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From the very beginning, Orson was a misfit. Like all border collies, he needed to work.

When Jon Katz got a call from an animal control officer about Simon, a neglected donkey who had been found on a failing farm in upstate New York, he wasn't expecting to add another animal to h

Relates the author's relationship with a quiet, sensitive artist named Maria Wulf and his campaign to win over Maria's fiercely protective dog, Frieda, a Rottweiler-shepherd mix who resis

Katz learns that living with four dogs on a rural New York farm is one thing.

Katz presents the story of two dogs that profoundly affected his life and work. Skittish border collie Izzy pushes him into rewarding work with Hospice.

Katz illuminates the interaction between humans and animals.

Rose is a working dog devoted to keeping the sheep and other creatures at Bedlam Farm out of danger. But as the weather grows cold, Rose senses danger--a storm unlike any she's seen.

When a traumatic experience forever changes Florida gubernatorial race candidate Marlon Conrad's life, he hits the road in a Winnebago to find the "real" Florida.

Serge and sidekick Coleman head out west to take on Hollywood bigwigs and L.A. lowlifes in Dorsey's most outrageous novel yet.

Since it's always a good idea to fly under police radar, Serge figures the Keys are just the place to lie low.

Katz addresses the difficult but necessary process of saying goodbye to a devoted companion, and offers comfort, wisdom, and a way forward from sorrow to acceptance.

Katz shares 16 tales of heartwarming relationships between humans and their four-legged friends.

A group of characters unites on the Silver Stingray, Amtrak's newest express train, for a murder mystery weekend that is marked by unexpected twists.

Recent Tampa resident Jim Davenport's dreams of tropical paradise are shattered when he kills one of two recently released convicts and must contend with the other.