“The life of a good dog is like the life of a good person, only shorter and more compressed." This non-fiction work by Anna Quindlen revolves around her labrador retriever Beau. For a dog owner (myself), this was both heart-warming and difficult to read, because ultimately this story is written after Beau is put to sleep. This is a reminder of how dogs are important not just as an integral part of your family, but how having a dog can be a marker for how you have grown and aged. It’s short, but it is so simply and beautifully written that as a reader you don’t feel it is lacking.