{"product_id":"the-new-work-of-dogs-jon-katz-9780375760556","title":"The New Work of Dogs: Tending to Life, Love, and Family","description":"In an increasingly fragmented and disconnected society, dogs are often treated not as pets, but as family members and human surrogates. \u003cb\u003eThe New Work of Dogs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eprofiles 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawn from hundreds of interviews and conversations with dog lovers and canine professionals, \u003cb\u003eThe New Work of Dogs\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Katz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375760555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375760556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e69796 \/ New Work of Dogs: Tending to Life, Love, and Family\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 36","brand":"Jon Katz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070109741311,"sku":"9780375760556","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_742e38ba-69f8-442c-9216-5c8c9d99eec9.jpg?v=1685428412","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-new-work-of-dogs-jon-katz-9780375760556","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}