Bret Witter Books

Told from the perspective of a librarian, this collection features nine engaging stories about cats that uplift and inspire their owners. Alongside heartwarming tales, readers will find two brand-new stories about Dewey, the beloved cat from Myron's previous bestseller. Each narrative captures the unique bond between cats and their humans, blending humor and emotion to celebrate the impact of these furry companions on everyday life.

The story of Dewey the celebrated library cat is now available for the youngest of readers in this new, fully-illustrated picture book adventure.When Librarian Vicki Myron finds a young kitten abandoned in the Spencer Library return box, she nurses him back to health, deciding then and there that he will be their library cat, and naming him, appropriately, Dewey Readmore Books. Dewey loves his new home, but once he discovers the littlest library visitors-who like to chase him, pull his tail, and squeeze him extra tight-Dewey begins to wonder if he's truly cut out for the demands of his new job. In the end, he is triumphant as he realizes that helping people big and small is what he is meant to do, and that by sharing his special brand of Dewey love, he can be the best library cat of all.

The New York Times bestselling memoir of the 27-year-old Boston Marathon bombing survivor and the basis of the major motion picture starring Jake Gyllenhaal When Jeff Bauman woke up on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 in the Boston Medical Center, groggy from a series of lifesaving surgeries and missing his legs, the first thing he did was try to speak. When he realized he couldn't, he asked for a pad and paper and wrote down seven words: "Saw the guy. Looked right at me," setting off one of the biggest manhunts in the country's history. Just thirty hours before, Jeff had been at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon cheering on his girlfriend, Erin, when the first bomb went off at his feet. As he was rushed to the hospital, he realized he was severely injured and that he might die, but he didn't know that a photograph of him in a wheelchair was circulating throughout the world, making him the human face of the Boston Marathon bombing victims, or that what he'd seen would give the Boston police their most important breakthrough. In STRONGER, Jeff describes the chaos and terror of the bombing itself and the ongoing FBI investigation in which he was a key witness. He takes us inside his grueling rehabilitation, and discusses his attempt to reconcile the world's admiration with his own guilt and frustration. . Brave, compassionate, and emotionally compelling, Jeff Bauman's story is not just his, but ours as well.

The charming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.

Now a major film starring GEORGE CLOONEY, MATT DAMON, CATE BLANCHETT, BILL MURRAY, JOHN GOODMAN, HUGH BONNEVILLE, BOB BALABAN, JEAN DUJARDIN and DIMITRI LEONIDAS. What if I told you that there was an epic story about World War II that has not been told, involving the most unlikely group of heroes? What if I told you there was a group of men on the front lines who didn't carry machine guns or drive tanks; a new kind of soldier, one charged with saving, not destroying. From caves to castles in a thrilling race against time, these men risked their lives daily to save hundreds of thousands of the world's greatest works of art. THEY were the Monuments Men, and THIS is their extraordinary true story. 'Remarkable' Washington Post 'Engaging, inspiring' Publishers Weekly

Eine Hommage an das Leben Susan Spencer-Wendel ist erfolgreiche Journalistin und Mutter dreier Kinder, als sie erfährt, dass sie an ALS erkrankt ist und nur noch kurze Zeit zu leben hat. Fest entschlossen, jeden Tag zu genießen und ihrer Familie schöne, gemeinsame Erinnerungen zu hinterlassen, unternimmt sie mit ihren Kindern Dinge, für die sie später weder Zeit noch Kraft haben wird: ein Brautkleid für ihre Tochter aussuchen oder mit Delfinen schwimmen. Ein weises, bewegendes Buch, das uns lehrt, das Leben auszukosten, so kurz es auch sein mag. Tieftraurig, inspirierend und sehr ermutigend!

V júni 2011 sa Susan Spencerová-Wendelová dozvedela, že trpí nevyliečiteľnou chorobou, amyotrofickou laterálnou sklerózou (ALS), ktorá ničí nervy svalov. Mala štyridsaťštyri rokov, milujúceho manžela a tri deti, pričom jej zostával iba rok života. Rozhodla sa prežiť ho naplno. Zanechala novinársku prácu a venovala sa rodine. V záhrade sa stretávala s priateľmi a podnikla sedem výletov so svojimi najbližšími. Napriek zhoršujúcemu sa zdravotnému stavu cestovala na Yukon, do Maďarska, na Bahamy či Cyprus. Pre najmladšieho syna zorganizovala plávanie s delfínom a dcéru Marinu vzala do newyorského obchodu s nevestinami, aby ju videla v svadobných šatách. Knihu napísala na iPade, darčeku od kolegov, pravým palcom, ktorý si ešte vedela ovládať. Tento príbeh nie je naplnený hnevom ani trpkosťou; je smutný, ale zároveň vyžaruje optimizmus, radosť zo života a zmysel pre humor. Je to oslava života, nie smrti. Kniha je nezabudnuteľným darom autorky jej milovaným a úprimným záznamom ich posledných spoločných chvíľ. Pripomína nám, že každý deň je lepší, ak ho prežijeme s radosťou.