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Praise for Jon Katz
“With wisdom and grace, Katz unlocks the canine soul and the complicated wonders that lie within and offers powerful insights to anyone who has ever struggled with, and loved, a troubled animal.”—John Grogan, author of Marley & Me
“Katz’s world—of animals and humans and their combined generosity of spirit—is a place you’re glad you’ve been.”—The Boston Globe
“From Toto to Marley, our canine friends are a sure bet in the literary biz. But no one seems to speak their language like Jon Katz.”—San Antonio Express-News
“Katz proves himself a Thoreau for modern times as he ponders the relationships between man and animals, humanity and nature.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“I toss a lifetime award of three liver snaps to Jon Katz.”—Maureen Corrigan, National Public Radio’s Fresh Air
“With wisdom and grace, Katz unlocks the canine soul and the complicated wonders that lie within and offers powerful insights to anyone who has ever struggled with, and loved, a troubled animal.”—John Grogan, author of Marley & Me
“Katz’s world—of animals and humans and their combined generosity of spirit—is a place you’re glad you’ve been.”—The Boston Globe
“From Toto to Marley, our canine friends are a sure bet in the literary biz. But no one seems to speak their language like Jon Katz.”—San Antonio Express-News
“Katz proves himself a Thoreau for modern times as he ponders the relationships between man and animals, humanity and nature.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“I toss a lifetime award of three liver snaps to Jon Katz.”—Maureen Corrigan, National Public Radio’s Fresh Air
About the Author
Jon Katz has written twenty-six books, including works of nonfiction, novels, short stories, and books for children; he is also a photographer. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Rolling Stone, and the AKC Gazette, and has worked for CBS News, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He lives in upstate New York with his wife, the artist Maria Wulf, and their dogs, donkeys, barn cats, sheep, and chickens.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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Steve White
on October 7, 2014
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What more can you say for a book that brings tears to your eyes at the beginning with sorrow, tears in the middle from loss, and tears at the end due to compassion.
A marvelous work of Nonfiction. A chronicle of merged existence and self discovery showing that broken pieces coming together can mend holes and hearts.
From the first wrenching paragraph through recovery, familiarization, cohabitation, loss, gain, and healing this story while short in size makes your heart swell.
This goes beyond A Big Little Life where Koontz showed us the impact one animal can have on it's owner, and instead shows how all animals, both hearty and frail can create a web that captures all who come near.
A marvelous work of Nonfiction. A chronicle of merged existence and self discovery showing that broken pieces coming together can mend holes and hearts.
From the first wrenching paragraph through recovery, familiarization, cohabitation, loss, gain, and healing this story while short in size makes your heart swell.
This goes beyond A Big Little Life where Koontz showed us the impact one animal can have on it's owner, and instead shows how all animals, both hearty and frail can create a web that captures all who come near.
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Denise S. Adkins
on October 8, 2014
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Jon Katz has once again taken his readers into the thoughtful insightful world of human and animal relationships. Not content to merely create an I saved a donkey story, Jon explores the complex emotions and behaviors that happen when a human is willing to learn about themselves as they work to save an animal. Simon clearly had not given up on his life, nor Katz on his and their journey together is a wonderfully engrossing tale.
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Christine M. Ng
on October 9, 2014
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A gem of a book. Parts make me laugh, parts made me cry. But all of it made me think. Jon Katz takes us along on a journey into the heart of compassion, and invites us to re-examine what this core quality means. Drawn from his own experience, with a keen eye for the spiritual qualities of ordinary life (if life is ever really "ordinary), his insights speak volumes to a world sadly in need of a compassionate heart.
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on October 13, 2014
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As always, Jon Katz writes with insight and charm of his life and the animals at Bedlam Farm(s). Well worth the price and the time to read this inspiring story of one man's efforts to make himself a better person through his relationship with his animals, and to understand their relationship with him.
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