Jon Katz
Autor von A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me
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Jonathan Katz initially worked as a reporter and editor for The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post, and later as executive producer of the CBS Morning News. Jon Katz is now a media critic, a journalist, and the author of several books covering a vast repertoire of mehr anzeigen topics. Katz has written several novels as well as non-fiction works which cover topics ranging from geek culture to his relationship with dogs. His titles include The Story of Rose, Dancing Dogs, A Good Dog, Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm and The Second Chance Dog: A Love Story. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
Bildnachweis: Credit: Larry D. Moore, Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX, Nov. 1, 2008
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The Dogs of Bedlam Farm: An Adventure with Sixteen Sheep, Three Dogs, Two Donkeys, and Me (2004) 459 Exemplare
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Midlife meets mountain. And dogs. And Thomas Merton.
It's a very personal account of a writer's search for a meaningful retreat from his everyday life, but holds lessons for us all.
It's a very personal account of a writer's search for a meaningful retreat from his everyday life, but holds lessons for us all.
A collection of stories about dogs that was overly simplistic, overly repetitive and way way too corny.
I read about a third of this book. I didn't like it. I think the made-up word "humblebrag" is a good word for the narrator's voice in this book.
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Simon was a donkey close to death in a tiny enclosure with no shelter when he was rescued. Jon Katz had a small farm and offered to take Simon in and, along with his wife, bring Simon back to health and happiness. Jon indicates in this book that he also benefitted from having Simon, learning about compassion along the way.
I really liked the parts about Simon and the other animals on Jon’s farm (and neighbouring animals, particularly the 101-year old’s elderly blind pony, Rocky). When he philosophized about compassion, though, I didn’t agree with him. Yes, I am more compassionate toward animals than (some) people; I feel like animals are more like kids or babies, in that they are dependent on humans and aren’t always able to change their circumstances, whereas humans are more likely to be able to have the power to do that for themselves (or they can ask for help). He doesn’t address this when he insists that we should still be compassionate towards the humans who abuse animals. He did tend to repeat himself at times, though I think that’s a small thing. The stories about the animals were great, though, and that really was the bulk of the book.… (mehr)