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To The Rescue: Found Dogs with a Mission
by Elise LufkinPhotographs by Diana Walker Skyhorse Publishing: 2009$19.95150 pagesThe holiday season is upon us again and nothing will get you in the spirit of giving like the new book by Elise Lufkin, "To The Rescue: Found Dogs with a Mission."Lufkin, teamed with "TIME"...
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Dog is My Co-Pilot: Great Writers on the World's Oldest Friendship From the Editors of "The Bark"
REVIEW by Tanya TurgeonThree Rivers Press, 2003288 pages$14.00I admit this review was a challenge, as no words I can write will do justice to the words already written by this group of prolific writers that includes Alice Walker, Ann Patchett, and Maxine Kumin.Even the title, "Dog is my...
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A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog by Dean Koontz
REVIEW by Julia SzaboHyperion, 2009288 pages$24.99 Leave it to Dean Koontz to make a contribution to the "dog lit" genre that's not only a really good book, but a literary event. His numerous best-sellers have been translated in 38 languages, and 2007's "The Husband" is...
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Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy Longer Life by Nancy Kay, Specialist, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
REVIEW by Tanya TurgeonTrafalfar Square Books388 pages $19.90The cover of "Speaking for Spot" instantly reminds me of another patient-friendly best seller from a few years back. "YOU: The Owners Manual" was written by Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. (the...
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Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day
Review by Tanya TurgeonLittle Simon (imprint of Simon & Schuster), 199640 pages$7.99A few weeks ago a small board book was handed to me by my sister-in-law. It was called "Good Dog, Carl." Turns out this book is a favorite of my niece who is approaching two years...
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