Títulos em Animais

Cosa avrebbe da dire un girino che abita uno stagno all'arrogante che cerca in tutti i modi di contaminare l'acqua? E cosa pensano davvero le acciughe sui banconi dei bar liguri di questa tra- dizione alimentare? Com'è, insomma, la vita in questo mondo alla rovescia in cui gli animali e le sirene parlano, si lamentano dell'uomo, lo sfidano e lo contrastano?

Do animals have a life besides that which we know of? Here, we find out. Come into the world of cats. Not just any cats, mind you, but a family. Fathers, mothers, kittens, possums, and humans. Life is perfect except for one thing: A killer is loose. How can they possibly protect the kittens and the humans? One cat knows the answer, known as Mom cat.

Heather Gabriel is a widowed mother struggling to be there for her children. She takes a job at Magnolia Bay's Animal Shelter and meets Adrian, the shelter's new business consultant. But she's not interested in being anything more than colleagues - this definitely isn't the right time for a summer affair. The shelter's animal-communication expert, Reva Curtis, knows there's more to Heather and Adrian's mutual attraction than they let on, and she's determined to bring them together.

Eliza Jacobson has always been the black sheep of her mega-successful family, who runs the HealthNut Corporation. She’s not as pretty, talented, or business-savvy as her older sister, but she loves volunteering to work with the dogs at Pretty Paws, especially Athena, a Great Dane whose high-anxiety habits make her nearly unadoptable. After her last-chance opportunity to become a vet tech collapses, she takes a job at the call center of HealthNut’s competitor, Thetalife Supplements, where she meets the dashing, charming, sweep-you-off-your-feet CEO, Tony Costos.

To love and protect. The code of the good dog is clear. When single mother Tuesday took on mongrel pup Stupendo, she made a friend for life. Through the best and the worst of times, Stupendo has been there for her. Ever faithful, ever loyal, ever true. Nothing could break their bond. Until last week. Stupendo doesn't know why Tuesday is suddenly ignoring him or why his doggy antics no longer seem to soothe Baby William. It takes his worst enemy - the cat next door - to break the news that Stupendo has become a ghost.

Mason “Mace” Reid lives on the outskirts of Chicago and specializes in human-remains detection - that is, he trains dogs to hunt for dead bodies. He calls his pack of cadaver dogs The Finders, and his prize pupil is a golden retriever named Vira. When Mace Reid and Vira are called in to search Washington Park at three o'clock in the morning, what they find has them running for their very lives.

An einem Frühlingstag fällt ein Elsterjunges aus seinem Nest und in Charlie Gilmours Leben. Charlie und seine Freundin päppeln das Küken auf, das nicht weniger anspruchsvoll ist als ein eigenes Baby: Es wacht bei Sonnenaufgang schreiend auf, muss alle zwanzig Minuten gefüttert werden, trägt aber leider keine Windel. Während Charlie sich liebevoll kümmert, gerät er über sich selbst ins Grübeln, stellt sich lange verdrängten Fragen: Wer hat mich mehr geprägt: mein biologischer Vater oder der, der mich großgezogen hat?

En un penal de América Central, un preso político y un perro se observan fascinados el uno por el otro. Cuando el preso se evade tras herir mortalmente al guardián, el animal, condicionado por su amo antes de morir, se lanza en su persecución. Los dos adversarios se enfrentan en una lucha atroz e infatigable, y, a medida que transcurren las semanas, se establece entre ellos una extraña complicidad, hecha de sentimientos tan opuestos como el odio y la autoestima.

Der junge Polarhund Monder ist einer der wenigen, der alle Tiere verstehen und ihre Gestalt annehmen kann. Voller Neugier und Lebenslust macht er sich auf, die Welt zu erkunden. Soll er bei den Robben bleiben und Fische jagen? Mit den Mücken über die sommerliche Tundra schwärmen? In keiner Tiergestalt wird er wirklich glücklich, bis er den Menschen begegnet und ihrer Welt voller Gefahren und Verlockungen.

Im hohen Gebirge Kirgisiens streift der alte majestätische Schneeleopard Dschaa-Bars umher. Sein Rudel hat ihn verstoßen, er ist zum Jagen zu schwach. Er bricht auf zu einem Gebirgspass, den er noch ein letztes Mal übersteigen möchte. Sein Schicksal ist verbunden mit dem von Arsen Samantschin, einem Journalisten und einstigen Anhänger der Perestroika. Arsen ist enttäuscht, von der Liebe und vom Ausverkauf seines Landes. Er zieht sich in sein kirgisisches Heimatdorf zurück. Dort erfüllt sich ein jahrhundertealter Mythos.

