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Title: If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs by Roy Jr Valerie/Blount Shaff ISBN: 0-8212-2830-7 Publisher: Bulfinch Pub. Date: 09 April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.74 (61 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Adorable doggies
Comment: This book has some real cutie-pie pictures, but I found that some of the commentary was a little sad and depressing. Was hoping for more upbeat and goofy stuff, like the title, but that was not the case. Enoyed the photos, though... made up my own commentary in my head!
Rating: 5
Summary: Dog's Eye View
Comment: After a preamble into historical doggie references & some personal history, Roy Blount proceeds to tell us exactly what he thinks the dogs in Valerie Shaff's portraits are saying.
Charming sepia toned photographs & poignant, prosaic commentaries make IF ONLY YOU KNEW HOW MUCH I SMELL YOU a must for dog lovers. It'll make you look at your dog a little more intelligently!
Rating: 5
Summary: Dogs ARE People, Anthropomorhism Makes Good CoffeeTable Book
Comment: Do animals think, have human emotions and consciously make human-like facial expressions? Certainly a question scientists will dwell on for likely centuries to come, but after you read this book, there will be no doubt in your mind - dogs ARE people.
Anthropomorphism of course is the attributing of human traits to animals. When we see a dog smile, is he really smiling or just panting? When we see a dog give a surly glare, is he really surly or just tired? To most dog lovers, the answers to these questions doesn't really matter, because for us, dogs have at one time or another played an important role in our lives, as a pet while we were growing up or a best friend for someone living alone. We want to believe they understand us when we speak and want to believe they have the ability to communicate back in what creates a human-like relationship, lest we think of ourselves as simply a meal ticket and occasional play companion.
Roy Blount's dog-speak verse is witty and moving - you will feel like you are hearing dogs' thoughts and feelings without a doubt. And Valerie Shaff's portraits and action shots amaze - one wonders how much film she had to take to get these shots. This book is a fine addition to your coffee table or for a gift. If after reading this book, you don't hug your dog or think about running out to the pet store, you're just not human...or at least not a dog lover.
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Title: I Am Puppy Hear Me Yap : The Ages of Dog by Valerie Shaff, Roy Blount Jr. ISBN: 006019488X Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Dogtionary: Meaningful Portraits of Dogs by Sharon Montrose ISBN: 0670034991 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 20 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Underdogs : Beauty Is More Than Fur Deep by Jim Dratfield ISBN: 060960872X Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 12 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Cat Spelled Backwards Doesn't Spell God by Jeff Selis ISBN: 0811828174 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 15 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: What Dogs Do by Sharon Beals ISBN: 0811810232 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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