From the New York Times bestselling author comes a riveting collection of short fiction, marked by the piercing psychological insight and brilliant characterization that are hallmarks of his acclaimed novels. Ever since the publication of his first mystery featuring Detective Inspector Alan Banks, Peter Robinson has been steadily building a reputation for compulsively readable and perceptive novels that probe the dark side of human nature. Plumbing...

""Whimsy and depression have rarely been so purely and movingly juxtaposed. Sometimes humorous, often harrowing, always compassionate."--Elle magazine on My Depression -- Former child prodigy and rich-girl kleptomaniac, Ester--renamed into the gentile Carleen for her own protection--is incarcerated after a botched heist. For two decades, time is the enemy. Her twenties and thirties crawl by in stifling isolation. When finally let loose onto the streets...

A frank account of a four-year struggle with a force that cannot be reasoned with, bipolar. Everybody experiences stress, guilt and grief; we all have days, when we don't like ourselves very much. Imagine waking up one day and that is all you feel for months and months. But, if we are never awake in darkness, we can never truly appreciate the light. Mental illness needs to be better, understood and openly accepted. Walking the Black Dog is, written...

This story follows Barney, the little dog, and his children, Bessie, Jessie, Kate and Nate, as he walks them to school on his Walking Bus. This easy to follow childrens ballad is not only fun to read, but introduces pre-school and infant children and their parents to the concept of the Walking Bus scheme.

The Business of Dog Walking is a comprehensive guide to creating – or improving – a solid dog-walking business in eBook format. To be a successful dog walker, you must be dog savvy and business savvy, a combination of skills that do not always come natural to people. If you are serious about becoming a professional dog walker, this book is a must-read.

When their neighbor Mrs. Teaberry hurts her foot, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby agree to walk her dog for a week, not knowing what they are in for.

Eight-year-old Just Grace and her best friend Mimi embark on a campaign to convince Grace's parents that they are responsible and dependable enough to get a dog.

Martha the talking dog rescues the neighborhood from a bully dog with the help of a parrot.

Count the dogs as Lyle the crocodile's dog walking business grows.