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“I suppose I ought to warn you at the outset that my present circumstances are puzzling, even to me. Nevertheless, I am sure of this much: My little story has become your history. You won’t really understand your times until you understand mine.” So begins the account of Agnes Shanklin, the charmingly diffident narrator of Mary Doria Russell’s compelling new novel, Dreamers of the Day. And what is Miss... (more)

Dachshunds for Dummies

by Eve Adamson

Thinking about owning a Dachshund? Dachshunds For Dummies, 2 nd Edition, is fully updated to show you how to find the one you’ll love forever and make him or her part of your family. Whether you choose a standard or miniature this one-stop guide gives you all the information you need to raise and care for your adorable “hot dog.” This must-have resource is packed with expert advice on everything from... (more)

Picasso & Lump: A Dachshund's Odyssey

by Pablo Picasso, David Douglas Duncan

One spring morning in 1957, veteran photojournalist David Douglas Duncan paid a visit to his friend and frequent photographic subject Pablo Picasso, at the artistÕs villa near Cannes. As copilot alongside Duncan in his Mercedes Gullwing 300 SL was the photographerÕs dachshund, Lump. Photographer and dog were close companions, but DuncanÕs nomadic lifestyle and his other dog Ñ a giant Afghan hound who had tormented... (more)

The Dachshund: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

The Dachshund: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

by Ann Carey

At last, a book about your pet that emphasizes total care, training and companionship! You'll not only learn about the specie-specific traits of your special pet you'll also learn what the world's like from your pet's perspective; how to feed, groom and keep your pet healthy; and how to enjoy your pet through training and activities you can do together. The Dachshund is written by a breed expert and includes a... (more)

A New Owner's Guide to Dachshunds (JG Dog)

A New Owner's Guide to Dachshunds (JG Dog)

by Kaye Ladd

Easy-to-read information on choosing raising training and maintaining good health

Dachshunds Short and Long

by Amanda Jones

With a pleasing shape and an expressive nature, the dachshund is a popular companion. Be they standard, mini, or 'tweeny,' smooth, longhaired, or wirehaired, these pups have giant-sized courage-and an unending supply of affection. Fond of belly rubs and snacks, and stubborn when it comes to getting what they want, these little hounds will give "The Look," and their owners find themselves giving them anything they... (more)

Dachshund (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

by Chris C. Pinney

This dog is a loyal friend to its owner and an ideal companion for apartment dwellers. Books in the Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series present basic information for new or soon-to-be owners. Advice and instruction covers feeding, housing, health care, training, grooming, and much more. Texts emphasize pet care basics and are easy for all readers to understand. All books in this series are filled with high quality... (more)

Redstripe and Other Dachshund Tales

by Jack Magestro

From Jamaica to New York, the Midwest and the Middle East, dachshunds create nothing but trouble for their human companions. Through the eyes of the hapless Jack, these stories explain how the hounds, not the humans, are in charge.

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The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs

by Alexander McCall Smith, Iain McIntosh

Readers who fell in love with Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, now have new cause for celebration in the protagonist of these three light-footed comic novels by Alexander McCall Smith. Welcome to the insane and rarified world of Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld of the Institute of Romance Philology. Von Igelfeld is engaged in a never-ending quest to win the respect he... (more)

Circle Dogs

by Kevin Henkes

Shhh. They're sleeping now... In the big, square house live the two circle dogs. When the sun comes up and the baby cries, the circle dogs wake up. With a flip-flap of their tails, they're ready to play in a big square yard. They like to eat and take a nap. Then it's time to play again. And when night comes, the circle dogs like to sleep and sleep and sleep. Shhh...

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Dreamers of the Day: A Novel

by Mary Doria Russell