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      <title>The $60,000 Dog by Lauren Slater</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807001912&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780807001912&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807001912&quot;&gt;The $60,000 Dog&lt;/a&gt; My Life with Animals&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=123437&quot;&gt;Lauren Slater&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 264 pages | Beacon Press | Pets - Essays | &lt;b&gt;$15.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-8070-0191-2 (0-8070-0191-0)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;A stunning new book about the role of animals in our lives, by a popular and acclaimed writer&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;From the time she is nine years old, biking to the farmland outside her suburban home, where she discovers a disquieting world of sleeping cows and a &amp;ldquo;Private Way&amp;rdquo; full of the wondrous and creepy creatures of the wild&amp;mdash;spiders, deer, moles, chipmunks, and foxes&amp;mdash;Lauren Slater finds in animals a refuge from her troubled life. As she matures, her attraction to animals strengthens and grows more complex and compelling even as her family is falling to pieces around her. Slater spends a summer at horse camp, where she witnesses the alternating horrific and loving behavior of her instructor toward the animals in her charge and comes to question the bond that so often develops between females and their equines. Slater&amp;rsquo;s questions follow her to a foster family, her own parents no longer able to care for her. A pet raccoon, rescued from a hole in the wall, teaches her how to feel at home away from home. The two Shiba Inu puppies Slater adopts years later, against her husband&amp;rsquo;s will, grow increasingly important to her as she ages and her family begins to grow. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Slater&amp;rsquo;s husband is a born skeptic and possesses a sternly scientific view of animals as unconscious, primitive creatures, one who insists &amp;ldquo;that an animal&amp;rsquo;s worth is roughly equivalent to its edibility.&amp;rdquo; As one of her dogs, Lila, goes blind and the medical bills and monthly expenses begin to pour in, he calculates the financial burden of their canine family member and finds that Lila has cost them about $60,000, not to mention the approximately 400 pounds of feces she has deposited in their yard. But when Benjamin begins to suffer from chronic pain, Lauren is convinced it is Lila&amp;rsquo;s resilience and the dog&amp;rsquo;s quick adaptation to her blindness that draws her husband out of his own misery and motivates him to try to adjust to his situation. Ben never becomes a true believer or a die-hard animal lover, but his story and the stories Lauren tells of her own bond with animals convince her that our connections with the furry, the four-legged, the exoskeleton-ed, or the winged may be just as priceless as our human relationships. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;The $60,000 Dog&lt;/i&gt; is Lauren Slater&amp;rsquo;s intimate manifesto on the unique, invaluable, and often essential contributions animals make to our lives. As a psychologist, a reporter, an amateur naturalist, and above all an enormously gifted writer, she draws us into the stories of her passion for animals that are so much more than pets. She describes her intense love for the animals in her life without apology and argues, finally, that the works of Darwin and other evolutionary biologists prove that, when it comes to worth, animals are equal, and in some senses even superior, to human beings.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <title>The Big New Yorker Book of Cats by M.F.K. Fisher</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679644781&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780679644781&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679644781&quot;&gt;The Big New Yorker Book of Cats&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=174492&quot;&gt;The New Yorker Magazine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Contribution by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=21587&quot;&gt;Haruki Murakami&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=31429&quot;&gt;Calvin Trillin&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=8755&quot;&gt;M.F.K. Fisher&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Foreword by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=35558&quot;&gt;Anthony Lane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 352 pages | Random House | Pets - Cats; Pets - Essays; Humor - Topic - Animals | &lt;b&gt;$17.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-679-64478-1 (0-679-64478-4)&lt;p&gt;Look what &lt;i&gt;The New Yorker&lt;/i&gt; dragged in! It&amp;rsquo;s the purr-fect gathering of talent celebrating our feline companions. This bountiful collection, beautifully illustrated in full color, features articles, fiction, humor, poems, cartoons, cover art, drafts, and drawings from the magazine&amp;rsquo;s archives. Among the contributors are Margaret Atwood, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Roald Dahl, Wolcott Gibbs, Robert Graves, Emily Hahn, Ted Hughes, Jamaica Kincaid, Steven Millhauser, Haruki Murakami, Amy Ozols, Robert Pinsky, Jean Rhys, James Thurber, John Updike, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and E. B. White. Including a Foreword by Anthony Lane, this gorgeous keepsake will be a treasured gift for all cat lovers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <title>The Big New Yorker Book of Cats by M.F.K. Fisher</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679644774&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780679644774&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679644774&quot;&gt;The Big New Yorker Book of Cats&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=174492&quot;&gt;The New Yorker Magazine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Contribution by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=21587&quot;&gt;Haruki Murakami&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=31429&quot;&gt;Calvin Trillin&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=8755&quot;&gt;M.F.K. Fisher&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Foreword by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=35558&quot;&gt;Anthony Lane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 352 pages | Random House | Pets - Cats; Pets - Essays; Humor - Topic - Animals | &lt;b&gt;$40.