Louise Bernikow

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Dreaming in Libro: How a Good Dog Tamed a Bad Woman
"Sharply observed, beautifully written, and bursting at the seams with two big hearts-- one human and one canine," says Claire Cook, author of Must Love Dogs.

An Oprah magazine summer reading pick, this book follows Louise and Libro, the bi-lingual canine, on a hilarious journey around Manhattan's upper west side, cross-country as animal rescue poster kids, to the Hamptons for fun and through the cycles of a lifetime.

THE AMERICAN WOMEN’S ALMANAC: AN INSPIRING AND IRREVERENT WOMEN’S HISTORY
"Dazzling. Surprising. Monumental. A great gift of women's history, politics, vision and endless acts of random generosity on behalf of women's rights."
--Blanche Weisen Cook

"Big, bold, wonderful book. A truly multicultural feast and a joy to read."
--Darlene Clark Hine

“A delicious, hearty, surprising, delightful minestrone brimming with nourishing information we need.”
--Nell Irvin Painter

BARK IF YOU LOVE ME: A WOMAN MEETS DOG STORY
Relatively indifferent to the natural world and happily independent, writer Louise Bernikow knew nothing about caring for pets. But one day while running along Manhattan’s Hudson River, she came across an abandoned boxer and did what her mother always warned her against - she brought the strange male home.




Selected Works

Dreaming in Libro: How a Good Dog Tamed a Bad Woman
An off-beat memoir about an unlikely love affair between an over-30, single woman, a brindled boxer boy and a city
Non-Fiction
THE AMERICAN WOMEN’S ALMANAC: AN INSPIRING AND IRREVERENT WOMEN’S HISTORY
A new American history, full of charmers and cranks, visionaries and lost souls, and amazingly heroic women
BARK IF YOU LOVE ME: A WOMAN MEETS DOG STORY
What happens if Mister Right turns out to have four legs and a tail?



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