anecdotes

This book describes Baghdad pups that soldiers have spotted in Iraq and the program called Operation Baghdad Pups that finds ways to send the dogs to the soldiers' homes in America.

A collection of trivia, facts, statistics, lists, lore, and legends from the sports world.

Details twenty-eight true stories about people who take in and care for animals in need, and discusses how aiding suffering animals in turn helps humans suffering from emotional pains of their own.

True, wacky stories about cars--famous cars, unusual cars, vintage cars, impractical cars, and others.

Presents over one hundred short inspirational stories that celebrate the joys, sorrows, and challenges of being Jewish.

Contains stories about golf and golfers, golf instruction, and authors' personal insights into the sport.

Describes four animal heroes: Ginny, a dog who helps cats; Scarlett, a cat who rescued her kittens from fire; Lulu, a pig who found help for her ill owner; and Dorado, a guide dog who led his owner out of the collapsing World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

"Award-winning teacher and high-profile public speaker John Hunter offers insights into conflict resolution and collective problem-solving gleaned from his many years teaching kids through the "world peace game," an innovative global systems simulation he created"--Provided by publisher.

Contains cartoons, essays, poems, and stories about dogs that were published in the "New Yorker" by authors such as T. Coraghessan Boyle, E.B. White, William Steig, Anne Sexton, John Updike, John Cheever, Roddy Doyle, Roald Dahl, and Arthur Miller.

Presents a highlight in African-American women's history for every day of the year, on the dates on which they occurred.