About The Book
A special needs turkey. An agoraphobic pig. A seagull terrorist. An amorous chimp. And fortunately, a sense of humor.
The Chimp Who Loved Me is a collection of true stories from the life and times of Annie Greer, a veterinary chiropractitioner, animal healer, radio host, speaker, farmer's wife and all-around magnet for bizarre animal behavior. When Annie and Tim Vandehey, a professional writer, met in 2006 and began talking about Annie's endless trove of strange and pants-wettingly funny tales about drill sergeant sheep and insane veterinary clinic customers, a book was born.
Infused with Annie's trademark dry English wit and Tim's storytelling panache, The Chimp Who Loved Me is a sort of twisted love child of Dave Barry, David Sedaris and James Herriot of All Things Bright and Beautiful fame. If you're sick of the treacly sweetness of animal books like Marley and Me or Dewey and crave twisted tales of sex, poop, pee and death, where apes throw donuts at chefs during dinner parties and stoned veterinary students dispense bizarre advice to puzzled dog show contestants, then you won't be able to put The Chimp Who Loved Me down...until it hits you in the nose because you're reading in bed, silly.
About The Authors
Annie Greer
Annie Greer is a certified veterinary chiropractioner, radio host, animal behaviorist, farmer's wife and AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator who, with her veterinarian husband, Kent, runs three animal clinics and a 40-acre farm in Apopka, Florida.
Tim Vandehey
Tim Vandehey is a professional ghostwriter and book collaborator. Since 2004, he has collaborated on more than 30 books in the self-improvement, memoir, spiritual, health, business and financial genres, including What If and Why Not with Jen Groover (BenBella), Red Carpet Ready with Melissa Rivers (Harmony), Blindsided with Jim Cole (St. Martin's Press), and Running on Faith with Jason Lester (HarperOne). Tim lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington with his wife and two daughters.
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Current reviews.
Vince Scott said:
This is one of the funniest books I have ever read. I expected to pick through it a few stories at a time, but when I started reading it one night before bed, I could not stop until I had read every one. I was terribly sad that the book wasn't twice as long. If Annie and Tim come out with a sequel, I'll be buying 20 copies and sending one to all my friends and family.
7.4.10 @ 8:24AM | Comment link
Eric Colon said:
I read this book from cover to cover and I loved it all. It is funny and naughty in a healthy way. The book makes you laugh and sometimes cry with the stories. I believe that everyone should read the book expecting to enjoy something different and new. Every chapter gives you something unexpected that will make you want to read more and more, reason why I read the book in one sitting on a plane :-) It really made my flight home a lot more enjoyable.
7.4.10 @ 8:20AM | Comment link
Sandra Stuart said:
Few books make me laugh out loud but 'The Chimp Who Loved Me' did just that. There were also a few sad parts but animal lovers will know that living with our furry friends brings both joy and heartache. Many of the vignettes were about exotic animals and I found these to be very enlightening and interesting. After completing the book, my first inclination was wanting to spend a few days with the author and all the zany characters on her farm. The only thing I didn't like was that the book ended all too soon. Let's hope a sequel is in the making.
7.4.10 @ 8:20AM | Comment link