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Narrow Dog to Indian River / by Darlington, Terry.(CARDINAL)423942;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-337).
Subjects: Biographies.; Anecdotes.; Darlington, Monica; Darlington, Terry; Whippet; Canal-boats; Intracoastal waterways; Travel with dogs; English;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A talk with Robin McKinley [videorecording] by McKinley, Robin.; Otis, Sean.; Podell, Tim.; Tim Podell Productions.;
Interview by Tim Podell."Robin McKinley, Newbery Award winning author of The Hero and the Crown, discusses her writing style, her love of rock and roll and her hopes for the future at her home in Bramdean, England. She also talks about her pet whippets and takes the viewer along for a travelogue of Hampshire, England."Intended audience: intermediate grades.Digital video disc.DVD.
Subjects: McKinley, Robin.; Authors; Authors; Children's literature; DVDs.;
Public performance DVD.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Paws & effect : the healing power of dogs / by Sakson, Sharon R.,author.(CARDINAL)480023; Frei, David,author.(CARDINAL)687163;
Foreword -- Introduction -- Living with healing dogs -- The healing power of early dogs -- The patron saint of dogs -- The warm touch of the xolo -- The healing power of Kyle -- The healing power of Whippets -- Pets are wonderful support -- Bonnie Bergin and the amazing power of dogs -- Big dog in troubled places -- My puppy, your independence -- Angel on a leash -- The woman who smelled like cancer -- If you're sick, I'll let you know -- An army of two -- When the dogs go marching inLooks at individual dogs who have supported their owners through health crises and presents current research findings to support the anecdotal evidence of the healing power of dogs.
Subjects: Dogs.; Human-animal relationships.; Dog owners;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Paws & effect : the healing power of dogs / by Sakson, Sharon R.(CARDINAL)480023;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-240) and index.
Subjects: Dog owners; Dogs.; Dogs; Human-animal relationships.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Paws & effect [large print] : the healing power of dogs / by Sakson, Sharon.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218), filmography (page 218), and index.Looks at individual dogs who have supported their owners through health crises and presents current research findings to support the anecdotal evidence of the healing power of dogs.
Subjects: Large print books.; Dog owners; Dogs; Human-animal relationships.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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3 below [sound recording] / by Carman, Patrick.; Bernstein, Jesse.;
Read by Jesse Bernstein.Leo has explored the zany, wonderful Whippet Hotel from basement to top floor, with trains, flying goats, and mazes (among other things) in between. But even Leo doesn't know every secret of the Whippet - and when he discovers that there's more beneath the hotel than he'd thought, it doesn't take long for more adventures to unfold!
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Audiobooks.; Hotels;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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3 Below / by Carman, Patrick.(CARDINAL)465696; Turnham, Chris,1966-illustrator.(CARDINAL)357022;
"Leo has explored the zany, wonderful Whippet Hotel from basement to top floor, with trains, flying goats, and mazes (among other things) in between. But even Leo doesn't know every secret of the Whippet - and when he discovers that there's more beneath the hotel than he'd thought, it doesn't take long for more adventures to unfold!"--Dust jacket.770LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Fiction.; Hotels; Motels;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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All dogs go to heaven [videorecording] /
Voices: Burt Reynolds (Charlie), Judith Barsi (Anne-Marie), Dom DeLuise (Itchy), Vic Tayback (Carface), Charles Nelson Reilly (Killer), Melba Moore (Whippet Angel), Candy Devine (Vera), Ken Page (King Gator), Loni Anderson (Flo).
Subjects: Animated films.; Dogs;
© 1989., United Artists Pictures, Inc.,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation, Inc. NM: music,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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3 below : floors, book 2 / by Carman, Patrick.(CARDINAL)465696; Turnham, Chris,1966-(CARDINAL)357022; Turnham, Chris,1966-illustrator.(CARDINAL)357022;
"Leo has explored the zany, wonderful Whippet Hotel from basement to top floor, with trains, flying goats, and mazes (among other things) in between. But even Leo doesn't know every secret of the Whippet - and when he discovers that there's more beneath the hotel than he'd thought, it doesn't take long for more adventures to unfold!"--Dust jacket.770LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Fillmore, Leo (Fictitious character); Hotels; Hotels; Motels; Motels; Puzzles;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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The sports gene : inside the science of extraordinary athletic performance / by Epstein, David J.,1980-(CARDINAL)403651;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In search of sports genes -- Beat by an underhand girl: the gene-free model of expertise -- A tale of two high jumpers (or: 10,000 hours plus or minus 10,000 hours) -- Major league vision and the greatest child athlete sample ever: the hardware and software paradigm -- Why men have nipples -- The talent of trainability -- Superbaby, bully whippets, and the trainability of muscle -- The big bang of body types -- The vitruvian NBA player -- We are all black (sort of): race and genetic diversity -- The warrior-slave theory of Jamaican sprinting -- Malaria and muscle fibers -- Can every Kalenjin run? -- The world's greatest accidental (altitudinous) talent sieve -- Sled dogs, ultrarunners, and couch potato genes -- The heartbreak gene: death, injury, and pain on the field -- The gold medal mutation -- The perfect athlete.This book explores the roles of both genetics and training in athletic success, arguing that both are equally necessary components of athletic achievement while considering such topics as race, gender, and genetic testing.We all knew a star athlete in high school. The one who made it look so easy. He was the starting quarterback and shortstop; she was the all-state point guard and high-jumper. Naturals. Or were they? The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic freaks put on Earth to dominate their respective sports? Or are they simply normal people who overcame their biological limits through sheer force of will and obsessive training? The truth is far messier than a simple dichotomy between nature and nurture. In the decade since the sequencing of the human genome, researchers have slowly begun to uncover how the relationship between biological endowments and a competitor's training environment affects athleticism. Sports scientists have gradually entered the era of modern genetic research. In this exploration of athletic success, the author, a senior writer at Sports Illustrated magazine tackles the great nature vs. nurture debate and traces how far science has come in solving this great riddle. He investigates the so-called 10,000-hour rule to uncover whether rigorous and consistent practice from a young age is the only route to athletic excellence. Along the way, he dispels many of our perceptions about why top athletes excel. He shows why some skills that we assume are innate, like the bullet-fast reactions of a baseball or cricket batter, are not, and why other characteristics that we assume are entirely voluntary, like an athlete's will to train, might in fact have important genetic components. Through on-the-ground reporting from below the equator and above the Arctic Circle, revealing conversations with leading scientists and Olympic champions, and interviews with athletes who have rare genetic mutations or physical traits, the author forces us to rethink the very nature of athleticism.
Subjects: Sports; Human genetics.;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 17
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