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Cheryl Peck

Cheryl Peck has many stories to tell-of her naughty cat, her quirky family, and her experiences as a large gay woman in the American heartland. Now in a potpourri of real tales by turns poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, Cheryl talks about family and growing up, love and loss. With self-deprecating humor and compassionate insight, she remembers the time she hit her baby sister in the head with a rock, how her father taught her to swim by throwing her into deep water, and the day when-while weighing in at 300 pounds-she became an inspirational goddess at her local gym. Filled with universal stories about a daughter's love for her parents and the eternal quest for finding meaning in it all, this book reveals many seemingly unremarkable moments that make a life-the weighty events that, like fat girls sitting on lawn chairs, just won't let go.

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Hope Lyda

On her twenty-ninth birthday, Mari Hamilton, a worn-out recreation director at Golden Horizons Retirement Home, is convinced that leaving social work will improve her social life. So she seeks and receives a stylish position at a new and fabulous luxury spa. In addition, after countless bad first dates at hip clubs, Mari meets the perfect guy at Golden Horizons anniversary party (of all places!). But a funny thing happens to her on the way to a life makeover, a forced stopover in her past where she admits to the unadmittable. Through all her work and dating adventures and misadventures, Mari realizes that it was in her old life that God was doing a new and incredibly hip thing.

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Trisha McCagh

If you could talk to your dog, your cat, your horse - what would they say? Be prepared to be amazed, amused and moved as Trisha McCaugh shares her fascinating experiences of communicating with animals.If you could talk to animals, what would you learn?In this heart-warming book, packed with remarkable stories Trisha McCagh reveals what dogs, cats, horses and other creatures have to say about their health and happiness, their anxieties and quiet despair.Discover what animals want from us, what they love about the things we do, and what hurts them or drives them crazy.Sometimes sad, often funny, Stories from the Animal Whisperer is a must-read for anyone who loves animals.

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Liz Palika

Boning up on Yorkies...This fully updated, all-inclusive book provides everything readers need to know to keep their Yorkies happy and healthy. The award-winning, dog-training author covers: how to adopt a Yorkie rescue; finding a reputable breeder; acclimating a Yorkie to the home; understanding issues specific to Yorkies; updated basic obedience; and a new section on advanced commands.*Yorkies are now the most popular small-breed dog in the U.S.*Expanded, revised, with much more information on topics, such as Yorkie- specific training, not found in competing books*Covers nutrition and health issues as they relate specifically to Yorkshire Terriers