Kinship with all life
J. Allen Boone
- New York Harper & Row 1954
- 157 pg.
Contents: Four-legged meteor Good man Friday Getting acquainted Puzzlement Keeping company Mind reader Master detective Dawdling Desert rat Dog interview Curriculum Look and see Eyeballs Elevation hound Dog talks back Mental bridges Magic alchemy Nudists Imprisoned splendor Rattlesnakes Tail-rattlings Naked ponies Golden thread The zephyrs Strange partners Wormy ways Ant code Musca domestica Mrs. Grundy Decreeing Clean slate Shoo fly! The brush-off Morning glory
Is there a universal language of love, a "kinship with all life" that can open new horizons of experience? Example after example in this unique classic--from "Strongheart" the actor-dog to "Freddie" the fly--resounds with entertaining and inspiring proof that communication with animals is a wonderful, indisputable fact. All that is required is an attitude of openness, friendliness, humility, and a sense of humor to part the curtain and form bonds of real friendship. For anyone who loves animals, for all those who have ever experienced the special devotion only a pet can bring, this book is a delight. Sample these pages and you will never encounter "just a dog" again, but rather a fellow member of nature's own family.--From publisher description