For Animal I read Puppy
Kisses Are Good for the Soul by Howard Weinstein. I heard him give a talk about
dog training at Shore Leave where he hyped it. He made a point of saying one of
the most popular Amazon reviews notes that, despite the stupid name, the book
is an excellent resource. Half the book was a memoir of his life and experience
of his beloved corgi Mail Order Annie and the other half was a training guide.
As someone who grew up a
dog person it was entertaining to hear what it’s like for someone who doesn’t
get a dog until later in life. Weinstein was very lucky to get Annie instead of
Marley so he was able to learn gradually. I loved that one of my beloved cons,
Shore Leave, was featured in the book multiple times. Because Weinstein made a
living of writing Star Trek books, Annie often traveled with him to
conventions.
The training half was as
entertaining for me because a lot of it is stuff that I already knew. It’s good
to be reminded since my little monsters came with a few bad habits but that
part dragged for me. My dogs were already crate trained so I didn’t need the
bow-to or reminder for late night potty breaks.
If you’re getting a new
puppy or are new to the great animal we call dog, this is an invaluable tool.
Weinstein uses positivity training which is a proven effective training method and
allows you bond with your animal. If you want help training your dog, I highly
recommend it.
1)
Fiction – A Once Crowded Sky by Tom King
2)
Nonfiction – The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover
Bartlett
3)
Sci-Fi – Redshirts by John Scalzi
4)
Fantasy – The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
5)
Mystery – Book of Lies by Brad Meltzer
6)
Horror – Call of the Jersey Devil by Aurelio Voltaire
7)
Memoir/Biography – Data, A Love Story by Amy Webb
8)
Chick Lit – Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter
9)
Feminist – Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan
10)
Teen – What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
11)
Holiday
12)
Essays – What Was I Thinking? ed. by Barbara Davilman & Liz
Dubelman
13)
Short Stories – Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
14)
Library
15)
Animal – Puppy
Kisses Are Good for the Soul by Howard Weinstein
16)
Book about Books – Judging a Book By Its Lover by Lauren Leto
17)
New – Pitch Perfect by Mickey Rapkin
18)
Old – Dark and Stormy Knights edited by P. N. Elrod
19)
Pop Science – Why Men Fake It by Abraham Morgentaler, MD
20)
Near – Lust, Lies, and Love Over Lunch by Krista White
21)
Far – Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi
22)
Graphic Novel – Love and Capes: Do You Want to Know a Secret? by
Thomas F. Zahler
23)
Reread – Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
24)
Wild Card – Altared edited by Colleen Curran
25)
Otherworldly Creature – Those Who Fight Monsters edited by Justin Gustianis
26)
Free – Point Your Face at This by Demetri Martin
27)
Noteworthy
28)
Bestseller – How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
29)
Themed Anthology – Red edited by Kris Goldsmith
30)
Steampunk – The Immersion Book of Steampunk edited by Gareth Jones and
Carmelo Rafala
31)
Movie-Book – One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
32)
Media – Doctor Who: Touched By an Angel by Jonathan Morris
33)
Travel – Love with a Chance of Drowning by Torre DeRoche
34)
Food – Spiced by Dalia Jurgensen
35)
Classic – Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
36)
Humor – Sleep Talkin’ Man by Karen Slavick-Lennar
37)
Poetry
38)
Past – Stasiland by Anna Funde
39)
Future – Go to Hell by Pab Sungenis
40)
Dystopia/Post-Apocalyptic – Diverse Energies edited by Tobias Buckell &
Joe Monti
41)
Zombie – FUBAR, Volume 2: Empire of the Rising Dead
42) Sports – Red
Rising by Ted Starkey
Music: Animal by Neon
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