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Dog is My Co-Pilot: Great Writers on the World's Oldest Friendship
Dog is My CoPilot Great Writers on the World's Oldest Friendship Author:Claudia Kawczynska (Editor), Cameron Woo (Editor) Dog Is My Co-Pilot is an anthology of essays, short stories, and expert commentaries that explores every aspect of our life with dogs. Fifty percent of the material here has never been published before. The book is divided into four sections: Beginnings explores that first meeting, “the initial murmurings when a dog-human relationsh... more »ip is formed.”
Pack investigates the theme of “togetherness” and pays tribute to the dynamic of multiple personalities in the canine-human relationship. Lessons examines what dogs teach us, from love to enlightenment. The final section, Passages, reflects on the themes of true friendship, transformation, and loss.
Included are pieces by Lynda Barry, Rick Bass, Maeve Brennan, Margaret Cho, Carolyn Chute, Alice Elliott Dark, Lama Surya Das, Pam Houston, Erica Jong, Tom Junod, Caroline Knapp, Donald McCaig, Nasdijj, Ann Patchett, Michael Paterniti, Charles Siebert, Alexandra Styron, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, and Alice Walker. In selections that are humorous, poignant, truthful, sometimes surprising, and frequently uplifting, Dog Is My Co-Pilot embraces the full experience of the world’s oldest friendship. For people who love great writing and, yes, great dogs, it’s a book to be both shared and treasured.
Beginnings. Crimes against dog / Alice Walker --
The color of joy / Caroline Knapp --
The existence of dog / Elena Sigman --
This dog's life / Ann Patchett --
Mutts / Maxine Kumin --
The new girl / Margaret Cho --
Brave and noble is the preschool dog / Susan Straight --
Blind date / Stephen Kuusisto --
Pack. A woman's best friend / Erica Jong --
Neighbors / Michael Paterniti --
Play dogs of the new West / Jon Billman --
The dog is a ham / Louise Bernikow --
Why we don't play chess / George Singleton --
Sleeping with the pack / Michael J. Rosen --
Evolution? Or the crown of creation? (had dog become master?) / Carolyn Chute --
Donna and Harry / John Katz --
Living in dog years / Bill Vaughn --
Confusing the dog: a story / Pamela Painter --
Citizen Canine / Charles Siebert --
Lessons. Ten things my dog taught me that made it possible for me to get married / Pam Houston --
Love is never having to say anything at all / Patricia B. McConnell --
Watch the animals: a story / Alice Elliott Dark --
Darwin's dogs / Mark Derr --
Trust / Heather Houlahan --
Lala the loot / Michelle Huneven --
Bloodlines: a story / Catherine Ryan Hyde --
Breathe / Donna Kelleher --
The bite / Alexandra Stryon --
God is Dog spelled properly / Lama Surya Das --
One hundred demons: dogs! / Lynda Barry --
Passages. The second Sheilah / Elizabeth Marshall Thomas --
The children are very quiet when they are away / Maeve Brennan --
Uncle Harry / Donald McCaig --
Accident / Mark Doty --
Dog town / Alysia Gray Painter --
Sit. Stay. Heal: one dog's response to 9/11 / lee Forgotson --