RICK BASS's fiction has received O. Henry Awards, numerous Pushcart Prizes, awards from the Texas Institute of Letters, fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, and his memoir, Why I Came West, was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award.
"...luminously transcendant passages on the education and sorrowful loss of a brilliant...chocolate brown pointer that will transfix anyone who has ever loved a dog." Publishers Weekly, Starred "Bass is a masterly writer . . . Your dog loves you, Bass, and this reviewer does, too." USA Today "Bass' writing is cinematic -- he lets readers run with Colter through the fields . . . [we] feel Colter's energy as he experienced it." Denver Rocky Mountain News "Has anyone ever written so perfectly of a dog shaking water from its fur, curled up tight during sleep?" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ". . . A book to be savoured. . . on a lazy summer afternoon, with your dog asleep on the ground below." Bookpage ". . . A book to be savoured. . . on a lazy summer afternoon, with your dog asleep on the ground below." Bookpage "Colter is a dog of boundless spirit, all grace and wild genius. And his terrific master, Rick Bass, happens to be a national treasure. What a terrific team they make!" -- Carl Hiaasen, author of SICK PUPPY --
This delightful book is really a love story about the special bond and level of understanding that can exist between a man and his dog. It is also a story that celebrates nature, describing life in the Montana woods and the thrill of hunting in the never-ending fields at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. In his latest book, nature writer Bass (The Sky, the Stars, the Wilderness) tells the story of life with a very special hunting dog. Colter is the runt of the litter, and Bass ends up buying the pup because no one else wants him. But as he grows, Colter's instinct takes over, and his passion for hunting is unequalled. The dog's abilities are so outstanding that Bass, admittedly a poor shot, feels guilty when he misses a bird because he feels that he is letting his dog down. His enthusiasm is contagious and somewhat amusing: Bass loves to hunt, but does not particularly care whether he shoots anything; it is the thrill of watching his dog work that he finds exciting. Recommended for public libraries. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 2/15/00; BOMC selection.]DDeborah Emerson, Monroe Community Coll., Rochester, NY Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
"...luminously transcendant passages on the education and sorrowful loss of a brilliant...chocolate brown pointer that will transfix anyone who has ever loved a dog." Publishers Weekly, Starred "Bass is a masterly writer . . . Your dog loves you, Bass, and this reviewer does, too." USA Today "Bass' writing is cinematic -- he lets readers run with Colter through the fields . . . [we] feel Colter's energy as he experienced it." Denver Rocky Mountain News "Has anyone ever written so perfectly of a dog shaking water from its fur, curled up tight during sleep?" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ". . . A book to be savoured. . . on a lazy summer afternoon, with your dog asleep on the ground below." Bookpage ". . . A book to be savoured. . . on a lazy summer afternoon, with your dog asleep on the ground below." Bookpage "Colter is a dog of boundless spirit, all grace and wild genius. And his terrific master, Rick Bass, happens to be a national treasure. What a terrific team they make!" -- Carl Hiaasen, author of SICK PUPPY --
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