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-679-64477-4 (0-679-64477-6)&lt;p&gt;Look what &lt;i&gt;The New Yorker&lt;/i&gt; dragged in! It&amp;rsquo;s the purr-fect gathering of talent celebrating our feline companions. This bountiful collection, beautifully illustrated in full color, features articles, fiction, humor, poems, cartoons, cover art, drafts, and drawings from the magazine&amp;rsquo;s archives. Among the contributors are Margaret Atwood, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Roald Dahl, Wolcott Gibbs, Robert Graves, Emily Hahn, Ted Hughes, Jamaica Kincaid, Steven Millhauser, Haruki Murakami, Amy Ozols, Robert Pinsky, Jean Rhys, James Thurber, John Updike, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and E. B. White. Including a Foreword by Anthony Lane, this gorgeous keepsake will be a treasured gift for all cat lovers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <title>Devoted by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781426211584&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781426211584&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781426211584&quot;&gt;Devoted&lt;/a&gt; 38 Extraordinary Tales of Love, Loyalty, and Life With Dogs&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=170827&quot;&gt;Rebecca Ascher-Walsh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 160 pages | National Geographic | Pets - Dogs; Pets - Essays; Photography - Nature &amp; Wildlife | &lt;b&gt;$14.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-4262-1158-4 (1-4262-1158-9)&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Unlikely Friendships&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;meets&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Marley and Me&lt;/i&gt;. In this heartwarming gift book, author Rebecca Ascher-Walsh presents a collection of inspiring dog stories and touching photos--dogs who comfort veterans, dogs who learn to surf, dogs who detect cancer, and dogs who save the day: Each one is devoted. These 38 uplifting dog stories showcase the most amazing dog rescues, accomplishments, and abilities that fascinate us and touch our hearts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <title>Devoted by Rebecca Ascher-Walsh</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781426212635&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781426212635&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781426212635&quot;&gt;Devoted&lt;/a&gt; 38 Extraordinary Tales of Love, Loyalty, and Life With Dogs&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=170827&quot;&gt;Rebecca Ascher-Walsh&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 150 pages | National Geographic | Pets - Dogs; Pets - Essays; Photography - Nature &amp; Wildlife | &lt;b&gt;$14.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-4262-1263-5 (1-4262-1263-1)&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Unlikely Friendships&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;meets&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Marley and Me&lt;/i&gt;. In this heartwarming gift book, author Rebecca Ascher-Walsh presents a collection of inspiring dog stories and touching photos--dogs who comfort veterans, dogs who learn to surf, dogs who detect cancer, and dogs who save the day: Each one is devoted. These 38 uplifting dog stories showcase the most amazing dog rescues, accomplishments, and abilities that fascinate us and touch our hearts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <title>The $60,000 Dog by Lauren Slater</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807001882&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780807001882&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807001882&quot;&gt;The $60,000 Dog&lt;/a&gt; My Life with Animals&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=123437&quot;&gt;Lauren Slater&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt; | Beacon Press | Pets - Essays; Biography &amp; Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Literary Criticism &amp; Collections - Essays | &lt;b&gt;$24.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-8070-0188-2 (0-8070-0188-0)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;A stunning new book about the role of animals in our lives, by a popular and acclaimed writer&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;From the time she is nine years old, biking to the farmland outside her suburban home, where she discovers a disquieting world of sleeping cows and a &amp;ldquo;Private Way&amp;rdquo; full of the wondrous and creepy creatures of the wild&amp;mdash;spiders, deer, moles, chipmunks, and foxes&amp;mdash;Lauren Slater finds in animals a refuge from her troubled life. As she matures, her attraction to animals strengthens and grows more complex and compelling even as her family is falling to pieces around her. Slater spends a summer at horse camp, where she witnesses the alternating horrific and loving behavior of her instructor toward the animals in her charge and comes to question the bond that so often develops between females and their equines. Slater&amp;rsquo;s questions follow her to a foster family, her own parents no longer able to care for her. A pet raccoon, rescued from a hole in the wall, teaches her how to feel at home away from home. The two Shiba Inu puppies Slater adopts years later, against her husband&amp;rsquo;s will, grow increasingly important to her as she ages and her family begins to grow. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Slater&amp;rsquo;s husband is a born skeptic and possesses a sternly scientific view of animals as unconscious, primitive creatures, one who insists &amp;ldquo;that an animal&amp;rsquo;s worth is roughly equivalent to its edibility.