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Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 4 0 false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 20:34:04 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 20:05:03 -0700 2009 "old work" which was hunting and herding. There were a lot of short stories about pet owners and their dogs. They were not cheesy or sapp...more...]]> 72613527 2131476 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 5 0 false Sat Sep 26 20:41:18 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 20:49:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 53640000 1590672 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 4 0 false Sun Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Apr 22 15:11:09 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 15:11:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 9528218 118177 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 4 0 false Sun Nov 25 15:41:40 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 14 13:31:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 53412124 2230103 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 5 0 false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 18:59:29 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 12:45:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 51522561 2190487 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Apr 04 17:38:40 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 17:41:27 -0700 2009 10307464 677983 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 4 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Dec 11 23:41:52 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 13 10:07:21 -0800 2007 more...]]> 51035774 607584 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 4 0 false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 10:29:31 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 08:00:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 38892917 945372 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 4 0 false Sat Nov 29 15:16:08 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 15:17:45 -0800 2008 67862354 2639604 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 4 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Aug 18 05:47:14 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 05:48:12 -0700 2009 7724554 544666 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 3 0 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Oct 14 18:07:21 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 18:15:16 -0700 2007
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Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 5 0 false Fri Dec 05 12:32:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 12:32:26 -0800 2008 62966580 1884598 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 4 0 false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 16:27:44 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 20:21:03 -0700 2009 47519386 2068683 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 4 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 25 14:05:14 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 12:58:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 22626596 1170657 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 3 0 false Tue May 20 11:43:25 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 11:45:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 18796816 948896 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 4 0 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 27 16:30:44 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 16:37:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 15993677 422980 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 4 0 false Fri Feb 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 09:24:43 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 09:22:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 42265410 1879541 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 07 15:26:13 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 15:27:11 -0800 2009 how dogs think. ]]> 11665403 611324 65061 0375760555 9780375760556 25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596m/65061.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170626596s/65061.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65061.The_New_Work_of_Dogs_Tending_to_Life_Love_and_Family 3.94 137 The New Work of Dogs profiles a dozen such relationships in a New Jersey town, like the story of Harry, a Welsh corgi who provides sustaining emotional strength for a woman battling terminal breast cancer; Cherokee, companion of a man who has few friends and doesn’t know how to talk to his family; the Divorced Dogs Club, whose funny, acerbic, and sometimes angry women turn to their dogs to help them rebuild their lives; and Betty Jean, the frantic founder of a tiny rescue group that has saved five hundred dogs from abuse or abandonment in recent years.

Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, The New Work of Dogs combines compelling personal narratives with a penetrating look at human/animal attachment, and it presents a vivid portrait of a community—and, by extension, an entire nation—that is turning to its pets for emotional support and stability in a changing and uncertain world.]]> 2003 4 0 false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Fri Jan 04 16:44:04 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 16:47:12 -0800 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=65061