Soul of a Dog, Jon Katz
Soul of a Dog, Jon Katz
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Soul of a Dog
Reflections on the Spirits of the Animals of Bedlam Farm

Author: Jon Katz

Narrator: Tom Stechschulte

Unabridged: 5 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/28/2009

Synopsis

With its endearing blend of humor, wisdom, and insight, Soul of a Dog by New York Times best-selling author Jon Katz illuminates the interaction between humans and animals. Although he features his ever-faithful border collie Rose, Katz also includes revealing observations about Mother the murderous barn cat, Elvis the doughnut-loving steer, and his other dogs-Izzy, Lenore, and Pearl.

About Jon Katz

Jon Katz has written over twenty books, including Talking to Animals, Soul of a Dog, Izzy & Lenore, Dog Days, A Good Dog, and The Dogs of Bedlam Farm. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Rolling Stone, Wired, and the AKC Gazette. He has worked for CBS News, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Katz is also a photographer and the author of a children’s book, Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm. He lives on Bedlam Farm in upstate New York with the artist Maria Heinrich; his dogs Izzy, Lenore, and Frieda; and his barn cats, Mother and Minnie.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephen

I like Jon Katz's writing and his stories of his dogs and the farm, but this book was not as much fun as the other ones. He tries to tie his stories in this book with the question of do animals have a soul, but that thread just wasn't strong enough for me. It actually seemed to detract from enjoymen......more

Goodreads review by Brittany

I love it when liberal arts city folk move to the country, acquire animals, discover love, and then feel the urge to get philosophical about it all. The books they write are wonderful. In this case, the deep question at the root of the book is: Do animals have souls? Katz has obviously done some of h......more

Goodreads review by Kelley

I wavered between 3 and 4 stars on this one. This book was at times too philosophical for me. Like many ancient philosophers, and those that rely solely on the bible without much consideration for room for interpretation and modernization of society (not the author, he's not that way) but others in......more

Goodreads review by Melissa

Another thoughful dog book from Jon Katz. More introspective than his other books, Soul of a Dog examines human-animal relationships as observed on Bedlam Farm and its environs. Izzy's work in hospice, Rose's work with sheep, and even Henrietta the hen's personality traits are represented in well wr......more

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