Brown, Rita Mae.

Animal magnetism : my life with creatures great and small / Rita Mae Brown. - 1st ed. - New York : Ballantine Books, 2009. - xviii, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Money isn't everything: love is -- Animals can save your life -- Courtship and mating -- Every animal has a gift -- The purpose of plumage -- Mother's gift of nature -- My first horse, Suzie Q -- Natural selection -- Animals bring out the best in us -- The pecking order -- Love restores -- Betting on horses -- New horizons -- Learning to adapt -- Don't judge a dog by its appearance -- Humans learn to compromise -- Finding my way -- Pretty is as pretty does -- The thrill of the hunt -- A bicycle built for two -- Wisdom -- Stand and fight -- A home run -- Let go of the pain, hold onto the memory -- Gimme that old-time religion -- Birds of a feather.

A tribute to the author's friendships with numerous animals includes descriptions of such companions as her grandmother's rascal parrot, a courageous Doberman, and her "co-author" tiger cat, Sneaky Pie.

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Brown, Rita Mae.


American novelists--Biography.
Animals--Miscellanea.

PS3552.R698 / Z463 2009

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