Violet March and Sam Nash are as different as night and day and have been enemies ever since Violet accused Sam of dognapping her beloved Dalmatian. Sam knows that's impossible - for one thing, Cinder is a well-trained fire-safety-demonstration dog who never steps out of line for serious firefighter Sam. Sprinkles, on the other hand, has never met a command that she didn't ignore completely, much like her bubbly owner.

Seul le pouvoir des animaux est en mesure, aujourd'hui, de sauver l'humanité. C'est ce que pense Wendy, jeune biologiste qui vit avec un chat surdoué, une chienne d'assistance, un perroquet amoureux et un cheval thérapeute. Mais, surtout, elle consacre son temps au plus grand mystère de la nature : le tardigrade, une créature d'un millimètre, indestructible et quasi immortelle, dont une protéine pourrait triompher des pires maladies humaines.

Wanted: someone nice, normal and trustworthy to housesit a beautiful cottage in the Lake District while the owner is away on a business trip. Must like dogs. Wanting to escape from crap bosses and useless boyfriends, Becky jumps at the chance of the perfect escape - rest, relaxation and dog-sitting a very cute pooch called Bella! But looking after Bella comes with a catch, namely gorgeous, brooding, Chris Hemsworth-worthy Ash James, who claims Bella is his dog and will stop at nothing to get her back!

This is a book about vulnerable animals and the men who interact with them. And it's about us. Our pasts and our present, and the way we see the world. It's about the triumph of hope, our infinite capacities to endure and to love - and how we survive through the tales we tell. Most of all, it's a story of homecoming told through a gorilla called Einstein who comes to us with a remarkable secret. He can communicate with humans through sign language.

Ruby Taylor gave up pageant life the day she turned 18 and figured she'd never look back. But when an old friend begs her to show her beloved golden retriever at the upcoming West Coast Canine Classic, Ruby reluctantly straps on her heels and gets to work. If only she knew exactly what the adorably lazy lump of a dog was getting her into.

!Es raro!: Andrés era un joven romántico que se sentía necesitado de amor. A medida que fue pasando el tiempo, trabajando con inteligencia fue haciéndose rico. Un día se encaprichó con un perrito que compró y cuidó como si fuera su propio hijo. Pero no acaba de llenarle. Un poco después al visitar la caballeriza de una plaza de toros quedó prendado por un caballo y consiguió también comprarlo. El caballo se hizo un gran amigo del perro, pero Andrés aunque se sentía feliz todavía notaba que le faltaba algo. En definitiva necesitaba el amor de una mujer.

Abused and abandoned by her former owners, the unadoptable boxer, Baker, finds a safe haven at Pretty Paws, the only no-kill shelter in town. But when she's scared, she can't help defending herself, even from the people who want to help her. Dumped by her cheating fiancé and mourning the loss of her mother to cancer, Maeve dreams of opening a bakery. But the only way she can afford that is to win a baking contest. Too bad her high school nemesis has entered, too, and is using her rich daddy's money to stack the deck against Maeve.

Carmen no durará más de un par de días. Mason escupió un trozo de hielo y observó compasivamente al pobre animal. Luego se llevó una de sus patas a la boca y comenzó a arrancar a bocados el hielo que cruelmente se apiñaba entre los dedos del animal. Nunca vi un perro de nombre presuntuoso que valiera algo D81 concluyendo su tarea y apartando a un lado al animal-. Se extinguen y mueren bajo el peso de la responsabilidad. ¿Viste alguna vez a uno que acabase mal llamándose Cassiar, Siwash o Husky? ¡No, señor!

Tassen siempre ha sido perro de un solo hombre. Y desde que murió el Mayor Thorkildsen, se ha visto obligado a entenderse con la anciana viuda de éste. Ambos echan de menos al Mayor y por las noches, frente al resplandor de un buen fuego, se consuelan leyendo sobre la expedición de Roald Amundsen al Polo Sur, que culminó con éxito gracias a las decenas de intrépidos perros de Groenlandia que el aventurero noruego decidió llevar consigo. Cuando el hijo y la nuera del Mayor planean quedarse con la casa, Tassen y la señora Thorkildsen, inspirándose en los audaces perros de Amundsen.

Aus eigener Kraft haben die drei Freundinnen Hannah, Caroline und Ella ein Cateringunternehmen gegründet. Schon nach kurzer Zeit können sie riesige Erfolge verbuchen. Die Köstlichkeiten der Foodsisters sind einmalig, das muss auch Jörn zugeben. Doch bei der Aussicht zusammen mit Ella die Jubiläumsfeier der Lichterhavener Feuerwehr zu organisieren, ist er schon jetzt genervt. Wie soll er, der ruhige und besonnene Fischer, mit der quirligen Partyqueen ein Team bilden?