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    The Lazy Dog's Guide to Enlightenment
    The Lazy Dog's Guide to Enlightenment
    The Lazy Dog's Guide to Enlightenment
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    The Lazy Dog's Guide to Enlightenment

    By Beth Wilson and Zachary Folk

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    Enlightenment doesn't always come in the form we expect. It need not appear as a self-styled guru or a complicated theory measuring some mysterious quality. Sometimes it's as close as the chocolate Lab bounding happily through the backyard or the lovable terrier contentedly curled up in one's lap.

    In the foreword to this thoughtful examination of enlightenment, Dr. Bernie Siegel sums it up: “Dogs are healers. They are enlightened. They seem to have figured out how to live beautifully so much better than we humans have.”
    In these pages, distinctive black-and-white dog images by acclaimed animal photographer Zachary Folk are illuminated by captions of down-to-earth spiritual wisdom “from” the dogs to us, their often confused humans.

    A delightful romp through canine philosophy, this charming collection celebrates the simple wisdom and that special combination of natural earthiness and subtle spirituality that characterize humankind's best friend.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNew World Library
    Release dateFeb 9, 2011
    ISBN9781577319962
    The Lazy Dog's Guide to Enlightenment
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    Beth Wilson

    Beth Wilson works with nonprofit organizations doing fundraising, marketing, and program management. For Andrea Hurst Literary Management, Beth works as a developmental editor and book evaluator for authors and publishers. She has a degree in English with a focus on nineteenth-century British literature. Beth lives in Northern California and supports several local animal charities, such as the ASPCA. One of her deepest yearnings is for a little brown Yorkie.

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      The Lazy Dog's Guide to Enlightenment - Beth Wilson

      The Lazy Dog’s Guide

      to Enlightenment

      New World Library

      Novato, California

      Copyright © 2007 by Andrea Hurst and Beth Wilson

      Photographs copyright © 2007 by Zachary Folk

      All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical, or other — without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review.

      Edited by Vanessa Brown and Kristen Cashman

      Text design and typography by Mary Ann Casler

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.

      First printing, April 2007

      ISBN-10: 1-57731-571-5

      ISBN-13: 978-1-57731-571-1

      Printed in Hong Kong

      Distributed by Publishers Group West

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      This book is dedicated to a wonderful whippet named Devo. He was a great friend and my favorite muse. He taught me of the brilliant quirks and

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