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Bark If You Love Me (Harvest Book)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Very good softcover volume. Covers show light edge wear. Pages are clean and unmarked.”
- Artist
- Bernikow, Louise
- ISBN
- 9780156010955
- EAN
- 9780156010955
- Book Title
- Bark IF You Love Me
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Pets
- Topic
- Love & Romance, Women, Dogs / General, Animals / General
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 6.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 228 Pages
About this product
Product Information
A single city woman meets Mr. Right-he has amber eyes and a wily heart. There's only one catch . . . he has four legs and a tail. Relatively indifferent to the natural world, allergic to dogs, and happily independent, writer Louise Bernikow never had a pet and knew nothing about caring for one. But one day while running along Manhattan's Hudson River, she came across an abandoned boxer. He had a gimpy leg and a dim past, but Bernikow instantly, bewilderingly, did the one thing her mother always warned her not to do-she brought the strange male home. Here is the comical and offbeat story of their first year together. Libro, as she comes to call him (for "book," in Spanish), introduces her to the curious world of dog runs and dog people, and to a local dive where the bartender pulls pints from the tap and dog biscuits from the drawer. Bernikow, in turn, introduces Libro to the eccentric neighbors and to life as a media hound. When they meet a handsome man and his equally handsome dachshund, life takes an unexpected turn for both of them. Wonderfully written and captivating to the last, this is a remarkable tale of companionship.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
015601095x
ISBN-13
9780156010955
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038261554
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bark IF You Love Me
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Love & Romance, Women, Dogs / General, Animals / General
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Pets
Number of Pages
228 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
6.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Sf426.2.B48 2001
Reviews
Imagine Lassie wandering into Sex and the City."-The New York Times Bridget Jones but with less angst and more heart, and cut-to-the-quick observations that make this more than just a dog story . . . it's a story about life's possibilities."-Orlando Sentinel A charming tale."-San francisco chronicle --, Most people find that there are defining moments in life: a child's birth, getting married, even chance encounters can all divide an individual's experiences into "before" and "after." For Bernikow, a journalist and lecturer on women's history, life is divided neatly into "before fate dropped a dog into my world" and "after my first pet store visit." While running in Central Park one afternoon, this dedicated pet-hater came upon a crowd gathered around a police car. She wandered over, saw an abused pooch in the back seat and didn't exactly fall in love, although she soon found herself with leash in hand and an admiring ring of spectators. After a few days with the brown boxer she named Libro (Spanish for "book"), she discovered that they were mismatched but splendid pals, so she set off to chat with fellow dog lovers in the park's fenced-in dog-run area. In its lesser moments, the book can be schmaltzy and forced, as when Bernikow speaks of fate and epiphanies, attributing supernatural powers and uncanny intuition to her dog friend. Fortunately, these passages are tempered by Bernikow's description of trotting Libro around New York, meeting people who normally wouldn't bother to talk with her. In these vignettes, she allows her sense of absurdity to shine through, and the work takes on a cosmopolitan tone: "Many people said they'd grown up with boxers or their grandmothers had boxers, which made me feel rather retro, the kid still in stretch pants on the ski slope while everyone else wore microfiber." Her delightful riff on her dog's life will be snapped up like a delicious treat. Agent, Lisa Bankoff, ICM. Author tour. (Oct.), Imagine Lassie wandering into Sex and the City."-The New York Times Bridget Jones but with less angst and more heart, and cut-to-the-quick observations that make this more than just a dog story . . . it's a story about life's possibilities."-Orlando Sentinel A charming tale."-San francisco chronicle, "Es ist Wischmeyers Verdienst, diese für die Geschichte der Patristik in Berlin jener Jahre unschätzbaren Hefte ans Licht gezogen zu haben. [...] Es bleibt noch die Aufgabe, ein Wort über die Edition zu sagen. Sie ist mustergültig."Kurt Niederwimmer in: Amt und Gemeinde 55/2004, "Bridget Jones but with less angst and more heart ... more than just a dog story . . . it's a story about life's possibilities."-, "Bridget Jones but with less angst and more heart ... more than just a dog story . . . it's a story about life's possibilities."-Orlando Sentinel, Dog fanciers will enjoy this true story of the author's gradual transformation from footloose Manhattanite and social butterfly into responsible dog owner. After she rescued an abandoned dog in Central Park and decided to keep him, Bernikow's entire lifestyle had to change. In her book she provides an honest portrait of how having a dog changed her life, socially, mentally, and physically. Writing a good book for first-time owners who aren't sure about the degree of responsibility involved in dog ownership, Bernikow shares all the ups and downs that she experienced. Her story shows how, at first, she felt overwhelmed and a bit resentful about her new responsibility but ultimately realized that, for her at least, the good things outweighed the inconveniences.
Table of Content
Contents Prologue xi Hot The Rescue 3 Help! 15 Good Neighbors 27 El Perro Es Tu Amigo 44 Bad Mom 59 Hot Town, Summer in the City 71 Cool A Star Is Born 89 Libro in Love 103 Family Values 113 A Chill in the Air 125 Happy Holidays 132 Cold Winter White 143 Over the River and through the Woods 154 Feliz Navidad 165 Sweethearts 172 Warm Crackdown 179 Revelations 193 Happy Birthday 200
Copyright Date
2000
Lccn
2001-024416
Intended Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes
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