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1) Cujo
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"Cujo used to be a big friendly dog, lovable and loyal to his trinity (The Man, The Woman, and The Boy) and everyone around him, and always did his best to not be a BAD DOG. But that all ends on the day this nearly two-hundred-pound Saint Bernard makes the mistake of chasing a rabbit into a hidden underground cave, setting off a tragic chain of events. Now Cujo is no longer himself as he is slowly overcome by a growing sickness, one that consumes...
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A maddened creature, frothing at the mouth, lunges at an innocent victim—and with a bite, transforms its prey into another raving monster. It's a scenario that underlies our darkest tales of supernatural horror, but its power derives from a very real virus, a deadly scourge known to mankind from our earliest days. In this fascinating exploration, journalist Bill Wasik and veterinarian Monica Murphy chart four thousand years in the
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Buster "Rant" Casey just may be the most efficient serial killer of our time. A high school rebel, Rant Casey escapes from his small town home for the big city where he becomes the leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing. Rant Casey will die a spectacular highway death, after which his friends gather the testimony needed to build an oral history of his short, violent life.
4) Wolf
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Jack has found a home and a purpose on a farm, keeping a flock of sheep safe from coyotes and training pups to do the same, but now he and his boy, Luke, must face a rabid wolf that threatens them all.
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Una mutación del virus de la rabia común, la B249, ha sido transmitida a los humanos. Los infectados atacan a todo ser viviente que se encuentre en su camino.
A group of five people are trying to hide from a terrible threat hanging over them: a mutation of the rabies virus, B249, which is transmissible to humans. There is no electricity, no communication, no military, no government. And Winter is coming.
6) MOTHER ROAD
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Route 66 novels (Dorothy Garlock) volume 1
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In 1932 Route 66 through Sayre, Oklahoma, saw a steady stream of dust bowl refugees, and many stopped at the garage owned by one-legged Andy Connors for fuel, repairs, a drink of water, or to rest in his campground. Big, brawny, and relatively well-off, H. L. Yates has come to Sayre to pay an old debt to Andy and finds the perfect way to do it when Andy is bitten by a rabid skunk. After taking him to the hospital, Yates takes over running the garage...
7) Rabies
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"Discusses rabies and its effects on people and society"--Provided by publisher.
9) Mad dogs and other New Yorkers: rabies, medicine, and society in an American metropolis, 1840-1920
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"This book examines the social history of rabies in the context of New York City and its rapid urbanization from the mid-nineteenth century into the early twentieth century. With rabies as its example, the book sheds new light on the history of human-animal relationships, medical understanding of infectious disease, and living with domesticated animals in cities"--
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Wild rabies runs rampant through the woods. The foxes are gaining ground, boldly making their way into the village. In Dichtersruhe, an insular yet charming haven stifled by Swiss mountains, these omens go unnoticed by all but the new parish priest. The residents have other things on their mind: Literature. Everyone's a writer - the nights are alive with reworked manuscripts. So when the devil turns up in a black car claiming to be a hotshot publisher,...
11) Cujo
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"W pobliżu Castle Rock -- spokojnego miasteczka w stanie Maine -- czai się potwór... Cujo, olbrzymi pies, jest przyjaznym stworzeniem... do czasu, aż w pogoni za królikiem wpada do kryjówki zarażonych wścieklizną nietoperzy. Walcząc z niezrozumiałymi zmianami, które w nim zachodzą, chore zwierzę stopniowo zamienia się w psa-mordercę. Atakuje swojego właściciela, terroryzuje kobietę i jej syna uwięzionych w zepsutym samochodzie....
14) Rabies
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Discusses rabies and its effects, how it is spread, how to protect animals and humans, and scientific advances in its control.
16) That'll do, Moss
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During the summer that Diane lives with a family as their babysitter, she works to establish rapport with the border collie Moss as everyone tries to cope with several crises.