At the age most folks collect social security, preacher and popular author Gary Kowalski became a volunteer with his local Fire & Rescue. Being a first responder, he discovered, involves more than driving a big red truck. It means facing grief, fear, and addiction, as well as coping with physical limitations, but also offers glimpses of altruism, courage and teamwork that show people at their finest. This book is a collection of life lessons learned from the end of high pressure nozzle. How a friend found grace after seeing his home go up in smoke, for example. Why some people risk their lives for others. Identifying a personal mission. Being grateful for false alarms and the emergencies that never happen. Why the biggest disasters sometimes make the best stories. Neither aging nor fighting fires, you will learn, are for sissies. The sirens are blaring, the lights are flashing, the engine’s leaving the station. Riding with this rookie on his trip to certified Firefighter will make you chuckle or moan but will never be dull. You'll see ordinary men and women do extraordinary things and witness a few nasty scrapes you'd just as soon forget. If you are ready to roll, come climb aboard. (All proceeds will benefit Hondo Volunteer Fire & Rescue of the Santa Fe County Fire Department.)

Old Men and Fire: Parables from a Volunteer Firehouse

Kowalski, Gary

Self-Help

Independently published

From the moment pets come into our lives, we know the day will arrive when we have to say farewell. Still, we are never emotionally prepared for the last adieu. In Goodbye, Friend, Gary Kowalski takes you on a journey of healing, offering warmth and sound advice on how to cope with the death of your pet. Filled with heartwarming stories and practical guidance on such matters as taking care of yourself while mourning, creating rituals to honor your pet's memory, and talking to children about death, Goodbye, Friend is a beautiful and comforting book for anyone grieving the loss of a beloved animal.

Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet

Parenting & Relationships

Tantor Audio

Tantor Media, Inc.

Children and adults will delight in Earth Day, a litany of gratitude that celebrates earth's diverse species, from apricots to groundhogs to junebugs, from quahogs to zinnias, zucchini and zebras with bright and whimsical illustrations. In alphabetical order, the wonders of nature arise from the page, reminding readers that every day is a reason to give thanks and that miracles are as simple as ABC.

Earth Day: An Alphabet Book

Children's Books

Religions

Skinner House Books

Why do elephants bury their dead? What makes birds sing and cranes dance? Do animals appreciate art? Do they know the difference between right and wrong? Do they experience awe and wonder? First published a quarter-century ago, The Souls of Animals has been revised and updated to remain a classic in its field. Harvard educated theologian Reverend Gary Kowalski awoke to the inwardness of other species when he heard the story of Koko, the lowland gorilla who had mastered sign language and tried to explain her feelings on learning of the death of her pet kitten. "How do gorillas feel when they die: happy, sad, afraid?" the animal was asked. Koko responded with the the sign for "Sleep." For the author, it launched the beginning of a life-changing exploration, inquiring into the extent to which other creatures share in the joys, sorrows, and travail that make us human. The Souls of Animals combines heartwarming stories with solid science to show that other creatures are not insensitive objects devoid of feeling and intellect but thinking, sentient beings with emotions and spirits similar to our own.

The Souls of Animals

Religion & Spirituality

New World Library

Come into the Cathedral of the Earth to worship and to wonder . . .Discover what happens when a visionary artist travels to Africa to bury the portraits of 23 primates who died in a Philadelphia zoo.Ponder how cultures as diverse as the Cherokee, Chinese, Egyptians, and ancient Hindus identified the night's brightest star, Sirius, with a canine spirit guide.Explore how meditation practice helps a Buddhist beekeeper fend off a disease that threatens most of the world's beehives.These true stories and many more will make you laugh, weep, and marvel at the amazing creatures who share our planet, from the earthworm to the elephant, all in Blessings of the Animals.

Blessing of the Animals: Celebrating Our Kinship with All Creation

Christian Books & Bibles

Lantern Publishing & Media

From the moment pets come into our lives, we know the day will arrive when we have to say farewell. Still, we are never emotionally prepared for the last adieu. In Goodbye, Friend, Gary Kowalski takes you on a journey of healing, offering warmth and sound advice on how to cope with the death of your pet. Filled with heartwarming stories and practical guidance on such matters as taking care of yourself while mourning, creating rituals to honor your pet's memory, and talking to children about death, Goodbye, Friend is a beautiful and comforting book for anyone grieving the loss of a beloved animal.

Death & Grief

A classic book on animal spirituality - now updated and expanded. In this book, author Gary Kowalski offers vignettes from the lives of creatures that illustrate the qualities he considers spiritual: playfulness, capacity for love, altruism, and awareness of death. Kowalski reminds us, "If we are to keep Earth safe for coming generations, we must awaken to a new respect for the family of life."

Offers guidance and practical advice on how deal effectively with the death of a pet by honoring the animal companion's life

Gary Kowalski, author of The Souls of Animals, explores the ancient stories of the Creation, Noah's Ark, Abraham's near sacrifice of Isaac, the torment of Job, and Jonah and the whale to explore their relevance today―especially in regard to how we view and treat other animals. Kowalski draws together the fascinating findings of animal science with the best religious scholarship to create an ecologically inspired rendition of the scriptures that honors the sanctity and kinship of all living beings. In lyrical and affecting prose, Kowalski uncovers the psychological and spiritual connections we have with other animals and those, such as children, who are left in our care. He calls for a different reading of the ancient wisdom of the Bible―one that advocates nonviolence, tolerates difference, and demands justice.

The Bible According to Noah: Theology As If Animals Mattered

New Age & Spirituality

Lantern Books

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Old Men and Fire: Parables from a Volunteer Firehouse

Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet

Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet

Earth Day: An Alphabet Book

The Souls of Animals

Blessing of the Animals: Celebrating Our Kinship with All Creation

Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet

The Souls of Animals

Goodbye, Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone Who Has Ever Lost a Pet

The Bible According to Noah: Theology As If Animals Mattered