{"product_id":"animals-taught-me-everything-9798890920485","title":"Animals Taught Me Everything by Houston, Pam","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat can a wagging tail and soaring wings teach us about a life well lived?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Houston's heart and spirit worked on me like the strongest medicine. This is a book I desperately needed--grateful it fell into my hands!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--MONA SUSAN POWER, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Council of Dolls\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Icelandic mares and Irish wolfhounds to elephants, leopards, hyenas, and a desert-adapted lioness named Charlie, Pam Houston has learned life's most important lessons from animals. How to play. How to rest. How to love. How to die. How to be present with the dying. How to be present with the living and with the Earth. How to find joy in the least likely places. How to find joy, literally, everywhere. With playful sincerity, Houston finds power and promise in the teachings of our fellow creatures and reminds us that animals are here for us, every day and everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pam Houston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Torrey House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798890920485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePam Houston\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of two novels, \u003ci\u003eContents May Have Shifted\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSight Hound\u003c\/i\u003e; two short story collections, \u003ci\u003eCowboys Are My Weakness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWaltzing the Cat\u003c\/i\u003e; and nonfiction works including \u003ci\u003eWithout Exception\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeep Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAir Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. Houston teaches at UC Davis and the Institute of American Indian Arts, and she co-founded Writing By Writers. She lives on a homestead in Colorado with her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Torrey House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67599942320281,"sku":"9798890920485","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9798890920485.jpg?v=1790889338","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/animals-taught-me-everything-9798890920485","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}