A Man for All Species: The Remarkable Adventures of an Animal Lover and Expert Pet Keeper
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Before Martha Stewart named him her “pet keeper,” and before millions of people turned to him for advice, Marc Morrone had a simple dream: to learn everything he possibly could about every kind of animal and share that knowledge with others. In this lively, colorful memoir, Morrone offers a heartfelt and candid look inside a life well-lived with creatures great and small, from the domestic to the exotic, from frisky ferrets to renegade reptiles to rare parrots. Morrone is an enthusiastic champion of all animals—furred, feathered, or scaled, domestic or wild—and his lifelong adventures take us from his internationally renowned pet store, Parrots of the World, to his home and personal menagerie, covering his media roles on both television and radio. Inspiring, informative, and frequently amazing, Morrone’s story is a memorable tribute to one man’s passion for the world of animals and his enduring commitment to their care.In A Man for All Species, animal expert Marc Morrone weaves thrilling, inspiring, strange, and often hilarious experiences with practical advice gleaned over his forty-year career, revealing a world of adventure and anguish, humor and heart, that every pet owner and animal lover will recognize.From the Hardcover edition.
Foreword Martha Stewart xiA Word Jim Fowler xiiiPreface xviiPart 1 A Pet Keeper is BornChapter 1 Tiny Bones, Big Dreams 3Chapter 2 Big Bones, Small Business 11Chapter 3 A Store Is Born 18Chapter 4 Harry and the Hyacinth Heist 23Chapter 5 The Secret Life of "Flap-Flap" 29Chapter 6 A Passion for Birds: From Front Porch to Penthouse 38Chapter 7 The Power of the Stoop: Flying with Falcons 46Part II A Pet in Every PortChapter 8 Passports for Pooches and Pets 61Chapter 9 Porcupines Arriving at Gate 9 69Chapter 10 All Ferrets Aboard! 72Chapter 11 Splash! 79Chapter 12 Will Park Your Pigeons … and Your Car 84Chapter 13 He Knows Why the Caged Bird Sings 88Chapter 14 Passover Pets 92Part III Adventures in Pet KeepingChapter 15 A Typical Day in the Not-So-Typical Life of the Pet Keeper 101Chapter 16 Betta Than a Kissing Gourami 106Chapter 17 The "Great Mother" of All Hamsters 114Chapter 18 A Giant Rabbit Called Harvey 121Chapter 19 Puff, the Magic Iguana 127Chapter 20 For Emily, Wherever I Hope to Find Her 135Chapter 21 Dances with "Real" Wolves 143Chapter 22 What Has Spots Like a Leopard but Isn't a Leopard? 150Chapter 23 Domestic Partners 156Chapter 24 Smiley, the One-Toothed Monkey 162Chapter 25 Into My Arms, into My Heart: Georgette the Baboon 168Chapter 26 Baby on Board: Sweet Jessie 171Chapter 27 Pigs in Paradise, Not in Your Living Room 174Chapter 28 Prairie Dogs and the Epidemic of Fear 179Part IV On the Air with Martha StewartChapter 29 Discovered! 189Chapter 30 Elmo and the Great Goldfish Caper 196Chapter 31 Taping with Martha 203Chapter 32 When Lilacs Last Bloomed in Martha's Garden 208Chapter 33 From Dancing with the Stars to Standing with the Losers 217Chapter 34 The Baby Bird Heist 222Part V Animals in the SpotlightChapter 35 A Dancing Raven Performs at Lincoln Center 229Chapter 36 Behind the Scenes with Animal Trainers 232Chapter 37 Beware the Chimpanzee with a Toothbrush in His Hand 237Chapter 38 The Zoo Puzzle: Where Have All the Tigers Gone? 241Chapter 39 Circus Secrets and the Saga of Siegfried and Roy 250Chapter 40 The Pantheon of Animal "Deities" 254Chapter 41 Vision of a Pet Keeper 261Afterword 267Acknowledgments 269
