[bksvol-discuss] Re: Book submitted: Betty White's Pet-Love
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- Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:10:01 -0400
Shelley, probably someone has already snapped it up, but I'd love to proof
this one. Thanks.
Reggie
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Book submitted: Betty White's Pet-Love
Hi everyone, a book by Betty White, since I received a dog named for her
husband and since I like her as an actress and classy lady and we didn't
have most of her books in the collection I decided to fix that problem.
here is the first of three books by her. Is a good one, smile, though a wee
bit dated, but fascinating to see that even then people were considering the
human animal bond as something that was special and important, I am glad we
have come a long way to respect the importance of the bond.
ISBN:
0-688-02207-3
Title:
Betty White's Pet Love: How Pets Take Care Of Us
Author(s):
Betty White, Thomas J. Watson
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Copyright Date:
1983
Copyrighted By:
Betty White and Thomas J. Watson
Brief Synopsis:
Much has been written about how people should take care of their pets-but
here is a fascinating, documented account of how pets can and do take care
of people. Noted actress and animal lover Betty White draws on personal
experience and the studies of leading authorities to show how science has
confirmed what pet owners have known instinctively all along-that pets
contribute to the health and well-being of their owners.
Long Synopsis:
Much has been written about how people should take care of their pets-but
here is a fascinating, documented account of how pets can and do take care
of people. Noted actress and animal lover Betty White draws on personal
experience and the studies of leading authorities to show how science has
confirmed what pet owners have known instinctively all along-that pets
contribute to the health and well-being of their owners. Pet-love-"the
human/companion animal bond" -is a mutually rewarding relationship. In the
past few years, scientific research has not only explained why and how but
also greatly extended the possibilities for its use. For instance, "pet
therapy" or "pet-facilitated therapy" is currently being used to treat the
mentally ill, revitalize the elderly, and motivate the handicapped. This
book describes some remarkable case histories. There are new insights now
into the attitudes and feelings that humans have toward their pets and
therefore new insights into what pets do for us. Many animals give owners
who live alone a feeling of security. Walking a dog provides exercise for
people who might otherwise never get out of the house. The companionship of
pets dramatically reduces feelings of isolation and loneliness. Perhaps most
important, pets provoke a strong caring response in their owners. Pets
reduce stress, may lower a person's blood pressure, and in other ways can
actually improve health and prolong life. Pet-Love is an entertaining book
as well as a serious one-just as pets are themselves entertaining. Betty
White tells many stories of her own experiences with animals and those of
celebrity pet owners such as Carol Burnett, Jimmy Stewart, Mary Tyler Moore,
Fred Astaire, and Loretta Swit. It is wonderful to read about the
intelligence of Hearing Ear dogs who help their deaf owners cope with life,
or how family pets can aid the learning process in children, and how pets
can give everyone the happiness of experiencing their un questioning
affection. Four-time Emmy Award-winner betty White, famous for her role as
Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has been a lifelong champion of
animals. She was recently elected president of the Morris Animal Foundation,
a national research group dedicated to improving the health of companion
animals. She has been affiliated as a board member with the American Humane
Association and has served on the Board of Trustees of the Greater Los
Angeles Zoo Association since 1974. She was creator, writer, and hostess of
a syndicated television series, The Pet Set, and also has had a daily radio
show, Betty White on Animals. She is now in the cast of the new NBC comedy
hit Mamas Family. Thomas J. Watson, a longtime pet lover, is coauthor of
Loving Lucy, an illustrated biography of Lucille Ball. He is an eleven-year
veteran of the research department of the CBS television network.
Comments:
Has been read through. All page numbers that were present in the file are
present titles from pages have been removed. Pictures that contain captions
were left in where they were found with a "caption:" marking the cpations to
photographs. I have read through the book and believe it is complete. Should
be a fairly easy proof, and a delightful read. If you have any questions
please contact me at juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx I have images of any pages if
needed, do not have the book any longer.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English US
Book Quality:
EXCELLENT
Categories:
Nonfiction, Animals, Health, Mind and Body
Shelley L. Rhodes, VRT
and Ludden Black Labrador Guide Dog
The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and he
does it without destroying something else. -John Updike, writer (1932-2009)
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