| The Dogs Who Found Me: What I've Learned from Pets Who Were Left Behind Contributor(s): Foster, Ken (Author), Lawlor, Patrick Girard (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786171154 ISBN-13: 9780786171156 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD Published: December 2006 Annotation: When reluctant dog rescuer Ken Foster adopts a collection of abandoned and stray dogs, their circumstances offer a grounding counterpoint to his own misfortunes in New York City after 9/11 and New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.32" W x 7.54" (0.21 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: Disaster-prone writer and reluctant dog rescuer Ken Foster never intended to adopt an abandoned dog. But after bringing Brando home, he finds it hard not to notice how many homeless strays there are in the city. Suddenly, he finds them everywhere--from a beagle abandoned in a New York City dog run to a pit bull in a Mississippi truck stop--and finds himself unable to resist taking them home. But what he gains from them in return is far richer than his own expense. Their circumstances offer a grounding counterpoint to his own misfortunes: the shock of New York City after 9/11, the deaths of two close friends, the evacuation of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, and the day his heart nearly stopped for good. He writes eloquently about the world of animal shelters, the nature of compassion, and the empowering effect of rescuing--and being rescued. |
Contributor Bio(s): Foster, Ken: - Ken Foster is the editor of two anthologies, including Dog Culture. His collection of short stories, The Kind I'm Likely to Get, was a New York Times Notable Book. His work has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, the San Francisco Chronicle, McSweeney's, and the Believer. Lawlor, Patrick: -Patrick Lawlor, an AudioFile Earphones Award winner and Audie Award finalist, is also an accomplished stage actor, director, and combat choreographer. He has worked extensively off Broadway and has been an actor and stuntman in both film and television. |