Doris Ober

Selected Work

Memoir
The Dogtown Chronicles, Our Life and Times with Sheep, Goats, Llamas, and Other Creatures
A middle-aged couple of escaped New Yorkers become shepherds in the rural outpost of West Marin California, and learn much about life—and about death—from the experience.
Prose, Poetry, and Art
West Marin Review
managing editor
A literary/art journal with works by locals and visitors to this very special northern California community. Blair Fuller, Joanne Kyger, Linda Pastan, Philip Fradkin, Terry Tempest Williams are some of the better known contributors to Volume 2.
English/Spanish Language
Thousands of Words You Already Know in Spanish: 3024 Common, Useful, Spanish Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives already in Your Vocabulary
with Richard Kirschman
“It says, Go ahead, give this language a try; you’ve already got the vocabulary.”
--San Francisco Chronicle
Nonfiction
Finding Hope When a Child Dies: What Other Cultures Can Teach Us
with Sukie Miller, Ph.D.
“This is the best book on parental grief that I have seen.”
--Seattle Times
Portraits
Sometimes My Heart Goes Numb: Love and Caregiving in a Time of AIDS
with Charles Garfield and Cindy Spring
“An extremely valuable source of information.... Your heart will be touched and your mind opened.”
--Bernie Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine, and Miracles

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