{"product_id":"take-good-care-of-the-garden-and-the-dogs-a-true-story-of-bad-breaks-and-small-miracles-9781616200510","title":"Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs: A True Story of Bad Breaks and Small Miracles","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Here is the real thing -- good old-fashioned American values coming from small-town Alaska.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Alaskan landscape--so vast, dramatic, and unbelievable--may be the reason the people in Haines, Alaska (population 2,400), so often discuss the meaning of life. Heather Lende thinks it helps make life mean more. Since her bestselling first book, \u003ci\u003eIf You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e, a near-fatal bicycle accident has given Lende a few more reasons to consider matters both spiritual and temporal. Her idea of spirituality is rooted in community, and here she explores faith and forgiveness, loss and devotion--as well as raising totem poles, canning salmon, and other distinctly Alaskan adventures. Lende's irrepressible spirit, her wry humor, and her commitment to living a life on the edge of the world resonate on every page. Like her own mother's last wish--\u003ci\u003etake good care of the garden and dogs\u003c\/i\u003e--Lende's writing, so honest and unadorned, deepens our understanding of what links all humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeather Lende's new book, \u003ci\u003eOf Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics \u003c\/i\u003eis available now. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3519752\"\u003eHeather Lende\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.55w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616200510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616200510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO025000\"\u003eEditors, Journalists, Publishers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL062000\"\u003eSpirituality\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeather Lende has contributed essays and commentary to NPR, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Traveler, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other newspapers and magazines, and is a former contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eWoman's Day. \u003c\/i\u003eA columnist for the \u003ci\u003eAlaska Dispatch News, \u003c\/i\u003e she writes obituaries for the \u003ci\u003eChilkat Valley News\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of \u003ci\u003eFind the Good, If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTake Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e. Her website is www.heatherlende.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43835378794635,"sku":"9781616200510","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_dc2f545f-6424-4eec-8e8f-9b70f39d6e52.jpg?v=1755667744","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/take-good-care-of-the-garden-and-the-dogs-a-true-story-of-bad-breaks-and-small-miracles-9781616200510","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}