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Woof!: Writers on Dogs | 
 enlarge | Creator: Lee Montgomery
Publisher: Viking Adult
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 155650
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 067002029X
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7
EAN: 9780670020294
ASIN: 067002029X
Publication Date: October 30, 2008
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Product Description
In the tradition of Marley and Me, an anthology of essays about the worlds oldest friendship.
In the introduction to this canine-themed anthology, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas writes that few books truly capture the essence of dogs; Woof! being the rare exception. Pithy observations and heartfelt confessions from the acclaimed writers who love them lay bare the relationship of human and dog. Original personal essays include Rick Basss poignant tale about the week his hunting dog, Point, was given a fatal prognosis. Abigail Thomas writes about the hilarious maneuvering it takes to share a bed with three dogs. 2007 National Book Award winner Denis Johnson gives voice to The Colonel, his bullmastiff, who recounts a day in his and Johnsons lives. And editor Lee Montgomery describes life with a schnauzer that masturbates with clockwork regularity.
Like the memoirs Marley and Me and Dog Years, Woof! probes the sometimes tumultuous, often selfless love affair between dogs and their human companions. At times irreverent and funny, at others heartbreaking, Woof! is sure to become part of the literary canon of animal writing.
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More proof that dog people are kooks. December 14, 2008
1 out of 10 found this review helpful
Yet another dog book that preaches to the dog worshiping choir. Good thing I'm not a member of this cult and am able to see how utterly insane most dog people are. They are a group of misanthropic, anthropomorphizing losers by and large. One nut in this book wants to take revenge by shooting out the tires and windshield of a car that hit his loose dog, when it was his OWN FAULT that his animal was running at large. Note to dog kooks: if you don't want your dog running under the wheels of a passing car, secure your yard very very well. The person who hit the author's dog was apologetic enough to have flowers delivered to the owner, who then sent them back in apparent disgust; His festering rage continues to this day. What a freak. As so many dog lovers are.
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