What Shamu Taught Me About Love and Marriage: Lessons for People from Animals and Their Trainers - Hardcover

Sutherland, Amy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1400066581 ISBN 13: 9781400066582

Publisher: Random House Inc, 2008

Synopsis

An expanded version of an article that originally appeared in the "Modern Love" column of The New York Times draws on examples from the animal world and the principles of exotic animal training to provide keen insights into the complexities of human relationships, as well as suggestions on ways to deal with common relationship challenges. 50,000 first printing.

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"Playful, passionate, and practical."
"-Redbook"
"A compelling argument for using techniques from animal trainers to help change bad habits and improve relationships."
"-The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
"Sutherland's a smart, engaging writer, and her stories about the hows and whys of exotic animal training are fun and fascinating."
"-Boston Sunday Globe"
"Part self-help guide, part animal psychology textbook and part memoir . . . Sutherland has a breezy style."
"-The New York Times Book Review"
"In the little, private zoo known as marriage, it helps to remind yourself that you and your partner are just two bipedal primates trying to get along in intimate co-habitation."
"-The Globe and Mail"
"Wise and pragmatic advice . . . The thing I love most about this book is that every other paragraph, Sutherland's terrific wordsmithing, compelling logic, and anecdotes about exotic animals make me feel like she's tossed me a biscuit."
-Martha Beck, author of "Steering by Starlight" and columnist for "O: The Oprah Magazine"
"Hilarious and persuasive."
-Good Housekeeping
"Invaluable . . . It succeeds nicely as an animal-training guide, and amusingly as a relationship book."
"-Buffalo News"

"Playful, passionate, and practical."--"Redbook"

"A compelling argument for using techniques from animal trainers to help change bad habits and improve relationships."--"Atlanta Journal-Constitution"

"Sutherland's a smart, engaging writer, and her stories about the hows and whys of exotic animal training are fun and fascinating."--"Boston Sunday Globe"

"Part self-help guide, part animal psychology textbook and part memoir . . . Sutherland has a breezy style."--"New York Times Book Review"

"In the little, private zoo known as marriage, it helps to remind yourself that you and your partner are just two bipedal primates trying to get along in intimate co-habitation."--"Globe and Mail"

"Wise and pragmatic advice . . . The thing I love most about this book is that every other paragraph, Sutherland's terrific wordsmithing, compelling logic, and anecdotes about exotic animals make me feel like she's tossed me a biscuit."--Martha Beck, author of "Steering by Starlight" and columnist for "O: The Oprah Magazine "

"Hilarious and persuasive."--Good Housekeeping

"Invaluable . . . It succeeds nicely as an animal-training guide, and amusingly as a relationship book."--"Buffalo News "

"Playful, passionate, and practical."--"Redbook"
"A compelling argument for using techniques from animal trainers to help change bad habits and improve relationships."--"Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
"Sutherland's a smart, engaging writer, and her stories about the hows and whys of exotic animal training are fun and fascinating."--"Boston Sunday Globe"
"Part self-help guide, part animal psychology textbook and part memoir . . . Sutherland has a breezy style."--"New York Times Book Review"
"In the little, private zoo known as marriage, it helps to remind yourself that you and your partner are just two bipedal primates trying to get along in intimate co-habitation."--"Globe and Mail"
"Wise and pragmatic advice . . . The thing I love most about this book is that every other paragraph, Sutherland's terrific wordsmithing, compelling logic, and anecdotes about exotic animals make me feel like she's tossed me a biscuit."--Martha Beck, author of "Steering by Starlight" and columnist for "O: The Oprah Magazine "
"Hilarious and persuasive."--Good Housekeeping
"Invaluable . . . It succeeds nicely as an animal-training guide, and amusingly as a relationship book."--"Buffalo News "

Playful, passionate, and practical. "Redbook"
A compelling argument for using techniques from animal trainers to help change bad habits and improve relationships. "Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
Sutherland s a smart, engaging writer, and her stories about the hows and whys of exotic animal training are fun and fascinating. "Boston Sunday Globe"
Part self-help guide, part animal psychology textbook and part memoir . . . Sutherland has a breezy style. "New York Times Book Review"
In the little, private zoo known as marriage, it helps to remind yourself that you and your partner are just two bipedal primates trying to get along in intimate co-habitation. "Globe and Mail"
Wise and pragmatic advice . . . The thing I love most about this book is that every other paragraph, Sutherland s terrific wordsmithing, compelling logic, and anecdotes about exotic animals make me feel like she s tossed me a biscuit. Martha Beck, author of "Steering by Starlight" and columnist for "O: The Oprah Magazine "
Hilarious and persuasive. Good Housekeeping
Invaluable . . . It succeeds nicely as an animal-training guide, and amusingly as a relationship book. "Buffalo News ""

Playful, passionate, and practical. Redbook
A compelling argument for using techniques from animal trainers to help change bad habits and improve relationships. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sutherland s a smart, engaging writer, and her stories about the hows and whys of exotic animal training are fun and fascinating. Boston Sunday Globe
Part self-help guide, part animal psychology textbook and part memoir . . . Sutherland has a breezy style. New York Times Book Review
In the little, private zoo known as marriage, it helps to remind yourself that you and your partner are just two bipedal primates trying to get along in intimate co-habitation. Globe and Mail
Wise and pragmatic advice . . . The thing I love most about this book is that every other paragraph, Sutherland s terrific wordsmithing, compelling logic, and anecdotes about exotic animals make me feel like she s tossed me a biscuit. Martha Beck, author of Steering by Starlight and columnist for O: The Oprah Magazine
Hilarious and persuasive. Good Housekeeping
Invaluable . . . It succeeds nicely as an animal-training guide, and amusingly as a relationship book. Buffalo News "

"Playful, passionate, and practical."--Redbook

"A compelling argument for using techniques from animal trainers to help change bad habits and improve relationships."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Sutherland's a smart, engaging writer, and her stories about the hows and whys of exotic animal training are fun and fascinating."--Boston Sunday Globe

"Part self-help guide, part animal psychology textbook and part memoir . . . Sutherland has a breezy style."--New York Times Book Review

"In the little, private zoo known as marriage, it helps to remind yourself that you and your partner are just two bipedal primates trying to get along in intimate co-habitation."--Globe and Mail

"Wise and pragmatic advice . . . The thing I love most about this book is that every other paragraph, Sutherland's terrific wordsmithing, compelling logic, and anecdotes about exotic animals make me feel like she's tossed me a biscuit."--Martha Beck, author of Steering by Starlight and columnist for O: The Oprah Magazine

"Hilarious and persuasive."--Good Housekeeping

"Invaluable . . . It succeeds nicely as an animal-training guide, and amusingly as a relationship book."--Buffalo News

About the Author

Amy Sutherland is the author of Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched and Cookoff. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University. Her feature piece “What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage,” on which this book is based, was the most viewed and most e-mailed article of The New York Times online in 2006. Sutherland divides her time between Boston and Portland, Maine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1400066581
• ISBN 13: 9781400066582
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 168