Why Do White People Smell Like Wet Dogs When They Come Out Of The Rain? [Paperback]

Larry Lane (Author), Phillip J. Milano (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 1999

Based on the award-winning and headline-grabbing web site Y?, "Wet Dogs" features real people in no-holds-barred cross-cultural conversations about race, sex, religion and other terrifying topics.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A kind of frank, sobering and occasionally intense discourse..." -- Newsday/L.A. Times-Washington Post News Service

"The important thing here is the dialogue. It has been established under an original premise. -- Le Monde, Paris

...this frank discussion of society's divisions will leave you feeling oddly optimistic..." -- Entertainment Weekly

About the Author

Mr. Milano is Director and Editor-in-Chief of Y? The National Forum on People's Differences. He is also the founder of The National Diversity Newspaper Job Bank, regarded as the nation's premier newspaper recruiting site for minorities and women. He is chairman of the Recruitment and Youth Development Committee of The Newspaper Association of America's Diversity Board, as well as a featured keynote speaker at diversity-related professional conferences and seminars. Mr. Milano has a national reputation on diversity communication and recruitment, and his articles on these topics have appeared in Presstime and The American Editor. He is a 14-year newspaper veteran and an editor for The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville.

Mr. Lane is a former Los Angeles Times editor, freelance writer and newspaper consultant. He currently resides in New Orleans.

Product Details

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: Y Forum (November 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967597102
• ISBN-13: 978-0967597102
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #801,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating concept superbly executed, December 31, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Why Do White People Smell Like Wet Dogs When They Come Out of the Rain? (Paperback)

This book breaks down barriers between the races. And what an entertaining and intriguing concept- send in a question you would never ask in public and get a frank reply. I couldn't put it down.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't expect an answer., November 23, 2011

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Marka Twaina (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Why Do White People Smell Like Wet Dogs When They Come Out Of The Rain? (Paperback)

Book is ok. I thought it was about why white people LIKE wet dog smell. My white grandma had 7 mini-poodles and the smell never bothered her.

The book makes me think maybe the dog smell was always just my white grandma.

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars john, December 31, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Why Do White People Smell Like Wet Dogs When They Come Out of the Rain? (Paperback)

"Wet Dogs" gets to the heart of cross-cultural dialogue in a manner unlike any effort that has been undertaken in the past two decades. An astonishing, provocative yet unbiased look at how our "small" differences must be discussed before the larger ones can be dissected. Highly recommended reading for young and old alike, as well as students and business leaders.