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定价:19.99 美元
上传日期:2009-4-10 0:00:00

WHY DOGS ARE BETTER THAN CATS

Book ID/图书代码: 00450008B28374

English Summary/英文概要: Some pairings are just meant to be: peanut butter and chocolate, yin and yang, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. So it was only a matter of time before the stars in the universe lined up and suggested the collaboration between New York Times best selling author Bradley Trevor Greive and award-winning photographer Rachael Hale. Teaming up on their first collaborative effort, Greive and Hale explain once and for all Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats. Now, before all you cat lovers find your fur standing on end, Greive is quick to stress that he is simply "prodog, not anticat. The purpose of this book is not to criticize cats or their owners, but to champion the many exceptional virtues unique to dogs."

What are these unique attributes that make canine companions superior to their feline fiends? (Oops, we meant friends.) Consider the following:

Put simply:
* Dogs are social. Cats are sociopaths.
* Dogs match up to people. People must match up to cats.
* Dogs teach us patience. Cats test our patience.
* Dogs give and give. Cats are the gift that keeps on grifting.

The bottom line is this: Dogs want love. Cats want fish.

Although Greive admits that there is something to be said for "soft, warm, and sleepy" (a.k.a. cats) as captured in Hale’s cuddly feline photographs, he concludes that dogs would be the only ones with character enough to admit this fact, thereby once again positioning themselves as the superior pet, confidant, admirer, and friend.

Chinese Summary/中文概要: 就像花生酱和奶油巧克力,弗雷德•阿斯泰尔和琴吉•罗杰斯,腺嘌呤与胸腺嘧啶,等等的组合一样,当纽约时报最畅销作者BradleyTrevorGreive及著名获奖摄影师Rachael Hale走到一起时,经过他们的通力合,最终成就了这样一本美丽且温暖人心,并不时让人捧腹大笑的作品:“狗胜于猫”。
赶在猫类爱好者的不满之前,BTG首先要强调的是,虽身为一名狗类爱好者,但他对猫并无成见。本书的初衷,旨在阐述狗类所特有的天性特质,而并非对猫类及其饲养者们予以贬低(若有的话也仅限玩笑而已)。 显而易见,成功超越猫类及其他物种,狗之所以能够跻身成为人类最佳伴侣的原因就在于,它们确实招人喜爱。自首次人类与狗相见之处,他们彼此之间就产生了火花,“嘿,这或许有用。”在长达1万5千年的历史当中,凭借通力合作、心灵相通以及一种近似于手足般的感情,狗与人类的关系始终紧密相连。而另一方面,出于捕鼠的目的,人类饲养了猫,而为了食料,猫才厮守在人们的身边。
简而言之,就是:
狗更具社交性,猫则倾向于独处。
狗努力配合我们,猫则需要我们去迎合。
狗教授我们耐性,猫则一再挑战我们的耐性。
狗不断地给予,猫则一味的索求。
当然除去缺点之外,BTG同样认同,猫亦有它的迷人之处。生活当中同样不乏许多温顺、睡态可掬的猫,在RH的摄影作品当中我们就可看它们的踪影。但是,他始终坚持狗才是人类最佳的宠物、密友、伙伴、卫士、合作伙伴以及手足兄弟,因为褪去所有的理由之后,始终有一点是毋庸置疑的:狗为爱而生,而猫为鱼而生。
对于我们最为忠实的伙伴,本书例举出大量轻快、新颖及感人的题材,温暖人心。(WHL)

Awards/获奖情况:

About the Author/作者介绍: 自从畅销著作’The Blue Day Book’面试以来,Bradley已成功享誉国际出版市场。其作品在115个国家共计售超过1千9百万册。曾于澳大利亚空降部队服役,退伍后的BTG追寻其新颖的冒险生活。曾为俄太空计划效力并编著图书,对于野生动物及荒野探险,BTG也充满了好奇。接受过海象的亲吻,但也遭到过诸如企鹅、小熊、猴子及蝙蝠的攻击。更为有趣的是,他曾被海龟扇过耳光,并对猫严重过敏,还险些被几内亚野猪攻击致死,这或许促成了其对狗类如此喜爱的真正原因。现如今,他和他的三只大丹犬一起,生活在塔斯马尼亚的一座小村落中。
作为享誉世界的知名摄影师,你可以在世界各地的贺年卡、日历及信笺纸上,看到RH所拍摄的获奖照片,其作品被译成十一种语言并拥有超过250万册的销量。她是众多热门猫狗写生书籍的作者,并于2008年推出了以动物为题材的单行本,Baby Love:An Affectionate Miscellany一书。生长于新西兰,现如今RH同其丈夫Andrew和一条名为Kizzie的达尔马提亚狗一道,居住在法国南部地区。

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