<![CDATA[The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood]]>

false <![CDATA[The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172028206m/133803.jpg 133803 9 “Christopher Hogwood came home on my lap in a shoebox. He was a creature who would prove in many ways to be more human than I am.” –from The Good Good Pig A naturalist who spent months at a time living on her own among wild creatures in remote jungles, Sy Montgomery had always felt more comfortable with animals than with people. So she gladly opened her heart to a sick piglet who had been crowded away from nourishing meals by his stronger siblings. Yet Sy had no inkling that this piglet, later named Christopher Hogwood, would not only survive but flourish–and she soon found herself engaged with her small-town community in ways she had never dreamed possible. Unexpectedly, Christopher provided this peripatetic traveler with something she had sought all her life: an anchor (eventually weighing 750 pounds) to family and home. The Good Good Pig celebrates Christopher Hogwood in all his glory, from his inauspicious infancy to hog heaven in rural New Hampshire, where his boundless zest for life and his large, loving heart made him absolute monarch over a (mostly) peaceable kingdom. At first, his domain included only Sy’s cosseted hens and her beautiful border collie, Tess. Then the neighbors began fetching Christopher home from his unauthorized jaunts, the little girls next door started giving him warm, soapy baths, and the villagers brought him delicious leftovers. His intelligence and fame increased along with his girth. He was featured in USA Today and on several National Public Radio environmental programs. On election day, some voters even wrote in Christopher’s name on their ballots. But as this enchanting book describes, Christopher Hogwood’s influence extended far beyond celebrity; for he was, as a friend said, a great big Buddha master. Sy reveals what she and others learned from this generous soul who just so happened to be a pig–lessons about self-acceptance, the meaning of family, the value of community, and the pleasures of the sweet green Earth. The Good Good Pig provides proof that with love, almost anything is possible. From the Hardcover edition. 24705 2006 The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood total:818|5:223|4:321|3:199|2:61|1:14| 818 3132 1168 274 5 4 false false Sat Mar 01 04:39:04 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 28 09:38:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 06:00:12 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 06:11:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 07 10:03:48 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 10:15:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 14:51:20 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 15:15:46 -0700 2009 Lightfoot the Leaping Goat at least 100 times in my childhood -- and every other animal book the public library had. I am a fan of James Herriott and every book about gorillas, chimps, dogs, horse...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 11:34:32 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 14:04:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 02 23:29:17 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 08:27:16 -0800 2009
Don't read any further if you haven't lived with a companion animal. You just won't get it. Sy Montgomery is a nature writer who adopted a runt pig. This is "Charlotte's Web" for grown-ups: Sy is a vegetarian, her husband is Jewish, they have no intention...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jul 23 11:37:33 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 11:41:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 22:12:53 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 19:12:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 20:28:57 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 10:57:41 -0700 2009 Summary: Montgomery's books on exotic wildlife (Journey of the Pink Dolphins, etc.) take her to the far corners of the world, but the story of her closest relationships with the animal kingdom plays out in her own New England backyard. When she adopts a sickly runt from a litter of pigs, naming him ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 10:51:18 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 10:56:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 14:42:43 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 18:07:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jun 24 11:04:01 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 11:12:37 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 15:32:30 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 14:45:59 -0700 2009 James Herriot anthologies before reaching my teens, and I keep on reading any readable zoology text in the adult nonfiction section of my local public library.

The Good Good Pig is moderately readable. Christopher Hogwood is a likeable character, a...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Aug 23 20:06:29 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 20:08:41 -0700 2008 2 0 true false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 12:40:11 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 18:30:55 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 21:00:41 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 06:23:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 03:06:41 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 03:09:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 07:18:52 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 19:01:28 -0700 2009
Sy Montgomery has a penchant for connecting with animals (it is easier for her than connecting with people). ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 28 07:03:49 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 15:54:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 03 10:32:37 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 10:32:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=133803