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Book

I'm not the biggest bitch in this relationship : hilarious, heartwarming tales about man's best friends from America's favorite humorists

Call Number

  • 636.7 I311 (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : New American Library, c2011.

Physical Description

viii, 258 p. ; 21 cm.

Summary

A collection of essays in which American humorists describe what it is like to share their life with a dog, recounting the challenges and joys of having a canine companion.

Contents

  • My best paw foreword / Chelsea Handler's dog, Chunk
  • Dum-diddle-dum-dum / Wade Rouse
  • A dog day of summer / W. Bruce Cameron
  • Dogs are the new children / Jen Lancaster
  • Oedipus Rex / Stephanie Klein
  • Ménage à dog / Alice Bradley
  • There's no place like home, Judy / Alec Mapa
  • The lone wolf / Laurie Notaro
  • The evil stepmother / Jane Green
  • Scratching at my door, tail between his legs / Caprice Crane
  • Walking my dog through the valley of the shadow of death is a nice way to start the day / Bob Smith
  • A courtly soul / Rita Mae Brown
  • The little rascal / Beth Harbison
  • Are you a Rascal or a Ringo? / Jeff Marx
  • Squatting with Stella by starlight / Allie Larkin
  • Peekapoo, where are you? / Annabelle Gurwitch
  • Pimping out Delilah / Sarah Pekkanen
  • Wuzsha, wuzsha, wuzsha! / Eddie Sarfaty
  • My dog, the dominatrix / Jenny Gardiner
  • Are you smarter than a terrier? / Beth Kendrick
  • Fairy tales can come true / Jill Conner Browne.

Subjects

Added Authors

Wade Rouse