{"product_id":"travels-with-casey-book-benoit-denizet-lewis-9781439146934","title":"Travels With Casey","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Week This hilarious, charming road trip through canine-loving America is essential reading for dog lovers and armchair travelers (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI don't think my dog likes me very much, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e writer Benoit Denizet-Lewis confesses at the beginning of his cross-country journey with his nine-year-old Labrador-mix, Casey. Over the next four months, thirty-two states, and 13,000 miles in a rented motor home, Denizet-Lewis and his lovable, moody canine companion try--with humorous and touching results--to pay tribute to the most powerful interspecies bond there is, in the country with the highest rate of dog ownership in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the way, Denizet-Lewis--a master at effortlessly weaving bits of research into his narrative (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e)--meets an irresistible cast of dogs and their dog-obsessed humans. Denizet-Lewis and Casey hang out with wolf-dogs in Appalachia, enter a dock-jumping competition in Florida, meet homeless teens and their dogs in Washington, sleep in a Beagle-shaped bed and breakfast in Idaho, and visit Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan in California. And then there are the \u003ci\u003ereally out there\u003c\/i\u003e characters: pet psychics, dog-wielding hitchhikers, and two women who took their neighbor to court for allegedly failing to pick up her dog's poop. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDenizet-Lewis's memoir is a lot like Casey.fun, sweet, and a little neurotic (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e)--a delightfully idiosyncratic blend of memoir and travelogue coupled with a sociological exploration of a dog-obsessed America. \u003ci\u003eTravels With Casey\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoroughly engaging and often hilarious investigation of the therapeutic nature of our relationships with dogs (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49582958575889,"sku":"GOR009524789","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50377110487313,"sku":"CIN1439146934G","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50383317696785,"sku":"CIN1439146934A","price":4.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53400028283153,"sku":"CIN1439146934VG","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1439146934.jpg?v=1751427419","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/travels-with-casey-book-benoit-denizet-lewis-9781439146934","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}