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Enslaved by Ducks
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Manufacturer: Algonquin Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9781565124509
ISBN: 1565124502
Label: Algonquin Books
Manufacturer: Algonquin Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2004-10-01
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Studio: Algonquin Books
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The book that Entertainment Weekly called "hilarious," Publishers Weekly declared "a true pleasure," Booklist called "heartwarming," and the Dallas Morning News praised as "rich and funny" is now available in paperback.
When Bob Tarte bought a house in rural Michigan, he was counting on a tranquil haven. Then Bob married Linda. She wanted a rabbit, which seemed innocuous enough until the bunny chewed through their electrical wiring. And that was just the beginning. Before long, Bob found himself constructing cages, buying feed, clearing duck waste, and spoon-feeding a menagerie of furry and feathery residents. His life of quiet serenity vanished, and he unwittingly became a servant to a relentlessly demanding family. "They dumbfounded him, controlled and teased him, took their share of his flesh, stole his heart" (Kirkus Reviews).
Whether commiserating with Bob over the fate of those who are slaves to their animals or regarding his story as a cautionary tale about the rigors of animal ownership, readers on both sides of the fence have found Tarte's story of his chaotic squawking household irresistible--and irresistibly funny.
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Summary: great fun..
Comment: This is a "laugh out loud" book.....one of those that you really hate to read the last page.....from ducks to turkeys to parrots...and yes...even baby starlings....you'll fall in love with the family and their "feathered zoo".
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Summary: Perfect and SO TRUE!!
Comment: I received this book as a Christmas gift from my mom, who is also owned by her animals.
From the first page I was laughing because I knew EXACTLY what he was going through. We too have a small bunny. Although she was rescued from the side of the highway. "I" am owned by a retired Thoroughbred racehorse that is more a pet than anything else in his new life. Add the 3 cats, an aging Border Collie, 3 house rabbits and a small flock of pet chickens and it is quite the menagerie. Although parrots and turkeys are not in the future. My husband would surely divorce me if I were to try that. And we dont live in the country.. YET!
This book is a must read for anyone with animals that finds the free time to do something other than serve them.
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Summary: Hands-down favorite book for the duck-lover in everyone!
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The last time I remember laughing out loud while reading, Dave Barry was still writing a weekly column and I weighed ten pounds less. But as much as I miss having a waist, given a choice between the two, I'd have to opt for the big belly laughs I found between the pages of Bob Tarte's "Enslaved by Ducks," a chronicle of one man's descent into chaos, confusion and indentured servitude. It's charming the way Tarte accepts his wife's desire to get "just one bunny," it's endearing the way he rebounds from the arrival of each additional animal to their lives, and it's downright miraculous he retains his sense of humor even after he forfeits his identity and becomes little more than a slave to his charges, a gaggle of animals including ducks, geese, parrots, turkeys and cats. Tarte's humor is dry, wry and constantly catching his reader by surprise. And as the slave to nearly a hundred animals of my own, I finally felt a twinge of sympathy for my similarly besieged husband, David. I can only pray the two never get together and discuss vet bills . . .
"Enslaved by Ducks" reaffirms that each creature great and small has their own identity, heart and soul, and like Bob Tarte, a hard-core sense of humor, as well!
--Kathleen M. Schurman, author of "Locket's Meadow - The Long Road Home" and "Locket's Meadow -Captain of the Dance"
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Summary: Be ye hereby warned!
Comment: In this humorous book, Bob Tarte plumbs the depths of the abyss into which my wife periodically threatens to tip us. The delightfully self defeating efforts to control animal acquisition in the face of pets, each possessing more personality than a classroom full of teenagers, resonated with the strong bonding to our pets. The self effacing humor holds a kindly mirror to the extra-rational world of pet ownership. Definately a good read.
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Summary: enchanting!
Comment: This was an entertaining read. Enslaved by Ducks is the first of two books telling the story of Bob Tarte, His wife and family of pets. The author tells of being a young man who was completely disinterested in the animal kingdom to someone who has learned the joys of life with pets after being dragged kicking and screaming into this knowledge by his wife Linda. Linda is a unique individual whose empathy with animals is legendary.
Their story is told by Bob himself in such a humorous and entertaining way that fifty pages into this book I had purchased the next one, Fowl Weather. I recommend them both.
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