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The Year of the Goat: 40,000 Miles and the Quest for the Perfect Cheese | 
 enlarge | Authors: Margaret Hathaway, Karl Schatz
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 46026
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1599210215
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.30493
EAN: 9781599210216
ASIN: 1599210215
Publication Date: August 1, 2007
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Product Description
From Maine to Arizona, and back again, Margaret and Karl and their dog, Godfrey, travel across America in search of green pastures, simple tradition, and the perfect goat cheese.
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 A delightful story. September 26, 2008
I read this book to learn more about goat cheeses (which I have recently grown to love) and not only learned more about them, but about the passion that goes into their production. This book is about people with true love for what they have decided to do. It is a pleasure to read and I can't wait to get to the market and sort through the goat cheeses again, now with a little more knowledge of not just how they taste and how are produced, but the beauty of the animals and people responsible for them. Who knew a book about cheese could lead you to both laugh and cry!
Random, but great! April 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was recommended to me from a public library reading list. Although I was initially hesitant to read this book (I have little interest in the production of goat cheese or goat meat), I was really glad that I did.
In this book, Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz (her photographer partner) leave New York City to travel around the United States to determine if they are interested in beginning a new lifestyle as agriculturalists. They interview any and all individuals associated with the industry of goats (cheese makers, chefs, butchers, show judges, etc.) and discover an amazing amount about the U.S. goat world and about themselves.
The first few pages of the book are a little information-heavy, but the characters they meet on their journey make up for the intense emphasis on goat products. In reading this book, I feel like I got out of it what I hoped I would: a realistic and purposeful travelogue about American community.
I read this as part of a book club (I suggested this book on faith), and we had some really interesting conversations about their journey, sustainable living, and small-town charm. Some of us loved it and others of us didn't like it as well.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in goats, back-to-the-land movements, and insightful traveling memoirs.*
*For others interested in obscure (but interesting) travel narratives, I would highly recommend "Who Are You People: A Personal Journey into the Heart of Fanatical Passion in America" by Shari Caudron. This author dives into various communities (Barbie Doll conventions, Furries, Sci-Fi conventions, etc.) to understand what draws people to different interests and how these communities are interlinked.
 I kept *trying* to like it ! February 8, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book was a big let down. I was so excited when I came upon it. The premise sounds great! My DH and I are also moving into such a new life of goats. . .But trying to get through these pages was tiresome work! It is written like. . . a flat book report is what comes to mind. I was rooting for this book; every chapter I had hope. Big disappointment IMO.
A hilarious, insightful survey February 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The authors perceived something missing from their city lives and began to dream of living closer to the land. Llama farmers and gardeners have routinely followed this path: what makes this different is their determination to raise goats - even though they knew little about either goats or farming. A hilarious, insightful survey of not only goat farming but producing the perfect goat cheese makes for a lively survey perfect for rural collections and culinary holdings alike.
Outstanding poetic style and a wonderful story January 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hathaway's writing is compelling, gentle and poetic from the first line. It was fascinating to learn how someone dared to give up an urban life to cross America in pursuit of--why not?--goats and, ultimately, love. While goats are the theme, the book's heart is about the daring it takes to give up everything to discover something entirely new. Who hasn't wondered "What if..." (What if I had the money to give up my life and try something else, What if I had the courage, What if I had the opportunity)? Hathaway chose not to wait for her circumstances to change; she went ahead and changed them herself, and her results are inspiring.
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