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As Nop's Hope begins, Penny Burkeholder is on the road in her battered pickup, earning what money she can on the sheepdog trail circuit with her only friend in the world, her dog Hope, a remarkable border collie. After a hard and dangerous journey, Penny arrives at the national ?nals in Wyoming, whe... More

In the tradition of Wendell Berry and John McPhee, Donald McCraig writes with a powerful sense of place about the history of Virginia's Highland County. This entertaining book is composed in part of essays he has written for various publications and for National Public Radio's "All Things Considered... More

There is a Scottish saying: "There is no good flock without a good shepherd, and there is no good shepherd without a good dog." Eminent Dogs, Dangerous Men is the story of Donald McCaig's search through rural Scotland for just the right sheepdog to bring back to his farm in West Virginia. McCaig del... More

"Nop's Trials held me in fascinated suspense to the last page. It is poignant, authentic, and beautiful. This story of a man's dedication to his dog is as gripping as any thriller."--James Herriot "An adult novel for animal lovers that does justice to both its human and canine characters . . . with ... More

"A bred-in-the-bones storyteller."--Geraldine Brooks "Canaan" fills a vast canvas. Its points of reference are Richmond in the throes of Reconstruction; the trading floors of Wall Street, where men makes fortunes speculating on the war's consequences; a Virginia plantation, where the ruin of the Sou... More

Alternately comical, melancholic, pragmatic, and poetic, Donald McCaig's collection A Useful Dog offers a delightful exploration of the simple yet rich relationship between dogs and humans. Having cast aside urban life in the 1970s in favor of working and living on a sheep farm in Virginia. McCaig h... More

Lauded by the "Virginia Quarterly" as "the best Civil War novel ever written, " "Jacob's Ladder" resonates with all the bitter glory and deep human shame of America's greatest war.Widely acclaimed, with comparisons to Margaret Mitchell and Shelby Foote, Jacob's Ladder is a rich and poignant novel. I... More

Have you ever watched a horse flick her tail or had a dog greet you at your door and known in your heart that the animal was exhibiting something more than simple instinctual responses? If so, you must read this book. In it Vicki Hearne asserts that animals that interact with humans are more intelli... More