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  The Day They Fell From The Sky -...

  Oliver Martin Cass

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  For more than a century, plane crashes have been among the scariest catastrophes imaginable. The toll on human life is devastating. Yet, as this fascinating book reveals, there are some who defy the odds and survive the unsurvivable. 
  In this riveting collection of true stories from sole survivors, we get an inside look at their harrowing ordeal that changed their lives forever. Inside, you get to meet these amazing people such as:The woman who survived the highest fall ever recorded without a parachute, earning her a Guinness World RecordThe woman who survived a plane crash in the Amazon and spent 11 days lost in the jungleThe 4-year-old girl was the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed her family and 154 people. 
  And many others... 
  We get a glimpse of their life, before and after the accident, explore the possible causes of their plane crash, and dive into the haunting yet fascinating details of the fateful day they fell from the sky. 
  And as an added bonus, read on and find out how to improve your odds of surviving a similar fate. 
  Inspired by his own father’s survival story, Oliver Martin Cass is a New Zealand-based author who loves to write and tell compelling and interesting stories of people’s survival journeys.

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  Paws and Purpose: What Our Pets...

  Danny Watts

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  Our pets are more than companions — they are quiet teachers, steadfast friends, and mirrors to our truest selves. 
  In Paws and Purpose, discover the extraordinary lessons hidden in ordinary moments with animals: the patience of an old dog waiting by the door, the forgiveness in a cat’s gentle purr, the courage of a rescue animal learning to trust again. Through heartfelt stories and thoughtful reflection, this book explores how our relationships with pets illuminate the deepest truths about love, loyalty, loss, and what it means to truly live in the moment. 
  Whether you share your life with a dog, cat, rabbit, or rescue of any kind, Paws and Purpose will remind you why every pawprint on your heart matters — and why saying goodbye never really means the end. 
  Tender, uplifting, and deeply human, this is a book for anyone who has ever been loved by an animal — and learned something beautiful in return.

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  The Story of Scraggles

  George Wharton James

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  I was only a little baby song-sparrow, and from the moment I came out of my shell everybody knew there was something the matter with me. So starts the short story of Scraggles, a young sparrow who came to be rescued and nurtured by a human family, as told in Scraggles "own words". Listeners are forewarned the ending chapters of Scraggles may be disturbing to some of our younger listeners. A special note from the Reader - if you would like to see the pictures of Scraggles that are mentioned in the book, please visit the Project Gutenberg link for the text. (Summary by Tom Weiss)

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  Highways and Byways in Sussex

  E. V. Lucas

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  A very personal and opinionated wander through the Sussex of around 1900, illustrated with anecdotes, literary and poetic quotations, gravestone epitaphs and a gentle sense of humour. The author colours the countryside with his nostalgia for times past and regret for the encroaching future, his resentment of churches with locked doors, and his love of deer parks, ruined castles and the silent hills.(I must add my apologies for my attempts at the Sussex dialect in the chapter on that subject.)[This book is of Reading Grade of 9.55 (i.e. equivalent to 9½ years of U.S. education. Reading Ease score of 63.72 (on a scale from 100 to 0 .. where 65 is easy, 30 a little hard, 0 difficult). These are Flesch-Kincaid readability scores.]

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  Relatively Well

  Dave Foley

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  Relatively Well follows Dave's journey to survive a world that seems intent on crushing his spirit. Everything's on the table, from the people who don't believe in science, to his misadventures in the romance department.

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  Wild City - A Brief History of...

  Thomas Hynes

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  A guide to 40 of the most well-known, surprising, notorious, mythical, and sublime non-human citizens of New York City, and love letter to its surprising ecological diversity.  
   
  From refugee parrots and prodigal beavers to gorgeous Fifth Avenue hawks and vengeful groundhogs, Wild City tells the funny, quirky, and memorable stories of forty of New York City’s most surprising nonhuman citizens. This unconventional wildlife guide and concise environ­mental history of the Big Apple includes tales of the well-known, notorious, and legendary creatures who are as much New Yorkers as their human counterparts. 
  A celebration of some of the city’s most surpris­ing residents and a love letter to this always evolv­ing metropolis, Wild City is an enchanting illustrated volume that is a must-have for every Big Apple devotee and animal lover.

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