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from: HarperAudio
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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780061234019
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN: 006123401X
Label: HarperAudio
Manufacturer: HarperAudio
Number Of Items: 5
Publication Date: March 01, 2007
Publisher: HarperAudio
Release Date: March 13, 2007
Sales Rank: 556937
Studio: HarperAudio
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Product Description:
Why do dogs speak so profoundly to our inner lives? When Mark Doty decides to adopt a dog as a companion for his dying partner, he finds himself bringing home Beau, a large golden retriever, malnourished and in need of loving care. Beau joins Arden, the black retriever, to complete their family. As Beau bounds back into life, the two dogs become Mark Doty's intimate companions, his solace, and eventually the very life force that keeps him from abandoning all hope during the darkest days. Their tenacity, loyalty, and love inspire him when all else fails.
Dog Years is a remarkable book: a moving and intimate memoir interwoven with profound reflections on our feelings for animals and the lessons they teach us about life, love, and loss. Mark Doty writes about the heart-wrenching vulnerability of dogs, the positive energy and joy they bring, and the gift they bear us of unconditional love. A book unlike any other, Mark Doty's surprising meditation is radiantly unsentimental yet profoundly affecting. Beautifully written, Dog Years is a classic in the making.
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Rating: - Dog Years
This book really hit home with both me and my husband. Our 11 year old yellow passed away just about a month ago. I had read the book a few months ago but my husband heard it on the Audio CDs a week after our Thumper's death. It was ironic that the author was his first advisor at Goddard College in the 80's and was a great help to him then and now. For any dog owned person it is a must read.
Rosemary Lassiter
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