EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY
Book ID/图书代码： 04410013B61929
English Summary/英文概要： Why has Fido become a generic term for all dogs? How did dogs help to roast a haunch of venison?
Why did hundreds of people collect dog faeces – and sell it?
Dogs never eat other dogs, so why is it a dog-eat-dog world? Did any dogs survive the Titanic?
Do mad dogs really go out in the midday sun? And exactly why are the ‘dog’s bollocks’ the best?
Max Cryer’s new book is a splendid collection of historical facts and eccentricities of language that will delight all dog-lovers and anyone with a morsel of interest in the world around them. Every Dog Has It’s Day pays homage to man’s best friend, telling the stories of famous dogs in history, tracing the origins of some of our favourite breeds, showing how dogs have become a significant part of our language, and describing the amazing range of activities in which dogs are involved. Written with Max Cryer’s characteristic light touch and sense of humour, every page contains unexpected facts and fascinating stories: this book truly is a delight from beginning to end.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 为何Fido逐渐成为了人们所熟知的狗狗的代名词？狗狗们又是如何帮助我们去翻烤一大块鹿腿肉的？
为何成千上万的人们回去收集狗狗们的排泄物，并随后卖出？狗狗们从来不会去吃自己的同类，那为何人类喜欢称世界是一个狗咬狗的世界？难道曾经有狗狗在泰坦尼克的巨大灾难中幸免于难？
疯狗真的会在正午时分外出?为什么“dog’s bollocks”代表着最好的？
马科斯•克瑞尔的这本新书是一部有关于历史史实和语言怪异却趣味之处的华丽选集，如果你热爱狗狗，又或者你对周围的世界有着一丝毫的兴趣，相信本书一定会让你愉悦不已。《凡人皆有得意日》向人类最忠实的朋友致以敬意，书中讲述了历史上著名狗狗的事迹，追溯某些人们所喜爱的犬种起源，向我们展示狗狗们是如何逐渐成为了我们语言中重要的一部分，同时还描绘了狗狗们可能会参与其中的各类活动。本书延续了马科斯•克瑞尔一贯的写作特点：轻微的触动和幽默感，因此每一页纸上都饱含了出乎你意料却又精彩不已的故事：本书堪称由始至终都乐趣无穷。（DC）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 马科斯•克瑞尔是一名知名作家，广播员以及娱乐人。在其漫长的职业生涯中，他曾担任过学校老师、电视节目主持人，他还曾在伦敦歌剧院及拉斯维加斯和好莱坞的卡巴莱登台表演。作为一名现居奥克兰的全职作家，马科斯现已创作多部作品，其中包括：Who Said That First?（《孰先孰后》）, Love Me Tender（《温柔的爱》）, The Godzone Dictionary（《神域词典》）, Preposterous Proverbs（《愚蠢的寓言》） 以及Curious English Words and Phrases（《趣味英语语言》）。Max Cryer is a well-known writer, broadcaster and entertainer. In a long career, he has been a schoolteacher, a compere and television host, as well as a performer on the opera stage in London and in cabaret in Las Vegas and Hollywood. Now a full-time writer living in Auckland, he has written many books, including Who Said That First?, Love Me Tender, The Godzone Dictionary, Preposterous Proverbs and Curious English Words and Phrases.
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