| Description |
xiv, 277 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
"A humorous firsthand account of a college professor's attempts to train a rebellious, 700-pound Andalusian donkey. Includes vignettes about the place of donkeys in history, mythology, and literature"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
The great white beast -- The donkey whisperers -- Smartass -- A donkey for Christmas -- Ice ride -- Homecoming -- Disaster -- The donkey ambassador -- Lead line -- Back in the saddle -- Lessons with Laura -- Is this donkey love? -- Caleb meets the Farrier -- Donkey dressage -- Donkey gaits: slow, slower, and hold on! -- Whispering to donkeys (or not!) -- What does a donkey want? -- Road warriors -- Off to the races -- Mayhem In Bethlehem -- The ends of our tethers -- Tough love -- A donkey speaks up -- A reckoning -- Our true natures -- An l-back-through into a tight corner -- No chickening out. |
| Subject |
Winslow, Margaret (Geologist)
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Donkeys -- Training.
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Donkeys -- Biography.
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Donkeys. (OCoLC)fst00896848
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Donkeys -- Training.
(OCoLC)fst00896854
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Winslow, Margaret (Geologist). Smart ass. Novato, California : New World Library, [2018] 9781608685912 (DLC) 2018033116 |
| ISBN |
9781608685905 (alk. paper) |
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160868590X (alk. paper) |
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9781608685912 (ebook) |
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