One of the most popular designer breeds, the Aussiedoodle has quickly become a highly sought-after family pet for several very good reasons. A combination of an Australian Shepherd and a Poodle, the Aussiedoodle is both intelligent and well-mannered. While this breed is only a few decades old, in that short span of time it has proven to have many of the best traits of both parent breeds. An Aussiedoodle makes a great companion both inside and outside the home. This guide will walk you through the in's and out's of owning this phenomenal cross-breed. Whether you're someone playing with the idea of getting a Aussiedoodle, or have already embarked on your journey with your pup, you'll learn insights about how to create a happy and fulfilling life for you and your "dood". This book will answer all your questions such as: Is a Aussiedoodle the right dog for me? I brought my Aussiedoodle home. What now? How can I best train my Aussiedoodle? What are some common mistakes should I avoid? Chapter topics include: Breed History and Characteristics Loyal, Loving Ball of Energy with a Constant Need to Be with You Finding Your Aussiedoodle Preparing for Your Puppy Bringing Home Your Aussiedoodle The First Month Housetraining Socialization and Experience Living with Other Dogs Training Your Aussiedoodle Puppy Basic Commands Nutrition Exercising – Great Exercise Partners Grooming – Productive Bonding Health Issues – Parasites Genetic Health Concerns Your Aging Aussiedoodle Aussiedoodles are extremely loving and affectionate. They will stick to you like Velcro, and will be more than happy to help you get chores done. Having a well-trained Aussiedoodle around can be like constantly having a helping hand. Is an Aussiedoodle the right dog for you? Yes! And The Complete Guide to Aussiedoodles is your road map to successfully raising your adorable new “Dood” from puppy to old age.

Wearing his coonskin cap, carrying his book about animal tracks, and armed with a jar of red pepper flakes in case he meets a bear or a mountain lion, Owen feels like a pioneer when he goes into the woods with his best friend, Joseph. But there are other kinds of varmints in the wilderness-not bears and mountain lions, but two big kids who have nothing better to do than trash a treehouse fort. It's up to Owen and Joseph to stop them, and so, following in the footsteps of his hero, Daniel Boone, Owen makes the forest his teacher. Using all the woodland lore at his disposal, Owen comes up with new identities for himself and Joseph-Wolverine and Badger-and a plan to drive out the intruders and reclaim their kingdom.

The inspiring story of Lincoln Alexander, whose exemplary life has involved military service, a successful political career, a thriving law practice, and vocal advocacy.

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The cross stirs intense feelings among Christians as well as non-Christians. Robin Jensen takes readers on an intellectual and spiritual journey through the two-thousand-year evolution of the cross as an idea and an artifact, illuminating the controversies—along with the forms of devotion—this central symbol of Christianity inspires. Jesus’s death on the cross posed a dilemma for Saint Paul and the early Church fathers. Crucifixion was a humiliating form of execution reserved for slaves and criminals. How could their messiah and savior have been subjected to such an ignominious death? Wrestling with this paradox, they reimagined the cross as a triumphant expression of Christ’s sacrificial love and miraculous resurrection. Over time, the symbol’s transformation raised myriad doctrinal questions, particularly about the crucifix—the cross with the figure of Christ—and whether it should emphasize Jesus’s suffering or his glorification. How should Jesus’s body be depicted: alive or dead, naked or dressed? Should it be shown at all? Jensen’s wide-ranging study focuses on the cross in painting and literature, the quest for the “true cross” in Jerusalem, and the symbol’s role in conflicts from the Crusades to wars of colonial conquest. The Cross also reveals how Jews and Muslims viewed the most sacred of all Christian emblems and explains its role in public life in the West today.

A rich and suspenseful novel about two enterprising young women who unwittingly run afoul of the notorious Jewish Purple Gang in Prohibition-era Detroit. The year is 1928, the height of Prohibition; the setting is a resort town on the shores of Lake Michigan. The Bearwalds are the only Jewish family in town, owners of the local dry goods store. Cleo, the elder daughter, is a beautiful, autistic twenty-year-old who, in her own way, operates more successfully than her loved ones. Rebecca, eighteen, yearns to escape what looks to be a lifetime of "taking care of Cleo"-the only role her parents see for her. Cleo herself has other ideas. The novel's intricate plot is set in motion when Cleo discovers a beached bootleggers' yacht filled with illegal liquor. Using materials and tools from the boatworks where she is an apprentice boatwright, she renovates the yacht and coerces her sister into helping her to sell the liquor so that Rebecca, who is unaware of the plan, will have money to attend the University of Michigan. Cleo's activities cause the Purple Gang, famous Jewish gangsters out of Detroit, to mistake her father for a rival bootlegger, with near-fatal results. Running through Taking Care of Cleo is a subtle and life-affirming reevaluation of autism, which becomes one bright thread in a novel that is by turns serious, ironic, and comic, and ends with a happy surprise.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by the Kimbell Art Museum and shown there November 18, 2007 - March 30, 2008.