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A man for all species : the remarkable adventures of an animal lover and expert
Morrone, Marc
Adult Nonfiction SF411.45.M67 A3 2010
Morrone, Marc
Adult Nonfiction SF411.45.M67 A3 2010
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| Contents | Page |
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| Foreword | p. xi |
| A Word | p. xiii |
| Preface | p. xvii |
| Part 1 - A Pet Keeper is Born | |
| Chapter 1 - Tiny Bones, Big Dreams | p. 3 |
| Chapter 2 - Big Bones, Small Business | p. 11 |
| Chapter 3 - A Store Is Born | p. 18 |
| Chapter 4 - Harry and the Hyacinth Heist | p. 23 |
| Chapter 5 - The Secret Life of "Flap-Flap" | p. 29 |
| Chapter 6 - A Passion for Birds: From Front Porch to Penthouse | p. 38 |
| Chapter 7 - The Power of the Stoop: Flying with Falcons | p. 46 |
| Part II - A Pet in Every Port | |
| Chapter 8 - Passports for Pooches and Pets | p. 61 |
| Chapter 9 - Porcupines Arriving at Gate 9 | p. 69 |
| Chapter 10 - All Ferrets Aboard! | p. 72 |
| Chapter 11 - Splash! | p. 79 |
| Chapter 12 - Will Park Your Pigeons ... and Your Car | p. 84 |
| Chapter 13 - He Knows Why the Caged Bird Sings | p. 88 |
| Chapter 14 - Passover Pets | p. 92 |
| Part III - Adventures in Pet Keeping | |
| Chapter 15 - A Typical Day in the Not-So-Typical Life of the Pet Keeper | p. 101 |
| Chapter 16 - Betta Than a Kissing Gourami | p. 106 |
| Chapter 17 - The "Great Mother" of All Hamsters | p. 114 |
| Chapter 18 - A Giant Rabbit Called Harvey | p. 121 |
| Chapter 19 - Puff, the Magic Iguana | p. 127 |
| Chapter 20 - For Emily, Wherever I Hope to Find Her | p. 135 |
| Chapter 21 - Dances with "Real" Wolves | p. 143 |
| Chapter 22 - What Has Spots Like a Leopard but Isn't a Leopard? | p. 150 |
| Chapter 23 - Domestic Partners | p. 156 |
| Chapter 24 - Smiley, the One-Toothed Monkey | p. 162 |
| Chapter 25 - Into My Arms, into My Heart: Georgette the Baboon | p. 168 |
| Chapter 26 - Baby on Board: Sweet Jessie | p. 171 |
| Chapter 27 - Pigs in Paradise, Not in Your Living Room | p. 174 |
| Chapter 28 - Prairie Dogs and the Epidemic of Fear | p. 179 |
| Part IV - On the Air with Martha Stewart | |
| Chapter 29 - Discovered! | p. 189 |
| Chapter 30 - Elmo and the Great Goldfish Caper | p. 196 |
| Chapter 31 - Taping with Martha | p. 203 |
| Chapter 32 - When Lilacs Last Bloomed in Martha's Garden | p. 208 |
| Chapter 33 - From Dancing with the Stars to Standing with the Losers | p. 217 |
| Chapter 34 - The Baby Bird Heist | p. 222 |
| Part V - Animals in the Spotlight | |
| Chapter 35 - A Dancing Raven Performs at Lincoln Center | p. 229 |
| Chapter 36 - Behind the Scenes with Animal Trainers | p. 232 |
| Chapter 37 - Beware the Chimpanzee with a Toothbrush in His Hand | p. 237 |
| Chapter 38 - The Zoo Puzzle: Where Have All the Tigers Gone? | p. 241 |
| Chapter 39 - Circus Secrets and the Saga of Siegfried and Roy | p. 250 |
| Chapter 40 - The Pantheon of Animal "Deities" | p. 254 |
| Chapter 41 - Vision of a Pet Keeper | p. 261 |
| Afterword | p. 267 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 269 |
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