Book
Buddy : how a rooster made me a family man / Brian McGrory.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307953063 (hc) :
- Physical Description: 328 p. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, c2012.
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| Subject: | McGrory, Brian > Family. Authors, American > Biography. Human-animal relationships. Roosters. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 813.6 McGro | 31681002668838 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Recounts how after losing a beloved dog the author fell in love with a veterinarian and pursued a family life replete with several pets, including a portly rooster who initially treated him as a male rival and eventually prompted inspirational realizations about love, acceptance and change. 100,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
Recounts how the author fell in love with a veterinarian and pursued a family life replete with several pets, including a portly rooster who initially treated him as a male rival and eventually prompted inspirational realizations about love, acceptance, and change. - Random House, Inc.
Award-winning journalist Brian McGrory goes head to beak in a battle royale with another male for a top-spot in his home, vying for dominance with the familyâs pet rooster.
Brian McGrory's life changed drastically after the death of his beloved dog, Harry: he fell in love with Pam, Harry's veterinarian. Though Brianâs only responsibility used to be his adored Harry, Pam came with accessories that could not have been more exotic to the city-loving bachelor: a home in suburbia, two young daughters, two dogs, two cats, two rabbits, and a portly, snow white, red-crowned-and-wattled step-rooster named Buddy. While Buddy loves the women of the house, he takes Brian's presence as an affront, doing everything he can to drive out his rival. Initially resistant to elements of his new life and to the loud, aggressive rooster (who stares menacingly, pecks threateningly, and is constantly poised to attack), Brian eventually sees that Buddy shares the kind of extraordinary relationship with Pam and her two girls that he wants for himself. The rooster is what Brian needs to be â strong and content, devoted to what he has rather than what might be missing. As he learns how to live by living with animals, Buddy, Brianâs nemesis, becomes Buddy, Brianâs inspiration, in this inherently human story of love, acceptance, and change.
In the tradition of bestsellers like Marley and Me, Dewey, and The Tender Bar comes a heartwarming and wise tale of finding love in lifeâs second chapter - and how it means all the more when you have to fight for it.
