anecdotes

When Susan Richards agrees to care for an abused horse rescued by the local SPCA she soon finds out that instead of nursing the horse back to health, the horse is really nursing her through her memories of the past and her difficult life.

In this narrative, Daniel Mendelsohn searches for his family's tragic past in World War II, and in so doing explores the nature of time, memory, family, and history.

Presents the author's first-hand account of her culinary adventure as she attempts to prepare all 524 recipes in Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in 365 days.

Jon Katz discusses how his border collie Orson changed his life and recounts the experiences they had after moving to an old farmhouse.

The author describes the experiences he and his dogs had as they adjusted to the newest member of their family: Devon, a two-year-old border collie with a temperament completely opposite his own.

When Jim falls through the ice on a lake in Canada, his two dogs try to rescue him.