{"product_id":"book-jb40","title":"Meetings With Remarkable Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrought to you by Penguin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuide-dog Laura needed a new home. And, after listening to her owner, Jaina, talk on the radio about what would happen to her much loved guide and companion when she retired, Martin Clunes picked up the phone. He'd always been a soft touch when it came to animals. One more couldn't hurt.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdopting Laura opened his eyes to the extraordinary care provided by assistance dogs, but also piqued his curiosity. Throughout history, our meetings with remarkable animals have eased, enriched, and sometimes saved our lives in countless and surprising ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur canine friends have guided us, rescued us, led us, protected us and even given early warning of illness, but dogs are only part of the story. From the horses that went to war with the Light Brigade, to the mine-clearing Gambian Pouched Rat called Courage that helped make the peace, and from the pigeons carrying life-saving messages to the wild dolphin called Jock who befriended a traumatised young woman in Australia, in peace and war animals have always been there for us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether with his own life-changing encounters with animals around the world, Martin has celebrated the intelligence, loyalty, and companionship of some truly extraordinary creatures whose lives have been entwined with our own. By turns heart-warming, inspiring and always fascinating, \u003ci\u003eMeetings With Remarkable Animals\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a chance to meet them too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© Martin Clunes 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49280480182576,"sku":"BDjb40","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/jb40-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776572055","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jb40","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}