{"product_id":"how-it-works-the-dog","title":"How It Works The Dog","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PERFECT GIFT for people who value friendship, uncompromising love, dribble, chewed up furniture and miles and miles of walking to go to the toilet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The dog is often called a man''s best friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDogs are reliable, loyal and loving, like all best friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey also smell like a bobble hat full of corned beef that has been left on a parcel shelf of a locked car for a fortnight during a hot spell. But there are some things you don''t mention to a best friend.''\u003cbr\u003e__________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Once a week, Patsy vacuums up all the dog hair in her house.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she has finished the sofa she will do the carpets, inside the oven, in the powder tray of the washing machine, between the pages of the book she is reading, and behind the wallpaper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''How did it get there?'' laughs Patsy while coughing up a hair-ball.''\u003cbr\u003e__________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis delightful book is the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. Featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Hilarious'' \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther new titles for Autumn 2017:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Brother\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Sister\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Ex\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Nerd\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the New You\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of Balls\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Big Night Out\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Quiet Night In\u003cbr\u003e People at Work: The Rock Star \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePrevious titles in the Ladybirds for Grown Ups series: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Husband\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Wife\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Mum\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Dad\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Hangover\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Shed\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of Dating\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Hipster\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Student\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Cat\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Dog\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Grandparent \u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of Red Tape\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the People Next Door\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Sickie\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Zombie Apocalypse\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Do-Gooder\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318816612734,"sku":"NW9780718184353","price":9.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780718184353.jpg?v=1778658248","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/how-it-works-the-dog","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}