&amp;rdquo; As one of her dogs, Lila, goes blind and the medical bills and monthly expenses begin to pour in, he calculates the financial burden of their canine family member and finds that Lila has cost them about $60,000, not to mention the approximately 400 pounds of feces she has deposited in their yard. But when Benjamin begins to suffer from chronic pain, Lauren is convinced it is Lila&amp;rsquo;s resilience and the dog&amp;rsquo;s quick adaptation to her blindness that draws her husband out of his own misery and motivates him to try to adjust to his situation. Ben never becomes a true believer or a die-hard animal lover, but his story and the stories Lauren tells of her own bond with animals convince her that our connections with the furry, the four-legged, the exoskeleton-ed, or the winged may be just as priceless as our human relationships. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;The $60,000 Dog&lt;/i&gt; is Lauren Slater&amp;rsquo;s intimate manifesto on the unique, invaluable, and often essential contributions animals make to our lives. As a psychologist, a reporter, an amateur naturalist, and above all an enormously gifted writer, she draws us into the stories of her passion for animals that are so much more than pets. She describes her intense love for the animals in her life without apology and argues, finally, that the works of Darwin and other evolutionary biologists prove that, when it comes to worth, animals are equal, and in some senses even superior, to human beings.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <title>The $60,000 Dog by Lauren Slater</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807001875&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780807001875&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780807001875&quot;&gt;The $60,000 Dog&lt;/a&gt; My Life with Animals&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=123437&quot;&gt;Lauren Slater&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt; | Beacon Press | Pets - Essays; Biography &amp; Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Literary Criticism &amp; Collections - Essays | &lt;b&gt;$24.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-8070-0187-5 (0-8070-0187-2)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;A stunning new book about the role of animals in our lives, by a popular and acclaimed writer&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;From the time she is nine years old, biking to the farmland outside her suburban home, where she discovers a disquieting world of sleeping cows and a &amp;ldquo;Private Way&amp;rdquo; full of the wondrous and creepy creatures of the wild&amp;mdash;spiders, deer, moles, chipmunks, and foxes&amp;mdash;Lauren Slater finds in animals a refuge from her troubled life. As she matures, her attraction to animals strengthens and grows more complex and compelling even as her family is falling to pieces around her. Slater spends a summer at horse camp, where she witnesses the alternating horrific and loving behavior of her instructor toward the animals in her charge and comes to question the bond that so often develops between females and their equines. Slater&amp;rsquo;s questions follow her to a foster family, her own parents no longer able to care for her. A pet raccoon, rescued from a hole in the wall, teaches her how to feel at home away from home. The two Shiba Inu puppies Slater adopts years later, against her husband&amp;rsquo;s will, grow increasingly important to her as she ages and her family begins to grow. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Slater&amp;rsquo;s husband is a born skeptic and possesses a sternly scientific view of animals as unconscious, primitive creatures, one who insists &amp;ldquo;that an animal&amp;rsquo;s worth is roughly equivalent to its edibility.&amp;rdquo; As one of her dogs, Lila, goes blind and the medical bills and monthly expenses begin to pour in, he calculates the financial burden of their canine family member and finds that Lila has cost them about $60,000, not to mention the approximately 400 pounds of feces she has deposited in their yard. But when Benjamin begins to suffer from chronic pain, Lauren is convinced it is Lila&amp;rsquo;s resilience and the dog&amp;rsquo;s quick adaptation to her blindness that draws her husband out of his own misery and motivates him to try to adjust to his situation. Ben never becomes a true believer or a die-hard animal lover, but his story and the stories Lauren tells of her own bond with animals convince her that our connections with the furry, the four-legged, the exoskeleton-ed, or the winged may be just as priceless as our human relationships. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;The $60,000 Dog&lt;/i&gt; is Lauren Slater&amp;rsquo;s intimate manifesto on the unique, invaluable, and often essential contributions animals make to our lives. As a psychologist, a reporter, an amateur naturalist, and above all an enormously gifted writer, she draws us into the stories of her passion for animals that are so much more than pets. She describes her intense love for the animals in her life without apology and argues, finally, that the works of Darwin and other evolutionary biologists prove that, when it comes to worth, animals are equal, and in some senses even superior, to human beings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <title>The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs by James Thurber</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679644767&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780679644767&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679644767&quot;&gt;The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=174492&quot;&gt;The New Yorker Magazine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Contribution by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=22849&quot;&gt;Susan Orlean&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=31730&quot;&gt;John Updike&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=31088&quot;&gt;James Thurber&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Foreword by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=106286&quot;&gt;Malcolm Gladwell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 416 pages | Random House | Pets - Dogs; Pets - Essays; Humor - Topic - Animals | &lt;b&gt;$19.