| Colter: The True Story of the Best Dog I Ever Had Contributor(s): Bass, Rick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618127364 ISBN-13: 9780618127368 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: "Colter" pairs one of America's most treasured writers with a treasured "best friend"--the runt of the litter, a German shorthair pup. "A gorgeous, heart-tugging man-and-dog memoir".--"Milwaukee Journal Sentinel". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Pets | Dogs - Breeds - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Pets | Reference |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00020524 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 4.72" W x 7.8" (0.43 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Montana |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 41132 Reading Level: 7.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: COLTER pairs one of America's most treasured writers with our most treasured best friend. Colter, a German shorthair pup, was the runt of the litter, and Rick Bass took him only because nobody else would. Soon, though, Colter surprised his new owner, first with his raging genius, then with his innocent ability to lead Bass to new territory altogether, a place where he felt instantly more alive and more connected to the world. Distinguished by crystalline, see-through-to-the-bottom prose (Rocky Mountain News), this interspecies love story vividly captures the essence of canine companionship, and yet, as we've come to expect from Rick Bass, it does far more. With an elegant, often erudite flavor to this story (Book Page), COLTER illuminates the heart of life by recreating the sheer, unmitigated pleasure of an afternoon in the Montana hills with a loyal pup bounding at your side. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bass, Rick: - RICK BASS's fiction has received O. Henry Awards, numerous Pushcart Prizes, awards from the Texas Institute of Letters, fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, and his memoir, Why I Came West, was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award. |