{"product_id":"dogs-best-friend-annals-of-the-dog-human-relationship-paperback","title":"Dog's Best Friend: Annals of the Dog-Human Relationship - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Derr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Derr\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eSome Kind of Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, a critically acclaimed social and environmental history of Florida; \u003ci\u003eThe Frontiersman: The Real Life and the Many Legends of Davy Crockett\u003c\/i\u003e: and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eA Dog's History of America\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNatural History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAudubon\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Miami Beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 380\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.04 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637924000051,"sku":"9780226142807","price":57.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VGZyZ3VzRmxJRkxLY2pRa3JCYnRQUT09.webp?v=1762304045","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/dogs-best-friend-annals-of-the-dog-human-relationship-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}