The Tao of Pug

作者 Nancy Levine著
出版社 Studio
出版时间 2003年9月
ISBN 9780670032587
定价 164.40

内容简介

WilsonthePugistheapotheosisofthebreeddogloverscan'tgetenoughofandcan'tbuyenoughbooksabout.Irresistiblegoeswithoutsaying-butWilsonisalsoadescendantofChinesephilosopherLao-tzu'sbelovedcompanion,Pug-tzu,andhehasagreatdealofwisdomtoshareasheexemplifiesquotationsfromtheTaoTeChing.InTheTaoofPughisowneverydayTaoistlifestyleiscapturedbyNancyLevine,hisownerandaveterandogphotographer,inwhimsicalwordandcaptivatingpicture.Withhisadorablyexpressiveface,comicposes,andtrademarkyin-yangcoat,Wilson'smagnetismshowsusthebig,simple,profoundlyspiritualpicturethroughtheeyesofalittledog.Pug-tzu,heremindsus,said,"Apugisapugisapug.I'mjustme,WilsonthePug.AndI'mokaywiththat."TheTaoofPugisamust-haveholidaygiftforthefanaticownersofpugs,foralldoglovers,andforanyseekerofinsightandhumorouscharm.

作者简介

NancyLevineisaveterandogphotographerandformerstaffphotographerfortheElmsford,NewYork,HumaneSociety.ShehashadextensiveexperienceintheaterandstandupcomedyandisaregularcontributortoTheInvestigativeReport,acutting-edgeparodynewspaperinSanFrancisco.HercommentarieshavebeenbroadcastintheBayAreaonNPRaffiliates,andherwritinghasappearedintheSanFranciscoChronicle.SheiscurrentlyvicepresidentofclientservicesforanexecutivesearchfirmandconductscorporatetrainingworkshopsintheBayArea.OriginallyfromScarsdale,NewYork,LevinenowresideswithWilsoninBerkeley,California.WilsonthePugisadirectdescendantandlineagebearerofPug-tzu,companionoftheancientChinesephilosopher,Lao-tzu.ThelatteriswidelycreditedwithauthoringtheTao-teChing.WilsonlivesinBerkeley,California,wherehefindsmuchtoleranceforthisTaoistcanineAmericanlifestyle.

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