Review/Giveaway: A Man and His Maniac

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Title: A Man and His Maniac: The Bunkie Story (Second Edition)

Author: Charles Franklin Emery III

Genre: Adult nonfiction: pet memoir
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Entry deadline: January 10, 2010
Restrictions: SIX copies for grabs! One copy is open worldwide, two copies open to US/Canada/UK/Australia, and three copies to US/Canada only.

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A Man and His Maniac: The Bunkie Story is a 106-page paperpack dog memoir written by Charles Franklin Emery III. Published by Bunkiedog Press, it has a list price of $9.99. Each chapter starts with a poetic spot in time, followed by a narrative of life with Bunkie. For more information about the book, visit http://www.bunkiedog.com/.

Here's how the publisher describes the book: "A Man and His Maniac: The Bunkie Story – Second Edition, is a heartfelt memoir about Bunkie, the yellow Labrador Retriever Wonder dog. The memoir contains highlights of a 14 year chronological voyage through Bunkie’s and the authors life. It won’t take you 14 years to read it; but it’s got 14 years worth of love, laughs and tears buried within. The memoir is primarily a humor piece but has some serious components as well and deals with the positive aspects of pet ownership as well as the grief associated with losing a loved pet and family member.

Author Charles Franklin Emery III has a career in commercial nuclear power, in addition to being an avid fisherman and hunter. He resides with a Boston Terrier horde and his wife in Florida.

I found myself smiling and chuckling throughout the book, sometimes wondering if any animal could really be that crazy. And anyone who has lost a pet can relate to the final chapters of Bunkie's story. It was also interesting to see the author's underlying story throughout Bunky's life. It's true for so many of us - our pets remain constant even as our lives take drastic turns over the course of their lives.

And I love what Sherry, Charles' girlfriend (later to become wife), had to say: "There is more than one way into a man's heart; through his stomach or his dog." How true.

I'd recommend this book for pet lovers only, as this book contains some graphic details that might offend a non-pet lover. Talk about getting real... The author doesn't shy away from details such as dog poop and copulation. And you might find some of the humor irreverent. But I think the author's conclusion that Bunkie and God would get along just fine is absolutely a valid one!

Thanks to the author and Pump Up Your Book! for the review copy of this book.