{"product_id":"from-the-mouths-of-dogs-what-our-pets-teach-us-about-life-death-and-being-human-9780803277298","title":"From the Mouths of Dogs: What Our Pets Teach Us about Life, Death, and Being Human","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is it that dogs have done to earn the title of \"man's best friend\"? And more broadly, how have all of our furry, feathered, and four-legged brethren managed to enrich our lives? Why do we love them? What can we learn from them? And why is it so difficult to say good-bye? Join B.J. Hollars as he attempts to find out--beginning with an ancient dog cemetery in Ashkelon, Israel, and moving to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHollars's firsthand reports recount a range of stories: the arduous existence of a shelter officer, a woman's relentless attempt to found a senior-dog adoption facility, a family's struggle to create a one-of-a-kind orthotic for its bulldog, and the particular bond between a blind woman and her Seeing Eye dog. The book culminates with Hollars's own cross-country journey to Hartsdale Pet Cemetery--the country's largest and oldest pet cemetery--to begin the long-overdue process of laying his own childhood dog to rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough these stories, Hollars reveals much about our pets but even more about the humans who share their lives, providing a much-needed reminder that the world would be a better place if we took a few cues from man's best friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e B. J. Hollars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.57w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803277298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eB.J. Hollars\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eFlock Together: A Love Affair with Extinct Birds \u003c\/i\u003e(Nebraska, 2022), and \u003ci\u003eGo West, Young Man: A Father and Son Rediscover America on the Oregon Trail \u003c\/i\u003e(Bison Books, 2021). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40801548238963,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":28.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ff3eb072-dd62-4e5b-bc4c-ecd04d49af3f.jpg?v=1682425749","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/from-the-mouths-of-dogs-what-our-pets-teach-us-about-life-death-and-being-human-9780803277298","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}