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| Barking Her Way to the Top : A Collie Pursues a Career in the Civil Service | 
 enlarge | Author: Howard Rowland
Publisher: Park Place Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 3119811
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 283
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 1877809810
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781877809811
ASIN: 1877809810
Publication Date: September 1, 2000
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Condition: CLEAN TIGHT BOOK-INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR-SMALL CREASE RIGHT LOWER CORNER
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Book Description
A work of humorous fiction in which a super-intelligent collie, that understands both Russian and English, is hired by a U.S. military language institute in California as a Russian teacher, then gets promoted through the system, and ends up "top dog," in charge of the institute, and proceeds to carry out "canine-friendly" changes. The two underlying themes in the book are a satirical view of the Civil Service and military, and the relationship and communication between humans and dogs.
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 A grown-ups' collie story June 14, 2001
"Lassie Come Home" is for kids; "Barking Her Way to the Top" is a grown-ups' collie story. Dog lovers, convinced their dogs are smarter than we give them credit for, can't help but laugh at the heroine Kukushka's treatment of her "dumb animal." Howard Rowland really got the collie personality down, pant. I mean, "pat." Since it's written by someone familiar with the excesses and clever hindsight government bureaucracies serve up, this book will also find fans among bureaucratic employees who think there might be a better way around all the red tape of their jobs.
 You will NOT read another book like this. June 6, 2001
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Rarely do you get as strong a feeling of an author so delighted as he wrote, positively grinning ear to ear. Refreshingly un-PC at times, Howard Rowland takes you on a quirky and surreal ride that unleashes an insider's contempt of government bureaucracy, as well as the depth of his love for the canine and linguistic worlds.I'd highly recommend this tour de force, I enjoyed it immensely.
Man Hypes Dog April 20, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Anyone who loves animals and scorns bureaucracy will find "Barking Her Way to the Top" a treat. Our heroine, Kukushka, is a beautiful female collie with an unusual ambition, and the talent to realize it. Together with her master (?) and co-conspirator, one Roger Pyle, Ph.D., she sets out to be more than "just a house dog," and in the process turns a Government institute on its ear. That this institute lurches between political correctness and ingrained devotion to regulations, makes it ripe for the machinations of this dynamic duo. Dr. Pyle is a seemingly "normal" academic, and polyfluent (no kidding) linguist. His deceptive charm masks a truly Machiavellian cunning and inventiveness. When danger to his canine beauty turns her professor protector into a beast, he morphs into a slavering fanged avenger! Here the plot becomes thick with psychological, and even supernatural complications. A multinational cast of characters careens through these wittily illustrated pages, provoking grins and groans by turns. Most of all, this book--despite its surface risibility--shows to what lengths a man will go to honor his beloved animal companion.
"Credible Journey" April 15, 2001
Mr. Rowland makes this journey of an intelligent dog working her way to the top of a prestigious government language school in the Monterey area surprisingly credible. Read it and enjoy it. I did.
"Credible Journey" April 15, 2001
Mr. Rowland makes this journey of an intelligent dog working her way to the top of a prestigious government language school in Monterey, CA surprisingly credible. Read it and enjoy it. I did.
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