Heart Songs for Animal Lovers

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Summary: Heart Songs is a wonderful, heart-felt book!
Review: Heart Songs For Animal Lovers weaves together a perfect mix of funny stories, including Hester Mundis' own hilarious account of raising both a chimpanzee and a German shepherd "with an attitude" in an apartment in Manhattan (which had me convulsed with laughter) and many other stories that brought me to tears.

Ron Van Warmer's unforgettable tale of Peewee and Black Jack, "The Oddest Couple In Town" managed to accomplish both.

There are also great quotes sprinkled throughout the book, from such diverse sources as Walt Whitman and Plato to Elizabeth Taylor.

I think any lover of animals will love this book, and I especially recommend it to anyone who is mourning the loss of a beloved pet. This book will raise your spirits and make you laugh and cry and not feel so alone. The last chapter, "In Loving Memory: Tributes, Epitaphs, and Eulogies" is especially moving.

It's a great comfort to read a book as heart-felt as Heart Songs, and to know that the world is filled with so many people who love and respect and care for animals.

Many thanks to Hester Mundis for collecting their stories!

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Summary: Heart Songs is a wonderful, heart-felt book!
Review: I'm usually a reader of science fiction, and I tend to get stuck in the idea that meeting members of non-human species is something we'll do tomorrow, in the distant future. This book will remind you that we already share this planet with a whole community of other spieces...and that they have lessons to teach us about love, healing, compassion, humor, and coping with loss. Who knows? If aliens ever really arrive to meet us and read this book, they'll like us...but they may decide that the animals are Earth's real intelligent life. I plan to pass along copies of Heart Songs to family and friends who are dealing with illness, marital strife, and the imminent loss of loved ones, both human and animal. The book has something to say about all these things, and reminds us that we're never alone with our struggles in life as long as there are animals.

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Summary: A lively book about the lives we share with animals
Review: I'm usually a reader of science fiction, and I tend to get stuck in the idea that meeting members of non-human species is something we'll do tomorrow, in the distant future. This book will remind you that we already share this planet with a whole community of other spieces...and that they have lessons to teach us about love, healing, compassion, humor, and coping with loss. Who knows? If aliens ever really arrive to meet us and read this book, they'll like us...but they may decide that the animals are Earth's real intelligent life. I plan to pass along copies of Heart Songs to family and friends who are dealing with illness, marital strife, and the imminent loss of loved ones, both human and animal. The book has something to say about all these things, and reminds us that we're never alone with our struggles in life as long as there are animals.

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Summary: 2 Thumbs Up By New York Times Columnist
Review: This is the best book on animal-human relations to come out since country vet James Herriot opened the field with his charming "All Things Bright and Beautiful" series. Naysayers of the bond between people and their pets should take a close look at all the new research coming out of medical schools on companion animals and how their owners live LONGER, happier, safer, healthier and more prosperous lives. The pets in our midst give us their unconditional love and we are better people because of it. Their devotion brings out the best in their owners. Don't miss this engaging and uplifting collection.

Rating:
Summary: 2 Thumbs Up By New York Times Columnist
Review: This is the best book on animal-human relations to come out since country vet James Herriot opened the field with his charming "All Things Bright and Beautiful" series. Naysayers of the bond between people and their pets should take a close look at all the new research coming out of medical schools on companion animals and how their owners live LONGER, happier, safer, healthier and more prosperous lives. The pets in our midst give us their unconditional love and we are better people because of it. Their devotion brings out the best in their owners. Don't miss this engaging and uplifting collection.