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Publisher's Pride: Books on Bestseller Lists - Travels with Elly (MacDonald)

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Today's publisher's pride is  Travels with Elly  by Larry MacDonald, which reached #109   in travel with pets books. Book description: Discover Canada like never before -- from a personal perspective, similar to John Steinbeck's view of America in his 1960 book  Travels with Charley . The author travels from coast to coast in a trailer with his wife and pets, including their Standard Poodle, Elly, in order to gain a better understanding of his adopted country. Interspersed between descriptions of history, cultures, places, and icons are the author's reflections on various things such as Elly's antics, signage, ferries, political injustice, environmental issues, and animal instincts. To provide a canine's perspective, Elly reflects on things of interest to her, including cats, cows, and other critters...but especially cats! Where was Canada's first settlement? What is its prettiest town? When and where was its most devastating shipwreck? And who was its greatest...

🐾 Caturday Chronicle: The Day the Neighbor’s Dog Unexpectedly Visited Our 10‑Cat Fiefdom

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  Kokee takes over the foreign aid supplies With a surprise cameo by Kokee the Sekoke In our household, the cats rule. Ten of them. A full feline parliament, complete with factions, committees, and a water‑trough caucus. They have routines. They have expectations. They have opinions. And then, one fine morning, the neighbor’s dog exploded through her screen door and arrived at our doorstep like a furry, panting meteor. Naturally, I brought him inside — because the street is no place for a confused dog with poor impulse control. I figured we’d wait out the 6–8 hours until his human returned. The cats, however, had not been consulted. Act I: The Great Retreat The moment the dog crossed the threshold, the entire feline population performed a synchronized evacuation worthy of Cirque du Soleil. Big eyes everywhere. The “What fresh hell is this” expression spread across the house like a contagion. One cat, who has never seen a dog, filed an immediate complaint with management. (...

Top 10 Blog Posts of February 2026: #4. Top 10 Blog Posts of 2025: #10. A View through the Fog

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  Bob McGee's book,  A View through the Fog , has received a number of excellent reviews of Goodreads -- all outstanding ones. We will be sharing these over the next few weeks. If you want to get them all at once, here you go:  A View through the Fog by Bob McGee | Goodreads . "This is a great collection of stories about Bob's unique experiences with the Bridge and his co-workers. His chapters on suicides and near-suicides touch the heart. He has a marvelous connection with the Bridge, and his writings make the reader love it as he has." Lorri Ungaretti Historian, Author, and Copy Editor for the  Argonaut , Journal of San Francisco Historical Society Book description: A View through the Fog  is compelling, poignant, and packed with both moving and hilarious anecdotes. All human life (and death) is here. With his own distinct voice, McGee opens the door on the dizzying world of the Golden Gate Bridge-the beauty of both nature and the bridge itself, the camaraderi...