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Training a new puppy

2 Dec 2020

Sasha Weighs In — Meet Jackson

It’s been a while since Alpha Mom let me at her weekly blog. She guards it like it’s her special pet or something. Finally though, we’ve got a topic that I might just know more about than she does. So … Read More

Five commands a dog needs, Jackson and Sasha, Sasha Weighs In, Training a new puppy
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LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era

“Janet’s LEAPFROG describes— in an accessible and fun way— the nuts and bolts of how to have a civil conversation…”

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At Home on the Kazakh Steppe:A Peace Corps Memoir

Praise from Kirkus Review

“…she writes engagingly … a sharp-eyed journalist. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in humanitarian work.”

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, A Peace Corps Memoir, by Janet Givens
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