{"product_id":"gus-a-birds-life-in-his-own-words-held","title":"Gus: A Bird's Life, in His Own Words — Held","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Barbara Held, PhD, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/profiles\/faculty\/bheld\/index.html\" title=\"Barbara Held Faculty Page\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBarry N. Wish Professor of Psychology and Social Studies Emerita\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cbr\u003eand David Bellows, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGus\u003c\/em\u003e is a heartwarming, funny love story about how a psychologist who initially rejected the 1.4-ounce pet parakeet his wife insisted on adopting ultimately wanted Gus to live beyond his all-too-brief five years. How Gus’s uncanny words of wisdom—though sometimes making the psychologist look bad to others—helped his therapy patients, himself, and his wife in remarkable ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A touching and fascinating memoir of a little bird with a big personality.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/david-bellows\/gus-98\/\" title=\"Gus reviewed by Kirkus\"\u003e- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bowdoin Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44773368692825,"sku":"WBF487-Held","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/8212\/files\/wbf487-gus-held.jpg?v=1788288041","url":"https:\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/products\/gus-a-birds-life-in-his-own-words-held","provider":"The Bowdoin Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}