Dog's Best Friend - A Brief History of an Unbreakable Bond

A wise, witty, alternative history of humanity exploring how our relationship with dogs has changed over the centuries - by the author of the bestselling JUST MY TYPE

About the author

Simon Garfield is the author of the international bestsellers Just My Type, On the Map and Mauve, while To the Letter was one of the inspirations for the theatre shows Letters Live with Benedict Cumberbatch. His study of AIDS in Britain, The End of Innocence, won the Somerset Maugham prize.

Summary

A wise, witty, alternative history of humanity exploring how our relationship with dogs has changed over the centuries - by the author of the bestselling JUST MY TYPE

Foreword

A wise, witty, alternative history of humanity exploring how our relationship with dogs has changed over the centuries - by the author of the bestselling JUST MY TYPE

Additional text

Garfield has a genius for being sparked to life by esoteric enthusiasm and charming readers with his delight

Product details

• Authors: Simon Garfield, Garfield Simon
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.09.2021
• EAN: 9781474610759
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-1075-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; NATURE / Animals / General, PETS / Dogs / General, Animals & society, Dogs as pets, History: specific events and topics, Animals and society, Father’s Day, Animals and society / Animal rights - issues and debates