The Dog Says How

by Kevin Kling

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Kevin Kling, best known for his commentaries on National Public Radio's All Things Considered and his storytelling stage shows like Tales from the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log, delivers hilarious, often tender stories to readers everywhere with his first book, The Dog Says How. Kling's autobiographical tales are as enchanting as they are true to life: hopping freight trains, getting hit by lightning, performing his banned play in Czechoslovakia, growing up in Minnesota, and eating show more things before knowing what they are. In the comical yet poignant title story, Kling straddles the world of the ordinary and one rivaling Dante's inferno as he learns how to use voice-recognition software after a life-threatening motorcycle accident. show less

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"The Dog Says How" is a fascinating glimpse into the world of Kevin Kling, an NPR commentator and storyteller extraordinaire. The gentle humor with which he tells these stories of his life is refreshing. He intersperses laugh-out-loud funny moments with heartwarming insight about living with disabilities (When you drop a quarter at the bus stop, is it socially aceptable to remove a shoe and sock and pick it up with your toes?).
Also included are tales from his childhood (Taxidermy - stuff it with love.) , his friendships, and his family. I wondered how so many weirdly hilarious things could happen to one person, but it has to all be true, its too strange to be made up!
The audio version is read by the author himself, making it even show more better. You've got to listen to this even if its only to learn why the dog says how and the cat says why! show less
I loved the ending when title's meaning is finally revealed. A funny, light book.
Mostly very funny accounts of living and growing up in rural America.

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Biography & Memoir, Fiction and Literature, Literature Studies and Criticism
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812.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican drama in English20th Century1945-1999
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PS3561 .L497 .Z46Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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