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-679-64476-7 (0-679-64476-8)&lt;p&gt;Only &lt;i&gt;The New Yorker&lt;/i&gt; could fetch such an unbelievable roster of talent on the subject of man&amp;rsquo;s best friend. This copious collection, beautifully illustrated in full color, features articles, fiction, humor, poems, cartoons, cover art, drafts, and drawings from the magazine&amp;rsquo;s archives. The roster of contributors includes John Cheever, Susan Orlean, Roddy Doyle, Ian Frazier, Arthur Miller, John Updike, Roald Dahl, E. B. White, A. J. Liebling, Alexandra Fuller, Jerome Groopman, Jeffrey Toobin, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Ogden Nash, Donald Barthelme, Jonathan Lethem, Mark Strand, Anne Sexton, and Cathleen Schine. Complete with a Foreword by Malcolm Gladwell and a new essay by Adam Gopnik on the immortal canines of James Thurber, this gorgeous keepsake is a gift to dog lovers everywhere from the greatest magazine in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2012-10-30T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs by James Thurber</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679644750" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679644750&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780679644750&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679644750&quot;&gt;The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=174492&quot;&gt;The New Yorker Magazine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Contribution by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=22849&quot;&gt;Susan Orlean&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=31730&quot;&gt;John Updike&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=31088&quot;&gt;James Thurber&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Foreword by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=106286&quot;&gt;Malcolm Gladwell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 416 pages | Random House | Pets - Dogs; Pets - Essays; Humor - Topic - Animals | &lt;b&gt;$45.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-679-64475-0 (0-679-64475-X)&lt;p&gt;Only &lt;i&gt;The New Yorker&lt;/i&gt; could fetch such an unbelievable roster of talent on the subject of man&amp;rsquo;s best friend. This copious collection, beautifully illustrated in full color, features articles, fiction, humor, poems, cartoons, cover art, drafts, and drawings from the magazine&amp;rsquo;s archives. The roster of contributors includes John Cheever, Susan Orlean, Roddy Doyle, Ian Frazier, Arthur Miller, John Updike, Roald Dahl, E. B. White, A. J. Liebling, Alexandra Fuller, Jerome Groopman, Jeffrey Toobin, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Ogden Nash, Donald Barthelme, Jonathan Lethem, Mark Strand, Anne Sexton, and Cathleen Schine. Complete with a Foreword by Malcolm Gladwell and a new essay by Adam Gopnik on the immortal canines of James Thurber, this gorgeous keepsake is a gift to dog lovers everywhere from the greatest magazine in the world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2012-10-30T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>God of All Creation by James Robison</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400074594" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400074594&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781400074594&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400074594&quot;&gt;God of All Creation&lt;/a&gt; Life Lessons from Pets and Wildlife&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=74980&quot;&gt;James Robison&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 176 pages | WaterBrook Press | Religion - Christian Life; Religion - Christian Life - Inspirational; Pets - Essays | &lt;b&gt;$14.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-4000-7459-4 (1-4000-7459-2)&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;ldquo;Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?&amp;rdquo;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;mdash;MATTHEW 6:26&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;God of All Creation &lt;/i&gt;recounts how a miniature dachshund taught her owner, James Robison, profound insights about life, faith, and God&amp;rsquo;s care for all of His creation. A devoted dog lover and co-host of the television program&lt;i&gt; Life Today, &lt;/i&gt;James shares how the antics of his own dog, Princess, as well as observations from all animals&lt;br&gt;in creation, reveal &amp;ldquo;expressions of God&amp;rsquo;s love, lessons of His grace, warnings about sin, and other eternal truths.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Heart-warming stories and winsome line drawings bring to life the lessons James has learned from his pets and creatures living in the wild. And through his inspiration and spiritual insights, you, too, will learn to know God&amp;rsquo;s voice, to submit to Him, and to trust Him with your every need.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;ldquo;I love that James did this book!&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash;BETH MOORE&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;ldquo;You are about to read some poignant lessons we can learn from pets and all creatures&amp;mdash;a clear revelation of the love God has for each of us. I share what I&amp;rsquo;ve learned as I&amp;rsquo;ve watched, held, and loved our little Princess and as I&amp;rsquo;ve watched wild animals in nature. Only a God who truly loves us as individuals could bless us with such treasured moments with our pets and wildlife, if we will just take notice&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;ldquo;A friend once said, &amp;lsquo;If you can&amp;rsquo;t see God in everything, you won&amp;rsquo;t see God in anything.&amp;rsquo; In this book we will explore&amp;hellip;eternal truths as we consider our pets and other awesome residents of God&amp;rsquo;s vast creation.