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    One Nation Under Dog: America's Love Affair with Our Dogs (Paperback) By (author) Michael Schaffer

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    Short Description for One Nation Under Dog When the author and his wife drove to a rural animal shelter and adopted Murphy, a mistreated Saint Bernard, they vowed that they'd never become the kind of people who, say, get their dog a facial treatment. Chronicling the world of American pet mania, this title shows how the way we treat our pets reflects the ideas about consumerism, and family.
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    Title
    One Nation Under Dog
    Subtitle
    America's Love Affair with Our Dogs
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Michael Schaffer
    Physical properties
    Format: Paperback
    Number of pages: 304
    Width: 133 mm
    Height: 203 mm
    Thickness: 21 mm
    Weight: 254 g
    Audience
    General/trade
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9780805091465
    ISBN 10: 0805091467
    Classifications
    BIC geographical qualifier: 1KBB
    BISAC category code: PET004000
    BISAC category code: SOC022000
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: T11.4
    BICMainSubject: WNGD
    Edition
    1
    Illustrations note
    15 black/white photographs
    Publisher
    Henry Holt & Company Inc
    Imprint name
    Henry Holt & Company Inc
    Publication date
    23 June 2010
    Publication City/Country
    New York/US
    Review quote
    "A fast food nation for dog lovers... Astute and amusing." - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)."
    Biographical note
    Michael Schaffer is a former staff writer at "The Philadelphia Inquirer," "US News & World Report," and "Washington City Paper," and has written for "The Washington Post," "Slate," "The Daily Beast," and "The New Republic," among other publications. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Keltie Hawkins, and their daughter, Eleanor. They insist that their own pets, Murphy the Saint Bernard and Amelia the black cat, are not freakishly pampered.
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    “Informative, entertaining . . . [A] terrific book.”—Jonathan Yardley, The Washington PostWhen Michael Schaffer and his wife drove to a rural animal shelter and adopted Murphy, a mistreated Saint Bernard, they vowed that they’d never become the kind of people who, say, get their dog a facial treatment. But then they started to get weird looks from the in-laws: You hired a trainer? Murphy is on antidepressants?It turned out Murphy wasn’t alone: yesteryear’s pooch has moved from the backyard doghouse to the master bedroom, evolving from man’s best friend to bona fide family member. One Nation Under Dog is the beloved chronicle of this new world of American pet mania.Schaffer, guided on occasion by Murphy, provides a surprising, lively, and often hilarious portrait of our country—how the way we treat our pets reflects evolving ideas about everything from science and consumerism, to politics and family—through this fabulously reported and sympathetic look at both us and our animals.