Book
The speckled beauty : a dog and his people / Rick Bragg.
"A memoir and elegy to the author's deceased dog, The Speckled Beauty"-- Provided by publisher.
"Speck is not a good boy. He is a terrible boy, a defiant self-destructive, often malodorous boy, a grave robber and a screen-door muncher who spends his days playing chicken with the FedEx man, picking up livestock, and rolling in donkey manure, and his nights howling at the moon. He has been that way since the moment he appeared on the ridgeline behind Rick Bragg's house. Speck arrived in Rick's life at a moment of looming uncertainty, as he stared down a litany of physical ailments straight from the Old Testament, and a creeping sadness from deaths in his great family. Speck helped, and he is helping, still, when he is not peeing on the rose of Sharon. Written with Rick Bragg's inimitable blend of tenderness and sorrow, humor and grit, The Speckled Beauty captures the extraordinary sustaining devotion between two damaged creatures who need each other to heal." -- From book jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525658818
- ISBN: 0525658815
- Physical Description: x, 238 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "This is a Borzoi Book" -- Title page verso. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Guilty as sin and one eye shining -- The dog I had in mind -- Squirrels beyond measure -- Tough guys -- Pandemonium -- Geraldine -- Jackasses -- Big deal -- In a lake of fire -- Tumbling, tumbling down -- Magic dogs -- When dogs will fly -- Dog days -- The return of Henry -- Of mules and men -- Quarantine -- Boomers -- Epilogue: Light sleeper. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Bragg, Rick. Dog owners > Biography. Dogs > Biography. Human-animal relationships. Pet loss. NATURE / Animals. Bragg, Rick. Dog owners. Dogs. Human-animal relationships. Pet loss. |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. Autobiographies. Biographies. Autobiographies. Biographies. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at scottsboropl.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scottsboropl | 636.7 Bra | 32269001177305 | Storage - Adult | Available | - |
| scottsboropl | 636.7 Bra | 32269001181935 | Adult - Nonfiction | Available | - |
| LDR | 03698cam a2200613 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 157350 | ||
| 003 | SBPL | ||
| 005 | 20211228160444.0 | ||
| 008 | 200930t20212021nyu 000 0aeng | ||
| 010 | . | ‡a 2020043810 | |
| 040 | . | ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡erda ‡cDLC ‡dOCLCO ‡dBDX ‡dYDX ‡dOCLCF ‡dAZZPT ‡dOCLCO ‡dOCO ‡dGO6 ‡dIK2 ‡dUOJ ‡dCGB ‡dOCLCO ‡dUAP ‡dILC ‡dVP@ ‡dYDX ‡dTOH ‡dLIV ‡dWYG | |
| 019 | . | ‡a1198988871 ‡a1244815184 ‡a1262789136 ‡a1266265502 ‡a1266866848 ‡a1268445958 ‡a1273620392 | |
| 020 | . | ‡a9780525658818 ‡qhardcover | |
| 020 | . | ‡a0525658815 ‡qhardcover | |
| 020 | . | ‡z9780525658825 ‡qelectronic book | |
| 035 | . | ‡a(OCoLC)1202731935 ‡z(OCoLC)1198988871 ‡z(OCoLC)1244815184 ‡z(OCoLC)1262789136 ‡z(OCoLC)1266265502 ‡z(OCoLC)1266866848 ‡z(OCoLC)1268445958 ‡z(OCoLC)1273620392 | |
| 042 | . | ‡apcc | |
| 050 | 0 | 0. | ‡aSF422.82.B73 ‡bA3 2021 |
| 082 | 0 | 0. | ‡a636.70092 ‡aB ‡223 |
| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aBragg, Rick, ‡eauthor. |
| 245 | 1 | 4. | ‡aThe speckled beauty : ‡ba dog and his people / ‡cRick Bragg. |
| 250 | . | ‡aFirst edition. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bAlfred A. Knopf, ‡c2021. | |
| 264 | 4. | ‡c©2021 | |
| 300 | . | ‡ax, 238 pages ; ‡c20 cm | |
| 336 | . | ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent | |
| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia | |
| 338 | . | ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier | |
| 500 | . | ‡a"This is a Borzoi Book" -- Title page verso. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aIntroduction: Guilty as sin and one eye shining -- The dog I had in mind -- Squirrels beyond measure -- Tough guys -- Pandemonium -- Geraldine -- Jackasses -- Big deal -- In a lake of fire -- Tumbling, tumbling down -- Magic dogs -- When dogs will fly -- Dog days -- The return of Henry -- Of mules and men -- Quarantine -- Boomers -- Epilogue: Light sleeper. |
| 520 | . | ‡a"A memoir and elegy to the author's deceased dog, The Speckled Beauty"-- ‡cProvided by publisher. | |
| 520 | . | ‡a"Speck is not a good boy. He is a terrible boy, a defiant self-destructive, often malodorous boy, a grave robber and a screen-door muncher who spends his days playing chicken with the FedEx man, picking up livestock, and rolling in donkey manure, and his nights howling at the moon. He has been that way since the moment he appeared on the ridgeline behind Rick Bragg's house. Speck arrived in Rick's life at a moment of looming uncertainty, as he stared down a litany of physical ailments straight from the Old Testament, and a creeping sadness from deaths in his great family. Speck helped, and he is helping, still, when he is not peeing on the rose of Sharon. Written with Rick Bragg's inimitable blend of tenderness and sorrow, humor and grit, The Speckled Beauty captures the extraordinary sustaining devotion between two damaged creatures who need each other to heal." -- From book jacket | |
| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aBragg, Rick. |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aDog owners ‡vBiography. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aDogs ‡vBiography. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aHuman-animal relationships. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aPet loss. | |
| 650 | 7. | ‡aNATURE / Animals. ‡2bisacsh | |
| 600 | 1 | 7. | ‡aBragg, Rick. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst00388032 |
| 650 | 7. | ‡aDog owners. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst00896198 | |
| 650 | 7. | ‡aDogs. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst00896265 | |
| 650 | 7. | ‡aHuman-animal relationships. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst00963482 | |
| 650 | 7. | ‡aPet loss. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01059164 | |
| 655 | 0. | ‡aAutobiographies. | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aAutobiographies. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01919894 | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aBiographies. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)fst01919896 | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aAutobiographies. ‡2lcgft | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aBiographies. ‡2lcgft | |
| 776 | 0 | 8. | ‡iOnline version: ‡aBragg, Rick, ‡tThe speckled beauty ‡dNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021. ‡z9780525658825 ‡w(DLC) 2020043811 |
| 938 | . | ‡aYBP Library Services ‡bYANK ‡n17135461 | |
| 938 | . | ‡aBrodart ‡bBROD ‡n128230215 | |
| 029 | 1 | . | ‡aAU@ ‡b000069952085 |
| 994 | . | ‡aZ0 ‡bMWL | |
| 948 | . | ‡hNO HOLDINGS IN MWL - 672 OTHER HOLDINGS | |
| 901 | . | ‡a157350 ‡b ‡c157350 ‡tbiblio | |
