{"product_id":"9780143111948","title":"Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World's Premier School for Exotic Animal Trainers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rare and absolutely enchanting look inside the Harvard of wild animal wranglers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs is obvious to anyone who has read her most e-mailed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e article of 2006, 'What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage,' Amy Sutherland knows a thing or two about animals. In \u003ci\u003eKicked, Bitten, and Scratched\u003c\/i\u003e, she takes readers behind the gates of Moorpark Community College, where students are taught such skills as how to train a hyena to pirouette and coax a tiger to open wide for a vet exam. As she follows the faculty, student body, and four- footed teaching aides at Moorpark's Exotic Animal Training and Management program, Sutherland produces a true walk on the wild side, filled with wonder, comedy, occasional heartache, and transcendent beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008522207472,"sku":"9780143111948","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143111948_p0.jpg?v=1763656678","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143111948","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}