A Year at the Races: Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck
Language: English
Published by Knopf, New York, 2004
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
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Clean stated first edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. Red and black paper-covered boards with silver lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 287 pages with Bibliography. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A charming, funny and candid exploration of the abiding bond between humans and horses, told with panache, intelligence and humor by Pulitzer Prize winning author Jane Smiley.
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- Title
- A Year at the Races: Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck
- Author
- Smiley, Jane
- Publisher
- Knopf, New York
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1400040582
- ISBN 13
- 9781400040582
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- 1st Edition, Animals, horses
Smiley draws upon her firsthand knowledge of horses, as well as the wisdom of trainers, vets, jockeys, and even a real-life horse whisperer, to examine the horse on all levels–practical, theoretical, and emotional. She shares not only “cute stories” about her own horses, but also fascinating and original insights into horse–and human–behavior. To all this she adds an element of drama and suspense as two of her own horses begin their careers at the racetrack. As the sexy black filly Waterwheel and the elegant gray colt Wowie aspire to the winner’s circle, we are enchanted, enthralled–and informed about what it’s really like to own, train, and root for a Thoroughbred.
A Year at the Races is charming, funny, and a bit outrageous: a candid exploration of the abiding bond between humans and horses, told with panache, intelligence, and humor.
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Old Scrolls Book Shop
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