Dogs' Miscellany

Dogs' Miscellany
Author: J. A. Wines
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2013-12-09
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1782432477

Dogs' Miscellany features a unique and elegant collection of fascinating facts, trivia, anecdotes and legends about dogs throughout the ages.

A Dog-Lover's Miscellany

A Dog-Lover's Miscellany
Author: Mike Darton
Publisher: Ivy Press
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2014-09-01
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1782401903

Schott’s Original Miscellany was a publishing phenomenon. It sired a host of sequels and parodies. But no matter how patiently and for how many years they begged, the potential canine readership was continually left to pine. Until now. A Dog-Lover’s Miscellany is how the original would have appeared had its creator been an obsessive dog owner. Or, indeed, a very literate dog. It parodies the randomness of entry and stylishness of design of the original, but is created entirely for dogs and their doting owners and admirers. The result is an irresistible pot-pourri of canine facts, embracing the essential, the trivial, the intriguing, and the extraordinary. The perfect kennel-top or coffee-table book to paw through at random, herein you will discover such treats as dog epigraphs; the origins of dog names; an international guide to the word “dog”; the oldest dog; weights and breeds; Crufts winners; Aesop’s fabled dogs; most popular breeds; dog bite statistics; Lassie; and dogs on the Titanic. It is, in short, the perfect companion for your perfect companion.

A Dog Named Chilli

A Dog Named Chilli
Author: Mark Chartrand
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2021-01-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 164913150X

A Dog Named Chilli: My New Home By: Mark Chartrand Join a dog named Chilli on his greatest adventure yet! Recently being adopted by a loving couple, Chilli meets a ton of new friends, and with new friends comes a wild journey! Chilli and his friends encounter fights, love, and a quest on self –discovery. Being a story for children, Chilli teaches kids that we come across people who may not be like us, but we can learn from each other. The adventure of Chilli and his friends teaches young ones how to deal with bullies, loyalty, and standing up for your friends.

A Mariner's Miscellany

A Mariner's Miscellany
Author: Peter H. Spectre
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2005
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781574091953

This book is both an engaging compendium of nautical knowledge and a random accounting of the ways of the sea. It is the product of Peter H. Spectre's lifelong fascination with the sea, a guide to the good, the bad, and the ugly of a way of life that is as old as civilization.

Dogs' Tales

Dogs' Tales
Author: Hugh Gerald Arthur Roberts
Publisher: Rodopi
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2006
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9042020040

Sleeping rough, having sex in public and insulting the most powerful men in the world earned the ancient Cynic or 'dog' philosophers fame and infamy in antiquity and beyond. This book reveals that French Renaissance texts feature a rich and varied set of responses to the Dogs, including especially Diogenes of Sinope (4th century B.C.), whose life was a subversive performance combining wisdom and wisecracks. Cynicism is a special case in the renewal of interest in ancient philosophy at this time, owing to its transmission through jokes and anecdotes. The Cynics' curious combination of seduction and sedition goes a long way to account for both the excitement and the tension that they generate in Renaissance texts. Responses to the extreme and deliberately marginal philosophical stance of the Dogs cast light back on the mainstream, revealing cultural attitudes, tensions and uncertainties. Above all, representations of Cynicism constitute a site for the exploration of strange and paradoxical ideas in playful and humorous ways. This is true of both major writers, including Erasmus, Rabelais and Montaigne, and of dozens of other less well-known but fascinating figures. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of intellectual and literary history.