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Title: The New Yorker Book of Dog Cartoons by New Yorker Magazine, Carolyn B. Mitchell ISBN: 0-679-41680-3 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 01 October, 1992 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Mortician to Begging Dog: "Now Play Dead."
Comment: Before discussing the cartoons (which are wonderful), let me warn you against the miniature paperback version. It is very small, the cartoons are hard to see, you need a magnifying glass for some, the reproduction quality is poor, and the paper is not good. Stick with the hardcover.
I have rated the book as the hardcover version. The only drawback I saw to the 101 cartoons was the lack of a witty introduction (like those in the cartoon books of the New Yorker for business and money).
In a spirit of self-disclosure, I must admit that I do not have a dog now . . . but I have had one in the past. Several of my friends have dogs, so I think I can properly evaluate the book from a dog lover's point of view.
The relationship between human and dog is an especially close one. The humor works well when it alludes to that. For example, in a wordless cartoon, a dog looks resentfully at a man reading a book entitled "How To Be Your Own Best Friend." Another one has a couple in bed with lots of dogs: "If you lie down with pugs, you wake up with pugs." In a third, a woman with two suitcases is seen leaving with the dog while a man inquires of the dog: "Et tu, Baxter?"
Dog-human reversals also work: A dog doctor examines a human and notes, "Well, your nose feels cold."
Sometimes the humor is aimed at the human, such as: A psychic tells a dog her/his fortune, "You will be going for a long walk."
Inevitably cats are part of the picture: Two dogs talking to each other spot a cat walking down the side walk, "Do you want to handle this, or should I?"
Sometimes dogs become just like people as in: A man walks down the street with a dog walking on hind legs holding onto his arm, "She never took to the leash."
What do dogs think of their humans? "They never pushed me. If I wanted to retrieve, shake hands or roll over, it was entirely up to me."
As someone who had a Sheltie, this one got to me: A sheep is leading lots of dogs in a herd, and a man says to another man, "I understand that in your country this thing is done quite differently."
Humor is a window onto our stalled beliefs that keep us from grasping our full potential of progress and joy from each day. Let these wonderful dog cartoons remind you of the potential in everything around you!
Rating: 5
Summary: too funny for words!
Comment: I keep this book in my bathroom with some other fun books - I read it every time I'm in there, and I laugh over and over at the same cartoons. People always love going to the bathroom at my place because of it! :- ) Anyway, if you love woofers like I do AND enjoy the New Yorker sense o' humor, you must have this book!
Rating: 5
Summary: The book was hilarious, especially since I love dogs!
Comment: I could barely put it down, I just wanted to read "one more cartoon". Dog lovers like me would like it the most, but anyone would love it. My 11 year old daughter read it and liked it too!
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Title: The New Yorker Book of Cat Cartoons by New Yorker ISBN: 0394587952 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 10 October, 1990 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Scotch & Toilet Water? : A Book of Dog Cartoons by Leo Cullum ISBN: 0810944391 Publisher: Harry N Abrams Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The New Yorker Book of All-New Cat Cartoons (New Yorker Series) by New Yorker Magazine ISBN: 0375401083 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: The New Yorker Book of Baseball Cartoons by Robert Mankoff, Michael Crawford ISBN: 1576601277 Publisher: Bloomberg Press Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The New Yorker Book of Lawyer Cartoons by New Yorker Magazine ISBN: 0679430687 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 30 November, 1993 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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