Bücher von Amy Shojai

SCENE STUDIES features monologues, duo acting scenes and group scenes for 3 or more performers. The content is excerpted from four popular shows created by SHOJAI & STEELE PLAYS. STRAYS, THE MUSICAL! explores furry foibles from the PETS' point of view. KURVES, THE MUSICAL features 8 quirky misfits who find their "brass ring" while trapped one afternoon inside a women's gym. STARZ, THE MUSICAL (inspired by attendees of the Texas Thespian Festival) offers an insider's glimpse of the many reasons performers "come home" to the theater. A COMFORT BREEZE is a dramatic mother-daughter reunion with adult themes. RADIO DAZE, a 1940s Musical, A motley crew of 12 staff, has-been movie stars, and strangers off the street come together to try and save the WPDQ-Radio Station from being replaced by the latest fad--television--and fail miserably to hilarious effect. The excerpts are as follows: MONOLOGUES: PUPPY MONOLOGUE (STRAYS) I LIVE BY NIGHT (STRAYS) FURRY GIFTS (STRAYS) RESPECT (STARZ) TECHIE RAP (STARZ) BROKEN DREAMS (STARZ) FACE of GOD (COMFORT BREEZE) DON'T TELL (COMFORT BREEZE) HIRING TALENT (RADIO DAZE) GETTING THE GIG (RDIO DAZE)DUOS SHOW DOG (STRAYS) ITCHY DOG (STRAYS) TV'D (STRAYS) NOBODY'S DOG/CAT (STRAYS) FATHER & SON (STARZ) TALK DIRTY TO ME (STARZ) HUSBANDS (KURVES) GETTING A JOB (KURVES) THE GAME (COMFORT BREEZE) ENVY (COMFORT BREEZE) PILL BUGS (COMFORT BREEZE) SOUND MAN (RADIO DAZE) SUCKER (RADIO DAZE) WE MEET AGAIN (RADIO DAZE) I'M A STAR (RADIO DAZE)GROUP SCENES OLD DOGS TALKING (STRAYS) PUFF-PUFF (STRAYS) IT'S TIME (STRAYS) PIANO MAN (STARZ) PERFECT (STARZ) BABY NAMES (KURVES) TOO LATE FOR SORRY (KURVES) YOU WRITE CRAP (RADIO DAZE) HOLD THAT THOUGHT (RADIO DAZE)

HALT THE HOWLS!We want to provide the best care possible for our beloved dogs, but what do you do when Rex turns into a puddle of fear at the vet? Scared dogs visit veterinarians less often because their owners hate to see them upset and afraid of the dog crate, car ride, and stranger handling. MY DOG HATES MY VET! packs prescriptive advice into a short how-to guide that offers step-by-step instructions to help your dogs learn to LOVE the vet, accept the carrier, and tolerate car rides--and get the medical care they need and deserve. This is your definitive guide for foiling canine fear. From one of America's best known pet care authorities, you'll learn: ¿ 7 Reasons Dogs HATE The Vet¿ 19 Ways to Soothe Fear ¿ Best Carriers & 8 Crate Training Tips¿ 7 Calming Car Ride Techniques¿ 5 Ways to Soothe Car Sickness¿ How to Choose the Best Veterinarian¿ What are Fear Free Clinics¿ Ways to Stop Aggression After Vet VisitsWith a fun conversational tone and easy proven techniques, MY DOG HATES MY VET! helps ensure your loving bond remains strong and intact.

The 4th installment of Shojai's dark, female-driven domestic thriller series...featuring pet-centric plots!FIGHT OR FLIGHT fills in the blanks of Shadow's missing week from SHOW AND TELL (Book #3).Lia Corazon channels her energy and emotions into the dogs she trains in her North Texas dog training kennel. She especially enjoys Karma's enthusiasm, but the Rottweiler pup's owner makes her uneasy. There's something very...wrong about him.After a vicious storm destroys her kennel, flooding washes a mysterious black German Shepherd into her life. Shadow's presence awakens hidden talents within Lia, talents she suspects come from the parents she's never known. She'll do anything to discover the truth about her Hawaiian roots.When a dog training exercise takes a deadly turn, Lia turns to police Detective Jeff Combs for help and learns the killer targets Hawaiian girls just like her. She sends Karma to protect a young run-away, but the killer will burn anybody who crosses him.Police dogs are born to love, trained to serve, and called to protect. To fulfill her destiny, Karma must defeat instinct to save her family. Through the process, she'll discover what Shadow already knows: that home isn't a place--it's a person.

THE PERFECT CAT BOOK!More than 86 million pet cats today are kept in forty-five million U.S. households. Now, from one of the most trusted cat care authors of thelast twenty-five years comes the definitive reference for adopting, keeping, and maintaining a healthy, happy cat. CAT FACTS: The Pet Parent's A-to-Z Home Care Encyclopedia is designed to answer all your questions. How do I choose the right cat? What holistic help and preventive care should I give? Why do cats act the way they do, and what cat behavior indicates illness? What constitutes an emergency, and how/when can I safely treat my cat with home care and first aid? Inside you'll find: An alphabetical A-to-Z listing, with more than 200 entries, covering everything from abscesses and hairballs to whiskers and zoonosis Charts that list symptoms for a particular condition, the corresponding home care or first aid, the comparative veterinarian and holistic treatments, and preventive advice A symptoms/conditions table that helps you identify what ailments might be bothering your cat Breed-At-A-Glance chart to compare personality, looks, care challenges and other issues when choosing your pedigreed cat A comprehensive, easy-to-use index that makes quick reference a snap Contact information for dozens of cat organizations and veterinary resourcesAccessible, yet comprehensive, CAT FACTS can be used with ease and trust. And doesn't your cat deserve the very best?

CLEAN LIVING FOR PETS! You want it for yourself--and that extends to your furry family members, to ensure a longer, happier and healthier quality of life. From the author who brought you THE FIRST-AID COMPANION FOR DOGS AND CATS, award-winning pet journalist and certified animal behavior consultant Amy Shojai presents this new large-format edition of her popular alternative and complementary medicine guide for pets, NEW CHOICES IN NATURAL HEALING FOR DOGS & CATS.At your fingertips you'll find over 1,000 at-home remedies for your pet's problems.Herbs * Acupressure * Massage * Homeopathy * Flower essences * Natural diets * Healing energyThis new edition is a vet-approved, authoritative guide to homeopathy, supplements, and hundreds of other new choices for keeping dogs and cats healthy! Strengthen joints and repair cartilage with this all-natural enzyme (page 114). Push the "aspirin" point for instant pain relief (page 135). Stop behavior problems like barking with a flower essence (page 150). Herbs that fortify immunity and can help prevent cancer (page 178). Eliminate swelling with this powerful nutrient (page 233). A one-week plan to get rid of fleas-- without harmful chemicals (page 263). Discover for yourself how America's top holistic veterinarians treat their pets without using drugs...and how you can do it, too!