My Year 2007: To the Dogs

Douglas Messerli continues his annual memoirs in this 2007 volume.

In this, the fifth volume of Messerli's annual cultural memoir of "Readings," "Events," and "Memories," the author explores a world that metaphorically and quite literary was going "To the Dogs." Essays on novels, movies, and plays centering on man's best friends are combined with dog-involved events involving Michael Vick, Leona Helmsley, Ellen DeGeneres, and the fiftieth anniversary of the Russian dog Laika's flight into space. Numerous photos are included.