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;mdash;JAMES ROBISON&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2012-08-21T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>God of All Creation by James Robison</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307459206" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307459206&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307459206&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307459206&quot;&gt;God of All Creation&lt;/a&gt; Life Lessons from Pets and Wildlife&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=74980&quot;&gt;James Robison&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 176 pages | WaterBrook Press | Religion - Christian Life; Religion - Christian Life - Inspirational; Pets - Essays | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-45920-6 (0-307-45920-9)&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;ldquo;Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?&amp;rdquo;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;mdash;MATTHEW 6:26&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;God of All Creation &lt;/i&gt;recounts how a miniature dachshund taught her owner, James Robison, profound insights about life, faith, and God&amp;rsquo;s care for all of His creation. A devoted dog lover and co-host of the television program&lt;i&gt; Life Today, &lt;/i&gt;James shares how the antics of his own dog, Princess, as well as observations from all animals&lt;br&gt;in creation, reveal &amp;ldquo;expressions of God&amp;rsquo;s love, lessons of His grace, warnings about sin, and other eternal truths.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Heart-warming stories and winsome line drawings bring to life the lessons James has learned from his pets and creatures living in the wild. And through his inspiration and spiritual insights, you, too, will learn to know God&amp;rsquo;s voice, to submit to Him, and to trust Him with your every need.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;ldquo;I love that James did this book!&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash;BETH MOORE&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;ldquo;You are about to read some poignant lessons we can learn from pets and all creatures&amp;mdash;a clear revelation of the love God has for each of us. I share what I&amp;rsquo;ve learned as I&amp;rsquo;ve watched, held, and loved our little Princess and as I&amp;rsquo;ve watched wild animals in nature. Only a God who truly loves us as individuals could bless us with such treasured moments with our pets and wildlife, if we will just take notice&amp;hellip;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;ldquo;A friend once said, &amp;lsquo;If you can&amp;rsquo;t see God in everything, you won&amp;rsquo;t see God in anything.&amp;rsquo; In this book we will explore&amp;hellip;eternal truths as we consider our pets and other awesome residents of God&amp;rsquo;s vast creation.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;mdash;JAMES ROBISON&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2012-08-21T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>Ever By My Side by Nick Trout</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780767932011" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780767932011&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780767932011&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780767932011&quot;&gt;Ever By My Side&lt;/a&gt; A Memoir in Eight Pets&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=73400&quot;&gt;Nick Trout&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 320 pages | Broadway | Biography &amp; Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Medical - Veterinary Medicine; Pets - Essays | &lt;b&gt;$15.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-7679-3201-1 (0-7679-3201-3)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;ldquo;The lessons that these animals taught me have been subtle, startling, and inspirational, playing a small but vital part in helping to shape the person you see with the stethoscope around his neck.&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash;Dr. Nick Trout&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;New York Times&lt;/i&gt; bestselling author Nick Trout has captivated readers by taking them behind the scenes into the heartwarming&amp;mdash;and sometimes heartrending&amp;mdash;world of veterinary medicine. In &lt;i&gt;Ever By My Side,&lt;/i&gt; Nick turns the lens inward to offer a funny, moving, and intimate memoir about how the pets he has had throughout his life have shaped him into the son, husband, father, and doctor he is today. Using his relationships with those beloved animals to tell his life story, Nick shares the profound lessons he&amp;rsquo;s learned about friendship, loyalty, and resilience. The result is a moving story that speaks not just to animal lovers, but to any reader who appreciates the bonds we have with our loved ones, be they animal or human, and the lengths to which we go to nurture those bonds. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nick waxes nostalgic about his boyhood in a working-class British suburb, where a large German shepherd named Patch was the perfect companion to a scrawny, bookish boy in a neighborhood full of bullies. He writes about his relationship with his father, the man who nurtured Nick&amp;rsquo;s dream of becoming a vet, even though he couldn&amp;rsquo;t have imagined the career would lead his only son 3,000 miles away. He describes wooing his future wife and stepdaughter and (perhaps most difficult of all) their ornery cat. And he offers a poignant chronicle of his daughter&amp;rsquo;s devastating diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and how a little yellow Labrador retriever played an important role in bringing joy to their family when they needed it most. Alongside Nick&amp;rsquo;s warm reflections, the pets in these pages come alive as irresistible characters in their own right and showcase the power of animals to offer a lifetime of consolation, guidance, and abiding affection.&lt;br&gt;Tender, wry, and ruminative, &lt;i&gt;Ever By My Side&lt;/i&gt; is a tribute to the power and beauty of ordinary life and a celebration of how pets make it all the sweeter and richer.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
      <id>http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780767932011</id>
