{"product_id":"dogs-best-friend-mark-derr-9780226142807","title":"Dog's Best Friend: Annals of the Dog-Human Relationship","description":"A comprehensive, humane, and bemused tour of the dog-human relationship, \u003ci\u003eDog's Best Friend\u003c\/i\u003e combines anecdote, research, and reportage to illuminate our complex rapport with our cherished canine companions. Tracking our national obsession with an animal that now outnumbers children in American households, Mark Derr chronicles the evolution of \"the culture of the dog\" from the prehistoric domestication of tamed wolves to the modern horrors of overbreeding and inbreeding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Passionate about his subject and intent on sharing his zeal, Derr defends dogs with wit and flare, producing here a quirky, informative, and fitting tribute to our love affair with canines big and small.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Derr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226142809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226142807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.04w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 35","brand":"Mark Derr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056652710143,"sku":"9780226142807","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80e471bf-dd84-4aaf-963e-b3441086a4ed.jpg?v=1685042514","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dogs-best-friend-mark-derr-9780226142807","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}