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| Travelers' Tales - A Dog's World | 
 enlarge | Creators: John Stenbeck, Helen Thayer, James Herriot, Pico Iyer, Gary Paulsen, Christine Hunsicker, Maria Goodavage
Publisher: Travelers' Tales Guides
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
Buy New: $4.00
You Save: $8.95 (69%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1253904
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 1885211236
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9781885211231
ASIN: 1885211236
Publication Date: January 1998
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Condition: Travelers' Tales Guides; 1998; 0.55 x 8 x 5.15 Inches; Paperback; Stenbeck, John & Helen Thayer & James Herriot & Pico Iyer & Gary Paulsen & Christine Hunsicker & Mar; -2; Book is brand new. I can assure you that all pages and binding are intact but there may be light shelf wear.; 232 Pages
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The Travelers' Tales series offer a unique approach to travel; the books are based on the premise that the experiences of other travelers paint the best picture of new lands and unexplored territories. Now the tales have been replaced with tails in this intriguing collection of on-the-road dog stories. A Dog's World features stories from such notable authors as Helen Thayer, John Steinbeck, and the much-loved veterinarian James Herriot. Although travel is the book's central theme, the tales are quite diverse in nature, ranging from the feel-good to the tragic. In "Wild Trek Dog," Wendy Smith leads an expedition through the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, where dogs are viewed as unclean and are quite often abused. Fortunately, the majority of tales are more positive, illustrating that the dog-human traveling partnership can be both enjoyable and fulfilling. "Cross Country Dog" is a delightful account of a young woman's trek across America with her dog Gypsy for a companion; Gypsy warms many a heart and proves to be a loyal friend for the intrepid explorer. The 31 stories are short, but their combined content opens up a window on the world of fascinating travel experiences.
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A book that every dog lover should read at least once!! September 7, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book had me bursting out in laughter, some of the accounts are simply hilarious!! And other times, it's so heartwarming that I start to sniffle a bit... wow, talk about an emotional roller-coaster. Then again, I go through the same thing whenever I watch the Animal Planet channel.Seriously though, besides being a great joy to read this book also contains a wealth of tips and information on traveling with your canine friends. I have 3 of such friends, it'll take quite a bit of planning to be able to go on a road trip with all of them one of these days, but you can bet that I'll be re-reading this book before I do so! Like the previous reviewer said, you gotta LOVE dogs to appreciate this book. If you are one of those that regard them as merely animals, and nothing else, then you won't understand half the things that the writers are trying to convey.
A must read for dog lovers and travelers July 13, 1999
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you love dogs -- I mean *really* love dogs -- and would take them anywhere you travel or while sitting on a park bench in some foreign city would go out of your to pet a stranger's dog, then I highly recommend this book to you. Editor Christine Hunsicker has pulled together some of the most touching, amusing, and disturbing non-fiction writing about traveling with dogs. I also highly recommend it as a gift to give to anyone you know who really loves dogs.
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