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Writers and Their Pets General Self-Help stranger than ever-and their pastDiscover how animals influenced 20 of the world's most beloved authors, from Charles Dickens to J. K. Rowling. Did you know that a dog saved Pablo Neruda's life? Or that Mark Twain had a cat named Bambino? Or that Edgar Allen Poe wrote with a cat on his shoulders? Writers and Their Pets tells these stories and many more with playful full color illustrations that will delight not only children, but also literary experts, history lovers, and animal