Maaria and I have five more books to sell today. This time, they are mostly nonfiction, with one great novel by Tia Williams and a book on dogs that I believe is the best book on the subject ever written.
All the books are $10 each except The Domestic Dog by James Serpell, which is $20. Shipping is $5 for one and a dollar or two more if you buy more than one.
If you’d like any of these books, you can email Maria at [email protected]. Tell her which book you’d like and how you’d like to pay for it. She takes checks, PayPal, and Venmo.
You can check her links to the book’s initial publisher notes by going to her website, fullmoonfiberart.com, here.
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The first book is what I consider the Bible on domestic dogs—the best one ever. I’ve read it hundreds of times; it has never failed me (or my dogs.).
The author of The Domestic Dog is James Serpell, the most knowledgeable and thought scholar of dogs writing anywhere. The book is in perfect condition (I’ve been using another copy), and it cost $40, so we are charging $20.
Serpell is an Animal Ethics and Welfare Professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. He covers just about any question a domestic dog owner might have. He knows what he is talking about, a thoughtful and intelligent voice in a sea of bullshit and emotionalizing.
The second book is the only novel on the list today. It is A Love Song For Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams.
It is a warm, funny, and poignant (and happy) story about Harlem in its glory days and a brave and creative woman breaking away from an oppressive and suffocating family to live her independent and creative life. Maria loved it a lot (and so did I). The Harlem pages are great; it was almost like being there.
Merton Book Sold
Third Book: When The Trees Say Nothing, by Thomas Merton, one of the great spiritual authors in history. It chronicles Merton’s wonderful writing about spirituality and nature. Maria has quoted it a dozen times, and it helped to bring nature into my life and appreciate it. Merton is a wonderful writer; the book is magical. He practically invited modern-day meditation.
It’s a small book with great power. Merton’s writing led me on my spiritual path.
Book Number Four: Zadie Smith’s Feel Free, a collection of essays by one of the great essayists and the nature of art. Maria says she is one of the best art writers and general essayists anywhere, and she’s a tough cookie. I agree. I love her fiction writing, White Teeth, and The Autograph Man. She is a brilliant voice, a champion of being free.
Book Five, one of my quirkier loves, Fortune’s Bazaar, The Making of Hong Kong, by Vaudine England, an accomplished journalist who has written about Hong Kong for years, is a nonfiction account of the rise and perhaps fall of Hong Kong. Under Britain, it was one of the most vibrant and diverse cities in the world but is now choking in the grip of China. If you are fascinated by cities, and especially this fascinating city, you’ll love the book.
It’s one of the most compelling stories of the modern world. We are delighted to see these books going to our readers and blog followers. They deserve it. Maria is doing the work; she gets the money. There are lots more to come.