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Julie Barton

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Born

in Columbus, Ohio, The United States

Website

http://www.byjuliebarton.com

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Genre

Memoir, Psychology

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Pam Houston, Cheryl Strayed, Sue William Silverman, Kay Redfield Jamis ...more

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October 2009

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Julie Barton's memoir, Dog Medicine, will be published July 19, 2016.

Pam Houston calls Dog Medicine, "honest, gloriously unselfconscious and compelling." Steve Almond says, "Julie Barton’s prose is lyrical and unflinching, a gorgeous howl in the darkness that leads the reader into the light." David Jauss says, "Dog Medicine is the most heartbreaking and heartwarming book I’ve read in years."

Julie has an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and she lives in the Bay Area with her husband, two children, and small menagerie of pets. For more information, visit byjuliebarton.com ...more

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	Dog Medicine 4.25 avg rating — 4,353 ratings — published 2015 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mi amigo del alma/ Dog Medicine: Cómo mi perro me salvó de la depresión/ How My Dog Saved Me from Myself 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seelenfreunde: Wie mein Hund mich aus der Depression rettete 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Comment mon chien m'a sauvée de la dépression 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Clutter-Health Connection: How to clear the ongoing clutter at home and gain optimal health 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Healing Dogs, My Bunker 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seelenfreunde: Wie mein Hund mich aus der Depression rettete by Julie Barton (Goodreads Author), Elisabeth Liebl (translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I needed a companion who had no judgment, with whom I had no history, who would make it known that I was loved, who would never, ever hurt me.”
― Julie Barton, Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me From Myself

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“The way Bunker loved me, so fully, clearly, and without exception, helped me remember every day to try to bring that kind of love to myself and others in my life.”
― Julie Barton, Dog Medicine

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“I’m sure she can wait until tomorrow,” my”
― Julie Barton, Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me From Myself

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