Showing posts with label anecdotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anecdotes. Show all posts

Saturday, November 22, 2025

My Beautiful Black Hair

My Beautiful Black Hair: 101 Natural Hair Stories from the Sisterhood 
by St. Clair Detrick-Jules 
Language: English 
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2021. 
255 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. 
ISBN: 9781797212197, 1797212192 
Summary: "My Beautiful Black Hair celebrates the beauty of Black natural hairstyles through personal stories of joy, compassion, affirmation, and collective wisdom"-- Provided by publisher

Much loved : photographs

Much loved : photographs 
by Mark Nixon 
Language: English 
New York, Abrams Image, 2013. 
iv, 124 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. 
ISBN: 9781419710124, 1419710125 
Summary: Award-winning photographer Mark Nixon has created a trove of quirky and nostalgic portraits of teddy bears and other stuffed animals that have been lovingly abused after years of play.
Reviews: People

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Gotcha day! : adoption tales of remarkable rescue dogs

Gotcha day! : adoption tales of remarkable rescue dogs
by Greg Murray 
Language: English 
Logan, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2023. 
156 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm. 
ISBN: 9781423655275, 1423655273 
Summary: Meet Killian who is obsessed with clothes and just has to find the right outfit each morning; Jet who snores louder than a human; and Roger, who came to his family from a puppy mill and learned that people can be kind and loving. Gotcha Day! spotlights the adoption tales of over 60 adorable rescue dogs and their new forever families. The unique personality of each pup shines through the candid photos by animal advocate and photographer Greg Murray, and their humans let us in on their inspiring stories, funny quirks, and all the many things that make them special.
Reviews: Publishers Weekly

Finding Home: Shelter Dogs & Their Stories

Finding Home: Shelter Dogs & Their Stories 
by Traer Scott 
Language: English 
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2015. 
90 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. 
ISBN: 9781616893439, 1616893435 
Summary: "Bold, retiring, serious, sparkling, quirky, or lovable, the dogs in Traer Scott's remarkable photographs regard us with humor, dignity, and an abundance of feeling ... Through extended features we become better acquainted with the personalities and life stories of selected dogs and watch as they experience the sometimes rocky and always emotional transition to new homes"-- Provided by publisher

The Ocean Speaks: A photographic journey of discovery and hope

The Ocean Speaks: A photographic journey of discovery and hope
by Matt Porteous, Tamsin Raine 
Language: English 
London [England]: White Lion Publishing, an imprint of the Quarto Group, 2024. 
240 pages : color photographs ; 27 cm. 
ISBN: 9780711288935, 0711288933 
Summary: Discover the fascinating story of the Earth's open oceans with telling insights from the bold adventurers who love it most. The Ocean Speaks brings together more than 45 ocean enthusiasts who have taken ocean protection into their own hands, documenting the unknown and telling stories that aim to connect humans with water. Whether they are divers, marine biologists, surfers, influencers, conservationists, photojournalists or filmmakers, each of these ocean lovers is playing a part in deepening our understanding of our planet's largest life support system, 80% of which remains unmapped, unobserved and unexplored. Split geographically by oceans and continents, the stories include a project that documents the world's largest population of tiger sharks in the Maldives, divers who unofficially patrol a UNESCO world heritage site near the volcanic 'Ring of Fire' in the Tropical Eastern Pacific, a visit to the touching but ghostly turtle graveyard in Malaysia, and incredible natural spectacles like the mass spawning of grouper in French Polynesia or the humpback whales who flock to the remote Silver Bank in the Dominican Republic to birth and mate.
Reviews: Booklist

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Men and Dogs: A Personal History from Bogart to Bowie

920.02
CT105.W38 2006
Watt, Judith
Men and Dogs: A Personal History from Bogart to Bowie
New York : Atria Books, 2006.
160 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
ISBN: 9780743288422
$15.00 (trade paper)

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Grand old game : 365 days of baseball : rare and unusual images from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Grand old game : 365 days of baseball : rare and unusual images from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum796.357
GV867.4 .W35 2004
Wallace, Joseph E.
Grand old game : 365 days of baseball : rare and unusual images from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2004.
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 17 x 25 cm.
ISBN: 0810955946 (hardcover : alk. paper)
$29.95 (trade cloth)

In the wings : behind the scenes at the New York City Ballet

792.809747/1
GV1786.N4 F76 2007
Froman, Kyle
In the wings : behind the scenes at the New York City Ballet
New York : John Wiley & Sons, c2007.
ix, 118 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20x25 cm.
ISBN: 9780470173435 (cloth)
$35.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Library Journal

Monday, July 21, 2008

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Cats into everything

Cats into everything
636.8/0887
SF445.5 .W35 1999
Walker, Bob
Cats into everything
Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, c1999.
92 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 0836269179
$18.95 (trade cloth)

Our dogs : a century of images and words from the AKC Gazette

Our dogs : a century of images and words from the AKC Gazette636.7/0022/2
SF426 .O97 2003
American Kennel Club
Our dogs : a century of images and words from the AKC Gazette
New York : Ballantine Books, c2003.
xvi, 152 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 0345466292 $29.95 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Library Journal

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Cows : a rumination

636.2
TR729.L5 H55 2004
Hileman, Carl E.
Cows : a rumination
Cinncinnati, Ohio : Emmis Books, c2004.
123 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
$19.99 (trade paper)
ISBN: 1578601878 (pbk.)

The forgotten horses

636.1/0832
SF303 .S826 2008
Stromberg, Tony
The forgotten horses
Novato, Calif. : New World Library, c2008.
$45.00 (trade cloth)
ISBN: 9781577316152 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Funny kittens

636.8/07/0222
SF442 .F86 1999
Funny kittens
New York : Welcome Enterprises, 1999.
72 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
$15.95 (trade cloth)
ISBN: 0941807304