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Ignored by prospective human owners who walk past her cage at the pound, a shy dog with an unusual name becomes a hero during a lightning storm.

Sixth-grader Erin Wrenn is determined to save an elephant named Lilly from being sold by a circus to a hunting park.

Rob, who passes the time in his rural Florida community by wood carving, is drawn by his spunky but angry friend Sistine into a plan to free a caged tiger.

Gertrude Lintz, a New York socialite who believes that animals should not be caged, raises a gorilla named Buddy and reluctantly realizes that he is not suited for city life.

After a terrible accident, a young girl wakes up to discover that she has been given the body of a chimpanzee.

Dr. Michael Stein provides an account of the treatment, relapse, and long-term recovery of Lucy, a young woman who came to him for help in ridding herself of a prescription drug addiction, and provides insights into how doctors think about addiction, their decision-making process, and how addiction should be regarded and treated.

Rupert Isaacson shares how he learned to connect with his autistic son Rowan through horses, describing the boy's unique ability to connect with horses and the many adventures the pair had as they traveled around the world riding horses.

Provides information on drug dependence and treatment, discussing the onset and cost of addiction, the first steps of the recovery process, rehabilitation, and remaining drug free.

Examines hunting as a means of supplying such luxuries as fur coats and leather and discusses how the practice can threaten some species of animals.

Journalist David Sheff tells the story of his son Nic's happy early childhood, the transformation wrought by Nic's addiction to methamphetamine, and his own obsession with Nic's well-being.