      <updated>2012-02-07T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>Ever By My Side by Nick Trout</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780767932028" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780767932028&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780767932028&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780767932028&quot;&gt;Ever By My Side&lt;/a&gt; A Memoir in Eight [Acts] Pets&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=73400&quot;&gt;Nick Trout&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 304 pages | Broadway | Biography &amp; Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Medical - Veterinary Medicine; Pets - Essays | &lt;b&gt;$11.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-7679-3202-8 (0-7679-3202-1)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;ldquo;The lessons that these animals taught me have been subtle, startling, and inspirational, playing a small but vital part in helping to shape the person you see with the stethoscope around his neck.&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash;Dr. Nick Trout&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;New York Times&lt;/i&gt; bestselling author Nick Trout has captivated readers by taking them behind the scenes into the heartwarming&amp;mdash;and sometimes heartrending&amp;mdash;world of veterinary medicine. In &lt;i&gt;Ever By My Side,&lt;/i&gt; Nick turns the lens inward to offer a funny, moving, and intimate memoir about how the pets he has had throughout his life have shaped him into the son, husband, father, and doctor he is today. Using his relationships with those beloved animals to tell his life story, Nick shares the profound lessons he&amp;rsquo;s learned about friendship, loyalty, and resilience. The result is a moving story that speaks not just to animal lovers, but to any reader who appreciates the bonds we have with our loved ones, be they animal or human, and the lengths to which we go to nurture those bonds. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nick waxes nostalgic about his boyhood in a working-class British suburb, where a large German shepherd named Patch was the perfect companion to a scrawny, bookish boy in a neighborhood full of bullies. He writes about his relationship with his father, the man who nurtured Nick&amp;rsquo;s dream of becoming a vet, even though he couldn&amp;rsquo;t have imagined the career would lead his only son 3,000 miles away. He describes wooing his future wife and stepdaughter and (perhaps most difficult of all) their ornery cat. And he offers a poignant chronicle of his daughter&amp;rsquo;s devastating diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and how a little yellow Labrador retriever played an important role in bringing joy to their family when they needed it most. Alongside Nick&amp;rsquo;s warm reflections, the pets in these pages come alive as irresistible characters in their own right and showcase the power of animals to offer a lifetime of consolation, guidance, and abiding affection.&lt;br&gt;Tender, wry, and ruminative, &lt;i&gt;Ever By My Side&lt;/i&gt; is a tribute to the power and beauty of ordinary life and a celebration of how pets make it all the sweeter and richer.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
      <id>http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780767932028</id>
      <updated>2011-02-08T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>Paws &amp; Effect by Sharon Sakson</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385528566" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385528566&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780385528566&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385528566&quot;&gt;Paws &amp; Effect&lt;/a&gt; The Healing Power of Dogs&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=105986&quot;&gt;Sharon Sakson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 288 pages | Spiegel &amp; Grau | Pets - Dogs; Pets - Essays; Medical - Holistic Medicine | &lt;b&gt;$15.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-385-52856-6 (0-385-52856-6)&lt;p&gt;Dogs have always been our friends and changed our lives for the better. But they may save our lives as well. Seamlessly weaving scientific research with compelling narrative, &lt;b&gt;Paws &amp;amp; Effect&lt;/b&gt; tells incredibly moving stories of beloved pets who have supported their people through periods of ill health and other crises&amp;#8212;with miraculous results: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*Little Ben, a Chihuahua who can sense impending epileptic seizures&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*Abdul, a Golden Retriever/Lab mix, who was the world&amp;#8217;s first service dog and helped his owner by retrieving keys and phones, medicine from countertops, water from the refrigerator, and could even hand in credit cards at the grocery store&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*A Dalmation named Trudii, whose obsessive behavior prompted her owner to seek a medical examination that revealed melanoma&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
      <id>http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385528566</id>
      <updated>2009-06-09T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>Dog Days by Jon Katz</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780812974355" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780812974355&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780812974355&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780812974355&quot;&gt;Dog Days&lt;/a&gt; Dispatches from Bedlam Farm&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=15168&quot;&gt;Jon Katz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 304 pages | Random House Trade Paperbacks | Pets - Dogs; Biography &amp; Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Pets - Essays | &lt;b&gt;$15.