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Embracing the notion that the human-animal bond applies to all creatures, great and small, Dr. Stork was centered and rededicated in his profession by a 70-year-old farmer openly weeping and hugging a 21-year-old cow named Iris as the sun rose on her last day. Shed a tear for a dog called Buck, hold your belly from laughing as Dr. Stork survives Jack going for his jugular, ponder how Pumpkin developed her outer rind, and make the acquaintance of the Amazing Dick Bass - In Herriot's Shadow weaves together stories about B.B. King, temperamental cows, biking through Texas, therapy cats and life-saving dogs.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50376510406929,"sku":"CIN0989978443G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0989978443.jpg?v=1763043172"},{"product_id":"stepping-from-herriot-s-shadow-book-bill-stork-9781942586166","title":"Stepping from Herriot's Shadow","description":"Dr. Stork refuses to refer to himself as an author. He's far more comfortable being called a storyteller with an amazing stable of friends, unique perspective, and two editors who are both skilled and tolerant. Four years ago, Dr. Stork sat down to write stories about dogs, cats, cows, farms, families, and faith. Collectively they become In Herriot's Shadow, a book about humanity. He is still a country vet practicing in a small town in Wisconsin, writing with the same unique voice, but Stepping from Herriot's Shadow is anything but a continuum. The book you are holding is bound and printed, but it is a snapshot. The writings and reflections that have become Stepping from Herriot's Shadow are alive. Their direction is unknown. The path will be guided by a pearl plucked from conversation with the next farmer, teacher, or tap dancer he encounters. He moves from responding to road-raging Prius Pete, to celebrating survival in Family Tradition. Amazon reviewer Sarah said of In Herriot's Shadow, He doesn't write much about animals. Well, Sarah, here are stories about elusive Jack Russell terriers, free range pigs, old black Labs, rampaging cows, and skunks. There are also stories about WI Veteran barber, anger management, serendipity, and gaining strength by way of a sick daughter, or climbing a mountain. Sarah also lamented, Never with the grace and self-deprecation of Herriot. Sarah, you'll be delighted to read how he had his backside handed to him by a Holstein with a roundhouse right, a professor in vet school, and his son. Music and storytelling is an art, a form of living history, a way to explore human interaction. Songwriter Keven DeForrest says, Serve the song. Dr. Stork says, Tell the story. Only then do you know the end.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50395508539665,"sku":"CIN1942586167VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1942586167.jpg?v=1750932233"},{"product_id":"i-have-never-failed-book-bill-stork-9781942586890","title":"I Have Never Failed…","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThroughout his life, Dr. Bill has found guidance in the blue-collar adaptations of centuries-old wisdom: I have never failed, but I have extensive experience with things that do not work; there is no such thing as bad weather, just a poor choice of clothes; and shut up and do your work. He has modeled the exemplary lives of his parents and been tailwinded by the unconditional support of his wife, Sheila. Dr. Bill shares stories about OCD Shepherd crosses and a German Shorthaired Pointer with three testicles. There are tributes to a one-eyed mechanic, the Pike County Jesus, and Certified Nursing Assistants. Dr. Bill shines a light on the plight of loneliness among the elderly, calls into question the dehumanizing effect of technology, and respectfully opposes \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and Princeton Professor Emeritus Harry W. Frankfurt. Dr. Bill lives each day to earn the words said, and the tears shed at a Baptist church in Atlanta in April 1999. The two hundred stories he's written leading up to ADB were only a warmup to properly honor the legacy of The Amazing Dick Bass.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51327262359825,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51327264653585,"sku":"CIN1942586892VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1942586892.jpg?v=1751219921"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-bill-stork.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}