Anthropology and development in North Africa and the Middle East Book

I really enjoyed The Cat Who Came for Christmas but was disappointed in this book. The pace was slow and I was wasn't that interested in some of the chapters. For example, the chapter entitled First Dog I thought was going to be about Polar Bear's first encounter with a dog but instead the author got sidetracked and described his weird dreams. In addition, the chapter On the Cusp started off with a narrative about the author's relationship with Nancy Davis (i.e Nancy Reagan) then switched over to his attempt to determine Polar Bear's Zodiac sign.