Come Back, Como: Winning the Heart of a Reluctant Dog - Couverture souple

Winn, Steven

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0061802581 ISBN 13 : 9780061802584

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2010

Synopsis

When Steven Winn and his wife, Sally, finally gave in to their only child Phoebe’s pleas for a dog, they adopted a scraggly terrier mutt from a local animal shelter. The new family pet, Como, turned out to hate men—especially the author—and proved to be a cunning escape artist. Traumatized, single-minded, and exceptionally clever, Como was bent on breaking Winn’s sanity and self-respect, his bank account, and his heart.

An international sensation, Come Back, Como is the story of one man’s hilarious and poignant quest to win the trust of a dog who wanted nothing to do with him. With humor and pathos, Winn describes the maddening but ultimately rewarding effects Como had on his family; the misadventures, ordeals, and terrifying events he and his dog endured together; and the greatest lesson Como taught him: that loving a dog can make us more human.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Steven Winn is an award-winning journalist and fiction writer who spent many years as a staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle. A Philadelphia native and founding staff member of the Seattle Weekly, he held a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in fiction at Stanford University. His work has appeared in Good Housekeeping, National Lampoon, the New York Times, Parenting, Prairie Schooner, Sports Illustrated, and the Utne Reader. He lives with his family in San Francisco.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

When Steven Winn and his wife,Sally, finally gave in to their onlychild Phoebe’s pleas for a dog,they adopted a scraggly terriermutt from a local animal shelter. The new familypet, Como, turned out to hate men—especially theauthor—and proved to be a cunning escape artist.Traumatized, single-minded, and exceptionallyclever, Como was bent on breaking Winn’s sanityand self-respect, his bank account, and his heart.

An international sensation, Come Back,Como is the story of one man’s hilarious andpoignant quest to win the trust of a dog whowanted nothing to do with him. With humorand pathos, Winn describes the maddening butultimately rewarding effects Como had on hisfamily; the misadventures, ordeals, and terrifyingevents he and his dog endured together; and thegreatest lesson Como taught him: that loving adog can make us more human.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0061802581
• ISBN 13: 9780061802584
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 273
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