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Zusatztext "A humorous and loving tribute?Throughout! the family is steadfastly devoted to this badly behaved yet totally lovable and loyal pup. ?Readers?whose dogs would qualify for the "Bad Dog Club" will delight in this tribute." Informationen zum Autor John Grogan is the author of the #1 international bestseller Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog , the bestselling middle-grade memoir Marley: A Dog Like No Other , and three #1 best-selling picture books: Bad Dog, Marley! , A Very Marley Christmas , and Marley Goes to School . John lives with his wife and their three children in the Pennsylvania countryside. John Grogan ha sido un premiado reportero gráfico y columnista por más de veinticinco años. Vive en Pensilvania con su esposa Jenny y sus tres hijos. Klappentext The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley quickly grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever, a dog like no other. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, flung drool on guests, stole women's undergarments, and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around, including couches and fine jewelry. Obedience school did no good—Marley was expelled. Neither did the tranquilizers the veterinarian prescribed for him with the admonishment, "Don't hesitate to use these." And yet Marley's heart was pure. Just as he joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley shared the couple's joy at their first pregnancy, and their heartbreak over the miscarriage. He was there when babies finally arrived and when the screams of a seventeen-year-old stabbing victim pierced the night. Marley shut down a public beach and managed to land a role in a feature-length movie, always winning hearts as he made a mess of things. Through it all, he remained steadfast, a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms. Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans. Zusammenfassung The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Now with photos and new material. Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans. John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, and stole women's undergarments. Obedience school did no good -- Marley was expelled. But just as Marley joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley remained a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms. Marley & Me is John Grogan's funny, unforgettable tribute to this wonderful, wildly neurotic Lab and the meaning he brought to their lives. ...
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"A very funny valentine...Marley & Me tenderly follows its subject from sunrise to sunset...with hilarity and affection." - Janet Maslin, New York Times
"[Marley & Me] rises above some others of its topic thanks to Grogan's healthy dose of self-deprecating humor." - MSNBC.com
"[Marley & Me] took my breath away. I laughed. I cried. . . . What a gift...immortalizing a dog who will always hold a very special place in the hearts of each family member." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Marley, meanwhile, is teaching America something about values-something that perhaps only a really bad dog with a really true heart can teach." - Daily Mail (London)
"If you know someone who claims there's not a book in the world that can make him cry, give him this one. It won't even matter if he's not a dog lover. He'll cry anyway. Trust me." - Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
"A humorous and loving tribute...Throughout, the family is steadfastly devoted to this badly behaved yet totally lovable and loyal pup. ...Readers...whose dogs would qualify for the "Bad Dog Club" will delight in this tribute." - Library Journal
