Canine Quips [Hardcover]

Susanna Geoghegan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 20, 2006

Adorable, mischievous, smug, and quirky, the dogs depicted in these beautifully hand-tinted photographs are sure to entertain dog lovers of every breed. Paired with wonderful witticisms and wisecracks from Ronald Reagan to Dorothy Parker, it's almost as if these expressive pooches are holding forth on topics ranging from Shakespeare to wrinkles. A perfect light-hearted gift for your canine-centric friends! Canine Quips is sure to end up on coffee tables with pride. But be careful, Fido might be hungry for a laugh, err, bark, err, book to chew on.

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About the Author

Susanna Geoghegan has spent most of her adult life selling, marketing, and now writing and publishing books. She produces books for major British heritage organizations The National Trust and English Heritage, and publishes both children's and adult books on a wide range of subjects. As a keen animal lover, books on cats and dogs appear regularly on her publishing schedule.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 63 pages
• Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser (February 20, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573242691
• ISBN-13: 978-1573242691
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,720,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Such a fun book!, February 2, 2006

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Canine Quips (Hardcover)

"Oh, they are sooooo cute...." Isn't that what we say about dogs and cats, especially puppies and kittens? Well, this book has done "cute" two-fold.

Okay, I admit it. I wrote the same review for two books by the same author--they are different but the same--you know how cats and dogs don't always mix so well.

Susanna Geoghegan has a book about cats and one about dogs. One is Cat Quips; the other Canine Quips!

Each book has wonderful photos and great quotes that tie to the photo.

My two books have about a dozen little stickies marking certain quotes. I know--I am a quote collector (and there is no 12-step program for us) so I was glad to see some new quotes, and some famous ones brought to new life with the corresponding photo.

The animals are shown in and on things, doing things, or doing nothing. Each photo made me smile because of its charm.

Here's my favorite cat quote with a photo showing a kitten sleeping on a small folding beach chair. "One of the fallacies of a summer holiday is that you are going to get some serious reading done while you are lying on the beach."--Nancy Stahl.

Now let's hear it for the dogs...

A yawning dog is pictured next to "I don't grasp things this early in the day. I mean I hear voices all right, but I can't pick out the verbs."--Jean Collins Kerr

These 65-page books would be great gifts for dog or cat lovers--or quote lovers. I have mine, now get yours.

Armchair Interviews agrees with famous author Lewis Carroll, "What is the use of a book...without pictures or conversations." This book has both.