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New York Times-bestselling author Katz recounts an extraordinary year in which a dog in urgent need of a home leads him into hospice work and reveals how a new puppy helps him rediscover the joy of living, in this story of one man's journey from darkness to light.

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Praise for Jon Katz <br> With wisdom and grace, [Katz] unlocks the canine soul and the complicated wonders that lie within and offers powerful insights to anyone who has ever struggled with, and loved, a troubled animal. <br>-John Grogan, author of Marley & Me <br> Katz's world-of animals and humans and their combined generosity of spirit-is a place you're glad you've been. <br>-The Boston Globe <br> One of our most talented and perceptive canine chroniclers. <br>-AKC Gazette <br>Dog Days <br> There's no denying that Jon Katz writes engagingly about animals. . . . Anyone who has ever loved an animal, who owns a farm or even dreams of it, will read Dog Days with appreciation and a cathartic lump in his or her throat. <br>-The Washington Post Book World <br> Katz proves himself a Thoreau for modern times as he ponders the relationships between man and animals, humanity and nature, and the particularly smelly qualities of manure. <br>-Fort Worth Star-Telegram <br> The perfect summer book . . . You will not be disappointed. <br>-The Philadelphia Inquirer <br> Thoroughly enchanting. <br>-The Dallas Morning News

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Jon Katz has written eighteen books-six novels and twelve works of nonfiction-including A Dog Year, The Dogs of Bedlam Farm, A Good Dog, and the New York Times bestseller Dog Days. A two-time finalist for the National Magazine Award, he writes columns about dogs and rural life for the online magazine Slate, and has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, and the AKC Gazette. Katz is also a photographer, a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, and co-host of the award-winning radio show Dog Talk on Northeast Public Radio. He lives on Bedlam Farm in upstate New York with his wife, Paula Span, and his dogs, sheep, steers and cows, goats, donkeys, barn cats, irritable rooster, Winston, and three hens. www.bedlamfarm.com www.photosbyjonkatz.com

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