MAN’S BEST FRIENDS: TRUE STORIES OF THE WORLD’S MOST HEROIC DOGS

Book ID/图书代码： 01930012B54016

English Summary/英文概要： For thousands of years, men and women have known who to turn to in times of trouble - a dog. All over the world dogs have risked, and often lost, their lives to look after the human beings they care for. Their intelligence, devotion and astonishing courage to help humans in distress on countless occasions almost defies belief. Their stories range from Roselle the Labrador, who led her blind owner to safety from the carnage of the World Trade Centre, to the legends of Balto and Togo, two of the huskies who traversed over 1,000 kilometres of snow and ice to bring life-saving medicine to an isolated town, and Swansea Jack, the black Labrador who rescued almost 30 people from drowning and who had a statue erected in his honour. Many of the dogs featured in this book have been specially trained to help humans, a task they eagerly set about regardless of the physical risk they face as a result. Then there are the family pets who, when danger threatens, react with total disregard for their own wellbeing, caring only about one thing; protecting the humans they love.

Contents
1. Dog Physicians
2. Stately German Shepherds
3. Greater Love Hath No Dog Than This…
4. Rescue Dogs
5. Away in a Heartbeat
6. Ne’er Had Mankind a More Faithful Friend Than Thou
7. The Dogs of War
8. The Dogs of War (Post World War II)
9. Alligators, Snakes and Other Dangers
10. Faithful Friends
11. Balto and Togo’s Great Rescue Mission
12. Dogs Under Fire
13. Dog of the Millennium

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 奮不顧身! 偉大的狗狗英雄事蹟

在危急存亡之時，為了拯救最愛的人
他們一馬當先，奮不顧身
「人類最好的朋友」，他們當之無愧

狗狗是人類最好的朋友，也是我們人生中的同伴和幫手。在危急時刻，他們還扮演拯救人類生命的小小英雄。
狗狗為了他們關心的人類，願意奮不顧身，甚至犧牲自己來拯救人類。本書收錄這些勇敢聰明狗狗的故事，將他們的英雄事蹟銘刻在人類的歷史中。這些感人的故事包括：
* 拉布拉多犬Roselle，帶著她失明的主人逃出911的斷垣殘壁，重獲生機
* 在911恐怖攻擊後，勇敢的搜救犬憑著天生的本領以及勇氣，拯救無數壓在瓦礫堆底下的人們
* 兩隻哈士奇Balto 和Togo在冰天雪地中千里跋涉，將救命的藥品帶到與外界完全失聯的小鎮
* 聖伯納犬Barry擔任搜救犬，在阿爾卑斯山執勤。在他任職期間至少拯救了40條人命
* 拉不拉多Jack跟主人住在靠海的英國Swansea，Jack會跳進海裡拯救溺水的人，一生中拯救了27人，當地還建了座紀念碑表揚他的英勇事蹟
* 導盲犬Tom引領主人逃出經過恐怖攻擊後的倫敦地鐵，這場攻擊奪走了52條人命，傷者逾百
這些故事中，有些狗狗是受到專業訓練，專門來協助人類。這些工作讓他們的天性充分發揮，但也會受到職業傷害。有些狗狗並沒有特別受訓，只是隻寵物狗。但當主人面臨危機時，他們也不顧自身危險，就只為了保護他們在乎的人…。(Eva)

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About the Author/作者介绍： John McShane著有多本傳記，有足球明星Didier Drogba傳《Didier Drogba: Portrait of a Hero》、希斯萊傑傳《Heath Ledger: His Beautiful Life》以及蘇珊大嬸傳《Susan Boyle: Living the Dream》等。
John McShane is the author of Didier Drogba: Portrait of a Hero, Heath Ledger: His Beautiful Life, and Susan Boyle: Living the Dream, among many other titles.

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