One Nation Under Dog: America's Love Affair with Our Dogs - Couverture souple

Schaffer, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0805091467 ISBN 13 : 9780805091465

Editeur : St. Martin's Griffin, 2010

Synopsis

“Informative, entertaining . . . [A] terrific book.”—Jonathan Yardley, The Washington PostWhen Michael Schaffer and his wife drove to a rural animal shelter and adopted Murphy, a mistreated Saint Bernard, they vowed that they’d never become the kind of people who, say, get their dog a facial treatment. But then they started to get weird looks from the in-laws: You hired a trainer? Murphy is on antidepressants? It turned out Murphy wasn’t alone: yesteryear’s pooch has moved from the backyard doghouse to the master bedroom, evolving from man’s best friend to bona fide family member. One Nation Under Dog is the beloved chronicle of this new world of American pet mania. Schaffer, guided on occasion by Murphy, provides a surprising, lively, and often hilarious portrait of our country—how the way we treat our pets reflects evolving ideas about everything from science and consumerism, to politics and family—through this fabulously reported and sympathetic look at both us and our animals.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Schaffer, author of One Nation Under Dog, is a former staff writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer, US News & World Report, and Washington City Paper, and has written for The Washington Post, Slate, The Daily Beast, and The New Republic, among other publications. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Keltie Hawkins, and their daughter, Eleanor. They insist that their own pets, Murphy the Saint Bernard and Amelia the black cat, are not freakishly pampered.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: St. Martin's Griffin
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0805091467
• ISBN 13: 9780805091465
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 304
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