{"product_id":"9781608193042","title":"A Small Furry Prayer: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteven Kotler was forty years old, single, and facing an existential \u003cbr\u003ecrisis when he met Lila, a woman devoted to animal rescue. \"Love me, \u003cbr\u003elove my dogs\" was her rule, and Steven took it to heart. Spurred to move\u003cbr\u003e by a housing crisis in Los Angeles, Steven, Lila, and their eight \u003cbr\u003edogs-then ten, then twenty, and then they lost count-bought a \u003cbr\u003epostage-stamp-size farm in Chimayo, New Mexico. \u003ci\u003eA Small Furry Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles their adventures at Rancho de Chihuahua, the sanctuary they created for their special needs pack.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile\u003cbr\u003e dog rescue is one of the largest underground movements in America, it \u003cbr\u003eis also one of the least understood. An insider look at the \"cult and \u003cbr\u003eculture\" of dog rescue, \u003ci\u003eA Small Furry Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e weaves personal \u003cbr\u003eexperience, cultural investigation, and scientific inquiry into a \u003cbr\u003efast-paced, fun-filled narrative that explores what it means to devote \u003cbr\u003eone's life to the furry and the four-legged. Along the way, Kotler combs\u003cbr\u003e through every aspect of canine-human relations, from humans' long \u003cbr\u003ehistory with dogs through brand-new research into the neuroscience of \u003cbr\u003ecanine companionship, in the end discovering why living in a world made \u003cbr\u003eof dog may be the best way to uncover the truth about what it really \u003cbr\u003emeans to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138933440752,"sku":"9781608193042","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608193042_p0.jpg?v=1763833733","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608193042","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}