First Dog

First Dogs provides the first comprehensive overview of the relationships between humanity's best friend (and oldest domestic animal) and hunter-gatherers. The book uses archaeological and anthropological evidence to explore the hunter-gatherer/canine relationship from the beginnings of the...

At the dawn of civilization, a wolf dog befriends an old hunter and revives his alpha powers among his human tribe. Together with the animal’s pack, they discover a new way of life — a shared odyssey of survival and trust that grows into the most successful partnership the Earth has ever known, changing dogs and humans forever.

Thirty thousand years ago, ice was storming the planet. Among the species forced out of the trees and onto the steppes by the advancing cold was modern man, who was both predator and prey. No stranger to the experiences that make us human - a mother's love and a father's betrayal, tribal war and increasing famine, political intrigue and forbidden love, joy and hope and devastating loss - our ancestors competed for scant resources in a brutal landscape.

Discover how to transform your playful pup into a well-behaved companion in just one week—without stress, confusion, or overwhelming time commitments! Are you feeling overwhelmed by the challenges of puppy training? Struggling to balance your busy schedule while ensuring your furry friend learns essential behaviors? You're not alone. Many first-time dog owners feel lost, but training your puppy doesn’t have to be frustrating or time-consuming. This book delivers a step-by-step, science-backed approach to training your puppy using positive reinforcement, short and effective daily ...

Spring, 1918. The Great War is at a crucial stage, the Germans are making one last push into France, and the Allies are struggling to hold them back. Battle lines are shifting, and men, and their machines, are being sent up and down the front to shore up defenses. Major Heathcliff Lennox, and his batman Greggs, are told to report to their new HQ. They set off on a sunlit day to fly the distance, but the enemy is never far away, and disaster strikes. They're sent crashing to the ground behind enemy lines, where life, death, and love await.

This fun paranormal cozy mystery collection contains all three novella episodes in the Mail-Order Witch series. "A Little Romantic Charmer." -- Kindle Reviewer The town's children are turning into foxes. And the magic shop is infested with hamsters. But that’s just a normal day at Ettie’s Enchanted Effects. When Ettie agreed to be a mail-order witch and move to Watersedge, she dreamt of a loving husband, a supportive family, and a cute town. Instead, she got a secretive father-in-law and a city who clearly doesn’t want witches in their community. Luckily, she did get that loving ...

In Cornwall, even the quietest threads can lead to trouble—and the town dog always knows where to look. When a scruffy stray with a habit of finding trouble leads her cousin straight to a dead body, loom shop owner Penelope Penrose knows life in the quiet town of Cornwall is about to get complicated. Known as the town dog, Jory has a knack for turning up where he shouldn’t. So when a young barista is found dead and Penelope’s cousin becomes the prime suspect, Penelope can’t help but start asking questions the police would rather she didn’t. As whispers of a long-hidden diamond ...

Every aspect of screenwriting is covered with an authority and credibility never seen in any book to come before. Told with honesty, humor, and vulnerability from the real-world perspective of a working, professional screenwriter, Kill the Dog reveals the secrets of what it takes to have a successful career as a Hollywood screenwriter.

From New York Times bestselling author Mia Sheridan comes an emotional, slow burn romance about a woman desperate to hide and the man who sees through her walls—perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Lucy Score. “A beautifully touching story of true love and triumph over heartbreaking...

Cam Derringer killed a man when he was eighteen years old. He had no choice. At least, that’s what he’s told himself ever since. More than thirty years ago, Cam tried to save Susan Towns from her violent father. He was seconds too late to save the girl he loved—but not too late to make sure the man responsible never hurt anyone again. Cam thought that terrible night was buried with the past. He was wrong. Now men connected to Susan’s death are turning up dead, one after another, and someone is watching Cam’s every move. His name is Ray Collins, and he knows things about Cam, Susan...

This timeless classic now features a foreword written by New York Times bestselling author Judy Blume, as well as an exclusive interview with Beverly Cleary herself! In the first novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary, boys and girls alike will be charmed instantly by an...

Three years ago, while studying abroad I met a man who would change my life forever. In just one single night together, Ashby had satisfied me in ways I’d never experienced before, not with a single one of my ex-girlfriends. I wasn’t gay, though. I could never look at another man the way I looked at Ashby—and believe me, I tried. Now, going into my junior year at Dogson University I’m fresh out of another failed relationship, and that encounter with Ashby still burns in my mind like it happened yesterday. I believed I would never meet my unicorn again—until the first day of class....

Eleven-year-old Zach Feather can't wait to go on his first pheasant hunting trip, especially when he learns his parents have a surprise for him—a new bird dog! The family travels across the state from the Cherokee reservation in eastern Oklahoma to hunt pheasant on a relative's ranch.

Nikki Maxwell is starting eighth grade at a new school—and her very first diary is packed with hilarious stories and art in this first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Nikki confesses all in her first diary ever: her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone, meeting...

FAITH I bought an island to get away from people. Three hundred and forty acres, one seaplane pilot who thinks I’m hilarious, and zero neighbors. That was the plan. The plan did not account for a hermit already living in my woods. Or his pet wolf he calls Kitty. Or the fact that he’d spend three years alphabetizing his firewood and still somehow forget how to be a person around me. I have a scar, a system for avoiding men, and an ex-life in Chicago I’m not ready to talk about. I did not come here to fall for a six-foot-something ex-soldier who fixes my porch step, growls when I ...

Most Belgian Malinois owners are exhausted, not because their dog is bad, but because no one taught them how drive works. You've heard the breed described as intense, demanding, "not for everyone." What you haven't been told is why and that gap is exactly where most training advice falls apart. Generic dog-training books don't explain what's actually happening inside a dog bred for decades to work police, military, and protection lines. Without that foundation, even good advice feels like it's missing something. The Malinois Method starts where other guides stop: with the genetics and ...

Christmas in Shelter Springs is the season of twinkling lights, open hearts and unexpected second chances. And for Hannah Goodwin, it also brings the one person she never wanted to see again... Hannah’s built a full life for herself in the warmth of her close-knit town, with her family, her...

The enemy attacked in darkness. At first light, the War Dogs go after them. Sergeant Wade Gresham has one job: find the men who tore through an American outpost and disappeared into the Vietnamese jungle. His best weapon is Banner, a black Labrador trained to follow the scent men leave behind. But Banner is not infallible. The trail crosses flooded paddies, civilian paths, rubber plantations, and jungle where rain can erase in minutes what Gresham needs most. Visual tracker Jonah Pate reads the ground. Sergeant Earl Brubaker protects the team's flanks. And somewhere ahead, an experienced ...

Instant New York Times Bestseller Best of 2017 - included on best-of lists by the New York Times, NPR, Barnes & Noble, Publisher's Weekly, LitHub, BookPage, Booklist, TheRealBookSpy.com, the Financial Times (UK) and the Daily Mail (UK) “The Force is mesmerizing, a triumph. Think The Godfather...

INTRODUCING THREE FAST-PACED, HEART-POUNDING, ROMANTIC SUSPENSE STORIES FEATURING K9 HANDLERS SEARCHING FOR LOVE. Step into the world of Disaster City Search and Rescue, where officers, firefighters, military, and medics, train and work alongside each other with the dogs they love, to do the most dangerous job of all — help lost and injured victims find their way home. Perfect for fans of Lynn Shannon, Christy Barritt and Laura Scott. What readers are saying about the series: “I felt drawn in the story from the beginning to the end.” -BookAddict “The story has plenty of mystery, ...