A DOG YEAR: TWELVE MONTHS, FOUR DOGS, AND ME
Book ID/图书代码： 01240008B27508
English Summary/英文概要： Sometimes, change comes on four legs. In his popular and widely praised Running to the Mountain, Jon Katz wrote of the strength and support he found in the massive forms of his two yellow Labrador retrievers, Julius and Stanley. When the Labs were six and seven, a breeder who’d read his book contacted Katz to say she had a dog that was meant for him—a two-year-old border collie named Devon, well bred but high-strung and homeless. Katz already had a full canine complement—but, as he writes, “Change loves me. . . . It comes in all forms. . . . Sometimes, change comes on four legs.” Shortly thereafter he brought Devon home. A Dog Year shows how a man discovered much about himself through one dog (and then another), whose temperament seemed as different from his own as day from night. It is a story of trust and understanding, of life and death, of continuity and change. It is by turns insightful, hilarious, and deeply moving.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 有時，改變來自四條腿的動物。在這部廣受好評的小說《Running to the Mountain》（跑向山澗）中，喬恩•卡茨運用大量的篇幅描述了兩隻黃色的拉布拉多犬，Julius（朱利斯）和Stanley（史坦萊）。當實驗室內餵養這兩隻六歲和七歲大的飼養員讀到這本書時，他聯繫了卡茨，意欲將自己的一條——兩歲大的名叫Devon（丹佛）的博得牧羊犬轉交給他，雖然這狗品種純正，但由於過度興奮而變得無處容身。卡茨給自己惡補了犬類知識——但，就像他所述的，“愛改變了我……它傳遞出各種形式……有時，改變來自於四條腿的夥伴。”沒過多久，他把丹佛帶回了家。《A Dog Year》（狗年）講述了一個男人是如何通過一條狗發現更多的自我價值（重塑自身），它的氣質既不同於它自己，也不同于它白天和晚上的作為。這是一個關於生與死，連續性和改變的信任和理解的故事。交替著善解人意，歡鬧嬉戲，和深深的感情。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：“This gentle book is a great reminder—as if anybody needed one—of what animals can mean to people at particular times in life.”---The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “Moving, funny . . . This is a loveable mutt of a book.”---Chicago Tribune
“Part cautionary tale, part love story, A Dog Year reminds us that adopting a pet is a massive responsibility but one that rewards the owner with a richer, more meaningful life.”---Los Angeles Times
About the Author/作者介绍： JON KATZ（乔恩•卡茨）兩次入圍美國國家雜誌報導文學獎National Magazine Award（被譽為雜誌出版界的普立茲獎）,為紐約時報、華爾街日報、滾石雜誌專欄作家。
作者曾任電視製作人，現為媒體論述，新聞記者。十八本著作涵蓋各層面的題材，除了在科技領域的專長，他也身為美國 Association of Pet Dog Trainers 訓犬協會一員，在著作中，與讀者分享與愛犬相處的歲月和與狗兒幸福生活的哲學。
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.
JON KATZ兩次入圍美國國家雜誌報導文學獎National Magazine Award（被譽為雜誌出版界的普立茲獎）,為紐約時報、華爾街日報、滾石雜誌專欄作家。
作者曾任電視製作人，現為媒體論述，新聞記者 。十八本著作涵蓋各層面的題材，除了在科技領域的專長，他也身為美國 Association of Pet Dog Trainers 訓犬協會一員，在著作中，與讀者分享與愛犬相處的歲月和與狗兒幸福生活的哲學。
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