispensable guide to the unique needs of the 2.5 million dogs adopted every year in America.More

6. Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind

   David Quammen

   "Rich detail and vivid anecdotes of adventure....A treasure trove of exotic fact and hard thinking."—The New York Times Book Review, front pageMore

7. Elephantoms: Tracking the Elephant

   Lyall Watson

   A scientific safari and personal memoir celebrating the enigmatic dignity of the world's largest land animal.More

8. Build Me an Ark: A Life with Animals

   Brenda Peterson

   "Peterson writes of nature with an intimacy that tugs at the reader's deep memory."—OrionMore

9. Dark Horses and Black Beauties: Animals, Women, a Passion

   Melissa Holbrook Pierson

   "Thought-provoking.... A lovely testament to horses and women from all walks of life."—Karen Stone, Chicago TribuneMore

10. In the Shadow of a Rainbow: The True Story of a Friendship Between Man and Wolf

    Robert Franklin Leslie

    First published in 1974, this classic tale of friendship, courage, and the wild has captured hearts of all ages.More

11. Wind in the Ash Tree

    Jeanine McMullen

    "Engaging and often uproariously funny. . . . For animal buffs, this one is not to be missed." —Kirkus ReviewsMore