Come Back, Como by Steven Winn
The story of one man’s uncommon experiences with a dog who was determined to have nothing whatsoever to do with him. Steven Winn wanted a dog for his family - for companionship, for laughter, for holidays together, and stories to tell. But when his daughter fell in love with a scraggly, man-hating terrier mix named Como from a local animal shelter, Winn got far more than he’d bargained for. Traumatized, single-minded, and clever, Como was bent on breaking Winn’s sanity, his bankbook, and his heart. COME BACK, COMO is the story of one man’s valiant quest to win the love of a truly one-of-a-kind dog, a creature usually thought of as man’s best friend. With humor and pathos, Winn describes the exasperating but ultimately rewarding effects Como had on his family, the ordeals he and his dog endured together, and the greatest lesson Como taught him: that loving a dog can make us more human."A delightful story about the joys and deeper meanings dogs bring into our lives" – Amy Tan
"Even people who don't much care for dogs, and I am one, will be moved and entertained by Steven Winn's story of pursuit and rejection and renewed pursuit between man and pooch. Its real subject, transcending species, is the struggle for understanding between minds and hearts." – Adam Gopnik
Award-winning journalist and fiction writer Steven Winn was a staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle for twenty-eight years. He was a Wallace Stegner Fellow in Fiction at Stanford University and a founding staff member of the Seattle Weekly. His work has appeared in publications from Good Housekeeping, Parenting, and Parents, to Sports Illustrated, AARP magazine, the Utne Reader, and the National Lampoon.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007343997 |
| ISBN 10 | 000734399X |
| Title | Come Back, Como |
| Author | Steven Winn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2010-02-04 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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