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-8129-7435-5 (0-8129-7435-2)&lt;p&gt;In &lt;i&gt;Dog Days&lt;/i&gt;, Jon Katz, the squire of Bedlam Farm, allows us to live our dreams of leaving the city for the country, and shares the unpredictable adventure of farm life. The border collies, the sheep, the chickens, the cat, the ram, and one surprisingly sociable steer named Elvis all contribute to the hum (and occasional roar) of Bedlam. On timeless summer days and in punishing winter storms, Katz continues his meditation on what animals can selflessly teach us&amp;#8211;and what we in turn owe to them. With good neighbors, a beautiful landscape, and tales of true love thrown in, &lt;i&gt;Dog Days&lt;/i&gt; gives us not only marvelous animal stories but a rich portrait of the harmonious world that is Bedlam Farm.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Praise for &lt;i&gt;Dog Days&lt;/i&gt;:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8220;Anyone who has ever loved an animal, who owns a farm or even dreams of it, will read&lt;i&gt; Dog Days &lt;/i&gt;with appreciation and a cathartic lump in his or her throat.&amp;#8221; &lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;#8211;The Washington Post&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8220;Katz proves himself a Thoreau for modern times as he ponders the relationships between man and animals, humanity and nature, and the particularly smelly qualities of manure.&amp;#8221;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;#8211;Fort Worth Star-Telegram&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8220;Katz constructs the perfect blend between self-revelation and his subtle brand of humor.&amp;#8221;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;#8211;The Star-Ledger&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8220;City-dweller-turned-farmer Katz . . . returns with further adventures from his animal-filled upstate New York sheep farm. Charming.&amp;#8221;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;#8211;People &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8220;The perfect summer book . . . You will not be disappointed.&amp;#8221;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;#8211;The Philadelphia Inquirer&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8220;A new twist on the American dream.&amp;#8221;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;#8211;The Christian Science Monitor&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8220;Thoroughly enchanting.&amp;#8221;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;#8211;The Dallas Morning News&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2008-09-23T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>Dog Days by Jon Katz</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345500038" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345500038&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780345500038&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345500038&quot;&gt;Dog Days&lt;/a&gt; Dispatches from Bedlam Farm&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=15168&quot;&gt;Jon Katz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt; | Villard | Pets - Dogs; Biography &amp; Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Pets - Essays | &lt;b&gt;$11.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-345-50003-8 (0-345-50003-2)&lt;p&gt;BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jon Katz's&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Going Home&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In &lt;i&gt;Dog Days&lt;/i&gt;, Jon Katz, the squire of Bedlam Farm, allows us to live our dreams of  leaving the city for the country, and shares the unpredictable adventure of farm  life. The border collies, the sheep, the chickens, the cat, the ram, and one surprisingly  sociable steer named Elvis all contribute to the hum (and occasional roar) of Bedlam.  On timeless summer days and in punishing winter storms, Katz continues his meditation  on what animals can selflessly teach us&amp;ndash;and what we in turn owe to them. With good  neighbors, a beautiful landscape, and tales of true love thrown in, &lt;i&gt;Dog Days&lt;/i&gt; gives  us not only marvelous animal stories but a rich portrait of the harmonious world  that is Bedlam Farm.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Praise for &lt;i&gt;Dog Days&lt;/i&gt;:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;Anyone who has ever loved an animal,  who owns a farm or even dreams of it, will read&lt;i&gt; Dog Days &lt;/i&gt;with appreciation and a  cathartic lump in his or her throat.&amp;rdquo; &lt;br&gt; &lt;i&gt;&amp;ndash;The Washington Post&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;Katz proves himself  a Thoreau for modern times as he ponders the relationships between man and animals,  humanity and nature, and the particularly smelly qualities of manure.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt; &lt;i&gt;&amp;ndash;Fort Worth  Star-Telegram&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;Katz constructs the perfect blend between self-revelation and his  subtle brand of humor.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt; &lt;i&gt;&amp;ndash;The Star-Ledger&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;City-dweller-turned-farmer Katz . . .  returns with further adventures from his animal-filled upstate New York sheep farm.  Charming.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt; &lt;i&gt;&amp;ndash;People &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;The perfect summer book . . . You will not be disappointed.&amp;rdquo; &lt;br&gt; &lt;i&gt;&amp;ndash;The Philadelphia Inquirer&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;A new twist on the American dream.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt; &lt;i&gt;&amp;ndash;The Christian  Science Monitor&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;Thoroughly enchanting.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt; &lt;i&gt;&amp;ndash;The Dallas Morning News&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2007-06-26T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>Cat Caught My Heart by Michael Capuzzo</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553762341" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553762341&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780553762341&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553762341&quot;&gt;Cat Caught My Heart&lt;/a&gt; Purrfect Tales of Wisdom, Hope, and Love&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=4244&quot;&gt;Michael Capuzzo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 288 pages | Bantam | Pets - Cats; Pets - Essays; Pets - Cats - Breeds | &lt;b&gt;$19.