{"product_id":"dogs-cats-expats-mark-saunders-9781737515500","title":"Dogs, Cats \u0026 Expats","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when your punchlines lose their punch? Why did the bear cross a busy highway during low visibility? Can you commit murder with a paperclip? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose questions are asked and answered in this collection of 30 essays by cartoonist, comedian, and playwright Mark Saunders. In his long-awaited sequel to his humorous memoir, \u003cem\u003eNobody Knows the Spanish I Speak\u003c\/em\u003e, which turns out not to be a sequel after all, Saunders shares his thoughts and experiences, mostly funny and a few more serious, about life as a clueless expat living in the middle of a country where he can barely speak the native language or understand the holidays. What could possibly go wrong? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of the events described take place in San Miguel, some occur in Oregon. The essays are largely about his time in Mexico (\"The Miracle at the Car Wash\"; \"Still Spanglish After All these Years\"), as well as about dogs (\"Sleeping with the Big Dog\"; \"A Dingo Ate My Baby Ruth\") and cats (\"Good Cats, Bad Cats\"). A few of the essays are comments on aging while trying to keep at least ten thousand steps ahead of the Grim Reaper (\"They Died with Their Fitbits on\"; \"Where Have All My Punchlines Gone?\") or other personal reflections in his life (\"Free Rubber Chickens\"; \"A Run-in with the Amish\"). In a weak moment, Saunders turned over the writing of one essay to his stomach (\"Holy Pozole\"). Another body organ, the remnants of a deteriorating brain, asked what the hell he was thinking? In his defense, it seemed like a good idea at the time, like trying a ghost pepper on a dare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Saunders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1737515504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737515500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knish Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d","brand":"Mark Saunders","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042613555455,"sku":"9781737515500","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3ccf76d-93aa-483b-b870-b397c7609417.jpg?v=1684962519","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dogs-cats-expats-mark-saunders-9781737515500","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}