The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death, and Happiness by Mark Rowlands

After your first glance at the book flap you might assume that this book is a heart warming and mentally stimulating tale of an academic and an animal, a sort of Marley & Me me with extra intellectual horsepower. This is, unfortunately, not the case. The book recounts the sad and misanthropic adventures of its author, Mark Rowland, which can be summarized thusly: See Mark come to America. See Mark objectify women. Objectify, Mark, objectify! See Mark wax philosophical in the most soul-crushing and anti-social manner possible thus driving himself into an alcoholic stupor. Wax, Mark, wax! And there's some stuff about a wolf in there too. Bottom line: Unless you're sitting on a sizable stockpile of Zoloft, avoid this book like the spiritual and emotional poison it is.