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-553-76234-1 (0-553-76234-6)&lt;p&gt;In this captivating and heartwarming book, America's premier pet columnist, Michael Capuzzo, shares astonishing true tales celebrating the unique and unbreakable relationship between people and their cats.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;Drawn from history and literature as well as from cat lovers--both famous and not so famous-- from all walks of life all over the world, here are unforgettable tales that take us behind the cool, independent facade of the cat to reveal the sweet, sensitive, devoted creature within.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;Here are just a few of the cats guaranteed to catch your heart: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Priscilla, who meowed at her apartment door for two days.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;Finally her owners thought to check on their elderly neighbor and discovered that she had broken her hip and was unable to move.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Pearl and Skittles, the Keystone Cats, who watched over their household with total vigilance.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;Any problem--a clogged drain in the kitchen, a stereo left on at night--and they sounded the alarm, waking everyone in the house.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Murry, the cat who became the constant companion and protector of a young boy suffering from cystic fibrosis.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;His devotion was so great that when the boy's health began to fail, Murry seemed to lose his own will to live.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nicholas, who every day fed the family pit bull; he jumped up on the kitchen table, grabbed a dog bone, and dropped it down to his pal.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;Later each day, as if to repay Nicholas, the pit bull happily licked the cat's head for ten minutes.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Subway, the beautiful orange tabby who not only survived being shot with a shotgun, but later, apparently killed in an accident, jumped out of the box he was to be buried in and frolicked among the guests at his own funeral.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In &lt;i&gt;Cat Caught My Heart&lt;/i&gt; you will see cats in all their glory--their unique personalities, their irrepressible spirits, their gentle souls.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;You'll laugh at their antics, weep at their passing, and thank the heavens that these remarkable creatures are part of our lives.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>1999-07-06T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>Our Best Friends by Michael Capuzzo</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553762310" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553762310&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780553762310&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553762310&quot;&gt;Our Best Friends&lt;/a&gt; Wagging Tales to Warm the Heart&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=4244&quot;&gt;Michael Capuzzo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 304 pages | Bantam | Pets - Dogs; Pets - Essays; Self Help - Happiness | &lt;b&gt;$19.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-553-76231-0 (0-553-76231-1)&lt;p&gt;In this delightful and heartwarming book, America's premier pet columnist, Michael Capuzzo, presents remarkable true stories celebrating the powerful and nurturing bond between people and their dogs.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;Drawn from history and literature as well as from dog lovers--both famous and not so famous--from all walks of life all over the world, here are unforgettable tales of hope, heroism, and healing that capture the unflagging nobility of our oldest, dearest, and truly best animal friend.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;Inside you'll meet:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Angus, the Labrador retriever who died while his master, a stained-glass artist, was working on the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.--so his master memorialized Angus by working his beloved pet's name into the National Cathedral's stained glass and into cathedral windows up and down the eastern seaboard.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Patches, the collie-malamute of Tacoma, Washington, who rescued his owner from the icy waters of Lake Spanaway, jumping in three times and towing him twenty feet to safety.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bobby, the young mutt so devoted to his master, he lay on his master's grave for over a decade, until his own death.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Brownie the stray--adopted by an entire street of merchants, he was nobody's dog and everybody's dog, living happily and independently for fifteen years.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;His headstone in Daytona Beach says it all: &amp;quot;Brownie 1939-1954.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;A good dog.&amp;quot;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Woodie, the stubby little collie-mix who leaped down an eighty-foot cliff, crushing her hip, and remained at the side of her unconscious owner until help arrived.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Inspiring, poignant, filled with laughter and tears, and always entertaining, &lt;i&gt;Our Best Friends&lt;/i&gt; is a book whose deeply moving stories will touch your heart and lift your spirits even as they offer you the opportunity to develop a greater appreciation for and understanding of your own best friend.&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>1999-07-06T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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