Koans for the Inner Dog: A Guide to Canine Enlightenment [Paperback]

LLyn De Danaan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2003

Koans for the Inner Dog is for the canine what Zen and the Art of Archery was for humans. The book succeeds in demystifying obscure mystical texts so that any furry seeker can become enlightened...and drag its human companion along with it. Heeling has never been made easier. This book is full of puns and pleasures. Essential exercises are suggested for every good and would-be-good dog.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...adheres to the literary equivalent of a straight face...will induce several chuckles--and maybe even a howl..." -- The Bookmonger, Barbara McMichael. Daily Olympian, December 7, 2003

"A great Christmas stocking stuffer for the spaniel and spaniel lover" Jean MacGregor -- Book Review, Sounder, Puget Sound English Springer Spaniel Association

From the Publisher

This is De Danaan's second published dog book. Koans is a sequel to Conversations with the Inner Dog, a series of short lessons that appeal to the best in the animal nature of us all. De Danaan is, in the new book, once again inspired by her Springer Spaniel, Cosmo.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Hypatia-in-the-Woods Press (October 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0970596138
• ISBN-13: 978-0970596130
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #567,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

LLyn De Danaan, emerita faculty, The Evergreen State College, writes fiction and non-fiction. Her most well known and acclaimed works are Conversations with the Inner Dog and Koans with the Inner Dog. She has been a research consultant for Washington Indian tribes since 1991. Her non-fiction publications include social studies curricula, produced in collaboration with Indian educators and the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction's office. She was a recipient of the Washington State Historical Society's Peace and Friendship award in recognition of her role in fostering an understanding of Washington's cultural diversity. Her field work experience includes ethnographic work with farm laborers in Yakima Valley, long term projects in Sarawak and Kelantan, Malaysia, and short term work in Thailand and Rajasthan, India. She collaborated in the documentation of Transylvanian winter ceremonials during a Fulbright fellowship in Romania 2006-2007. Her recent Mountain of Shell project focuses on the life and work of the Japanese and Japanese American community on Oyster Bay, Washington. An article based on this work appeared in the Winter 2012 Columbia Magazine. Her nonfiction book, Katie Gale's Tombstone: Landscape, Power, and Justice on 19th Century Oyster Bay will be published by University of Nebraska Press. De Danaan, aka Lynn Patterson, grew up in Ohio. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sarawak, Malaysia, 1962-64. She worked for the Xenia Daily Gazette before attending Ohio State University where she graduated cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She sings and plays guitar and lives on Oyster Bay, Washington State.