The underdogs : children, dogs, and the power of unconditional love
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Published
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Chetco Community Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 362.40483 GREENE | Available |
Coos Bay Public Library - Adult/General - Nonfiction | 362.4 GRE, Underdogs 2016 | Available |
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Published
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-336) and index.
Description
Karen Shirk, felled at age twenty-four by a neuromuscular disease and facing life as a ventilator-dependent, immobile patient, was turned down by every service dog agency in the country because she was "too disabled." Her nurse encouraged her to tone down the suicidal thoughts, find a puppy, and raise her own service dog. Karen did this, and Ben, a German shepherd, dragged her back into life. "How many people are stranded like I was," she wondered, "who would lead productive lives if only they had a dog?" A thousand state-of-the-art dogs later, Karen Shirk's service dog academy, 4 Paws for Ability, is restoring broken children and their families to life. Long shunned by scientists as a manmade, synthetic species, and oft-referred to as "Man's Best Friend" almost patronizingly, dogs are finally paid respectful attention by a new generation of neuroscientists and animal behaviorists. Melissa Fay Greene weaves the latest scientific discoveries about our co-evolution with dogs with Karen's story and a few stories of suffering children and their heartbroken families.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Greene, M. F. (2016). The underdogs: children, dogs, and the power of unconditional love (First edition.). Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Greene, Melissa Fay. 2016. The Underdogs: Children, Dogs, and the Power of Unconditional Love. Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Greene, Melissa Fay. The Underdogs: Children, Dogs, and the Power of Unconditional Love Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Greene, Melissa Fay. The Underdogs: Children, Dogs, and the Power of Unconditional Love First edition., Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016.
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